I've been busy, busy, busy lately. There are several new publications with my name on them, but sadly, they just aren't paying enough, and I'm going to have to start looking for a real job...tear...tear...

The biggest news would be the re-release of my novel, The Opium of the People. This book is being released by Nomadic Delirium Press. In it, I've corrected a few mistakes I made in the first one. The book also features wonderful new cover art from Laura Givens.

Future Syndicate is a collection of stories about crime in the future. This is one that I edited, and it also features my story that inspired the whole thing.

Just Because is a collection of fiction, poetry, and essays from James Baker. Jim was the first editor to take a chance on me, both as a writer and an editor, and he also launched the careers of a number of other small press writers. The collection also features commentary from some of the people who knew Jim best. This is my memorial to a great man.

Wondrous Web Worlds Vol. 6 is a collection of the best stories and poems published on-line by Sam's Dot Publishing in 2005. This collection was edited by me, and it features my story "Seedlings on the Solar Winds."

For those of you in the Denver metro area, Rebecca Bates and I will be signing copies of Future Syndicate at Who Else Books on March 4th at 3:00 P.M. Who Else is located basically at 1st and Broadway. Hope to see some of you there.

That's about it for now. Keep an eye on my homepage for more information on what I'm doing. You can find it at http://www.jalanerwine.com.

Thanks for reading...