Who does this guy think he is?
Derrick Boden is a writer of science fiction, fantasy, and horror. His stories have appeared in Lightspeed, Clarkesworld, Apex Magazine, and elsewhere. His story “Ten Steps for Effective Mold Removal” was a finalist for the 2023 Sturgeon Award. He is also a software developer, an adventurer, and a graduate of the Clarion West class of 2019. He currently calls Boston his home, although he’s lived in fourteen cities across four continents.
Forthcoming Fiction
- “Homunculus” – Weird Horror
- “Ephemera” – Strange Locations (Apex Magazine)
Recent Fiction
When the Giants Came Through the Valley
Lightspeed, April, 2023
Audio reprint – PodCastle, March, 2024
Ten Steps for Effective Mold Removal
Apex Magazine, September, 2022
2023 Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award Finalist
Migratory Patterns of the Modern American Skyscraper
Clarkesworld, August, 2022
Audio edition – Clarkesworld, August, 2022
Audio reprint – Escape Pod, July, 2023
More Fiction
- “Third Eye Peeled” – ZNB Presents, February, 2024
- “Ghost Nebula Diver’s Tonic” – Strange Libations: Dark Cocktails (Apex Magazine), February, 2023
- “Legacy” – Analog Science Fiction & Fact, November/December, 2022
- “The Unrepentant” – Escape Pod, January, 2021
- “Faulty Worker Process” – Dark Matter Magazine, January, 2021
- Audio edition – Dark Matter Magazine, November, 2021
- “Confessions of a Forward Thinker” – Cossmass Infinities, January, 2021
- “Factory Girl” – Abyss & Apex, October, 2020
- Reprinted in The Best of Abyss & Apex, Volume Four, October, 2021
- “The Patron” – Beneath Ceaseless Skies, September, 2020
- “The Silence That Consumes Us” – Galactic Stew (Zombies Need Brains), July, 2020
- “Hustle” – Escape Pod, February, 2020
- “Two-Legged Race” – Daily Science Fiction, December, 2018
- Studio recording (SoundCloud and iTunes) – Figure of Speech, WRBH 88.3, May, 2019
- “My Hooks Within You” – aliterate, Spring, 2018
- “Giant Robot and the Infinite Sunset” – Diabolical Plots, April, 2018
- “The Night Golem” – Capricious, Fall, 2017
- “Wait Calculation” – Compelling Science Fiction, Fall, 2017
- “The Rot Parade” – Freeze Frame Fiction, April, 2017
- “Ghosts of Bunker Seven” – Cosmic Roots and Eldritch Shores, February, 2017
- Podcast edition – Cosmic Roots and Eldritch Shores, March, 2019
- “Stars Above, Stars Below” – Unsung Stories, January, 2017
- “Stages of Grief” – Dark Magic: Witches, Hackers, & Robots, October, 2016
- “Derelict” – Cosmic Roots and Eldritch Shores, June, 2016
- Reprint, September, 2018
- “A Winner’s Smile” – Flash Fiction Online, June, 2016
- Audiobook edition – Audible.com, January, 2017
- Studio recording – Figure of Speech, WRBH 88.3, May, 2019
- “A Guide to Serious Parenting” – Triptych Tales, May, 2016
- “Paranoia Underground” – Freeze Frame Fiction, April, 2016
- “Clay Soldiers” – Daily Science Fiction, November 24th, 2015
- “The Last Mardi Gras” – Flash Fiction Online, August, 2015
NonFiction, Interviews, etc
- Deborah Davitt’s Shining Moon Speculative Fiction Podcast – November, 2023
- “The Revision Machete” – Odysseg Blog, December, 2018
Contact
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