Winning Monologue Published

Happy Day!! My copy of Best Women's Stage Monologues 2022 arrived this afternoon!

I am thrilled to be part of this collection that Debbie Lamedman put together, with a monologue from my winning play Have You Ever Heard a Goldfinch Sing?, from KNOW Theatre's Playwright Festival 2020.

I am equally happy to be sharing the pages with work from my friend and playwright John Mabey, who was my co-winner in the same festival in 2019.

https://smithandkraus.com

https://www.amazon.com/Best-Womens-Stage-Monologues-2022

Guest Blog published for "Old Roots, New Soil"

My next story will be in the anthology Once Upon an Ever After, releasing tomorrow! Kaye Lynne Booth has been an amazing editor, and is doing a digital book tour, releasing special guest blogs through the coming weeks and I kick it off. The first guest blog is "Finding Roots", about the inspiration for my newest story. I will post information for ordering it tomorrow!

Until then, check out my guest blog for Wordcrafter Press, about the inspiration for my newest story, here:

Welcome to the Wordcrafter Once Upon an Ever After book blog tour.

Brave New Worlds Has Been Released

My latest story, "Spinoza's Garden," has been printed in a new anthology, Brave New Worlds, published by Zombies Need Brains, LLC. I am so proud of this story.

It's not always easy. I originally finished this story on October 31, 2015. That night was an accident that left me in a coma for weeks and then recovering in the Burn ICU for months.

This story sat untouched until last year, when I pulled it out to read it again and then began to edit it down. This may be one of my favorite acceptance letters to date.

Want to read the story? It talks about the lengths we go to for survival, and what we think that might look like. You can buy a copy from the publishers at:

https://zombies-need-brains-llc.square.site/#OcyuVT

The Brave New Worlds Anthology Promotion

I have a science-fiction story in this amazing collection! It is available for pre-order on kindle now, and is due for a summer release!

Here is the copy from the back jacket of the book:

"What happens when a computer glitch sends eighty-nine copies of the same scientist (and no one else) to settle a new planet? Or a privateer gets stranded on a slow ship he tried to hijack that’s still years away from its destination and has no food?

BRAVE NEW WORLDS presents fifteen original stories that follow humanity’s long dream of traveling to the stars, from heart-wrenching departures from Earth, through the unknown dangers of the long flight through the cold vastness of space, to the immigrants’ final arrival on an alien world. Perhaps your father has signed you up for life on a gen ship before you’ve even graduated high school. Or maybe you’ve arrived at a gloriously green new planet…only to have it shoot you out of the sky when you try to land. Or worse yet, your attempts to terraform your new home have all failed. What do you do then?

Join Jamie Boyd, Gini Koch, Mike Jack Stoumbos, Stephen Leigh, A.M. Giddings, Auston Habershaw, Sarah Lyn Eaton, Ian Tregillis, Jack Nicholls, Willa Blythe, Chaz Brenchley, Ari Officer, Eric Choi, Jacey Bedford, and Juliet Kemp in the latest anthology from Zombies Need Brains, BRAVE NEW WORLDS, as they explore the infinite challenges of humanity’s race to the stars!"

Second Story Announcement for 2022

I am pleased to announce that my science-fiction story "Spinoza's Garden" will be published this year in the anthology Brave New Worlds by Zombies Need Brains, with editors Joshua Palmatier and S.C. Butler. I am thrilled to have my story included in this collection. I grew up reading most of my science-fiction from anthologies like this and the theme of Brave New Worlds is one I would have stayed up late reading by the light of the streetlamp outside my bedroom window.

You can click on the link below if you want to pre-order the e-book or order one of the special Kickstarter paperbacks, but these paperback quantities are limited.

Click here to go to the Zombies Need Brains store.

E-books and trade paperbacks will be available later on. I can't wait to share this story with you.

First Story Announcement for 2022

My story "The Last Seven Tribes of Ketchari," previously printed with Transmundane Press in 2017, will be my first reprinted story, which is terribly exciting, is going to be published in the anthology Summer of Sci-fi & Fantasy, edited by Dustin Bilyk.

The contract has been signed! Now the publisher is running a Kickstarter campaign to raise money to pay each author a full professional rate. And you could help with that!

If you would like to patron my art, you can pre-order an e-book or paperback version of the book, due out this summer by meeting one of the donation tiers of the campaign. If you haven't read this fantasy story of mine, the first I finished after my accident, this collection will be a great place for you to read it. 

Click here to go to the Kickstarter project for this Anthology!

Thank you for all of your support.

Reviews for "When the Dust Settles"

Reviews have come in for the anthology Unburied: A Collection of Queer Dark Fiction. Here's what some people are saying about my story. Full disclosure, two other reviewers mentioned my story as the one they didn't care for but I already know I'm not everyone's cup of tea.

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“When the Dust Settles” by Sarah Lyn Eaton (short story) - A story of bodily autonomy as the survivor of a cave-in adjusts to a new robotic arm and leg that don’t seem to be integrating well. The piece is intense and looks at the line between the human machine and less biological machines, and the feeling of invasion and disconnection that comes from traumatic injuries. A fine read! 

~ from Charles Payseur, editor of We’re Here: The Best Queer Speculative Fiction 2020

Full review here.

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"When the Dust Settles" by Sarah Lyn Eaton: 4.5 Stars!

"Now, this is an interesting story, one I definitely wish was a full-length book. I could vividly picture it and while I may not be a huge fan of Sci-Fi it definitely gave off a cool RoboCop/Terminator kind of vibe for me."

~from crazybookfanatic, Bayou Book Junkies

Full review here.

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"Sarah Lyn Eaton creates a chilling tale of off-world horror in “When the Dust Settles,” where an injured asteroid miner is recovering from her wounds, but does not remember her accident. She has been fitted with some prosthetic limbs which she is still learning to control, or are they learning her?" 

~from Candace Nola, author of Breach

Full review here.

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"I also enjoyed Sarah Lyn Eaton’s “When the Dust Settles,” an interesting SF/horror story about an asteroid miner’s accident and the replacement limb she receives as a result. "

~from Jerry L. Wheeler, Out of Print

Full review here.

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"Shifting gears to science-fiction realms, "When the Dust Settles" by Sarah Lyn Eaton takes us off-world, where mining laborers are as expendable as the automated body parts they require after accidents. But where does the human end and the robotic appendage begin?"

~from Jim Provenzano, Bay Area Reporter

Full review here.

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Buy Unburied Now

Unburied: A Collection of Queer Dark Fiction is available for purchase! My story "When the Dust Settles" is a tale of science fiction horror where a group of injured asteroid miners discover that something is wrong with their treatment when they start dying off.  

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For any sales made during the month of June, all editor proceeds will be donated to the Railroad House, a Canadian organization dedicated to helping LGBTQ+ peoples being persecuted in their home countries get to safety.

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Order it here in paperback, hardcover, or audiobook!

You Can Order Upon A Twice Time Now

My story "When Apple Woke" is available for sale in Upon a Twice Time with Air & Nothingness Press right now. My tale is a science fiction mash-up of the fairy tales Rapunzel and The Princess and the Pea. I'm very excited to share this story.

Order from Air & Nothingness Press here.

Unburied Anthology to be Released June 1st

 

New Paranormal Story Published!

I am happy to announce that my story "Footsteps on the Floor" is available for purchase in the December issue of parABnormal Magazine. This story is exciting for me because it was inspired by a moment that happened during my college years at SUNY Fredonia in New York. 

What spooky moments have you encountered in your lives? Have you ever wondered what might have happened? Have you ever wondered what those noises on the other side of the door were? Do they keep you up at night?

You can buy a copy of my story here.

Retold Fairy Tale Anthology Release!

I'm very proud of this story. It was the first fiction story I finished years ago. It was rough and done before I had begun to hone my craft. The characters were so vivid to me that I understood I had not done them justice yet and I tucked it away.

It stayed with me over the years. When I pulled it out to take another go at it I could see where it needed to be tightened and trimmed and fleshed out. I breathed new life into it and then I sent it out.

Only two subs before 'The House on Blaubart Street" was accepted. And now it's in print with Immortal Works. I am a proud parent.

From the press information:
“Consider, amigo mío, that all stories begin with some grain of truth.”
“They’re no ordinary horses. They’re kelpies.”
“A strong arm wrapped around her waist and pulled her over the rail of the deck.”
“Cleanse the house on Blaubart Street.”

Cinderella, Snow White, and Sleeping Beauty aren’t the only fairy tales in the world, but they tend to steal most of the glory. It’s time to let others shine for a change. Sixteen talented authors each put their own spin on different fairy tales that you won’t find in animated films.

Trade your pining fair-haired princesses for fire fairies, conquistadors, plucky young men named Jack, and a fisherman’s daughter. You won’t see too many castles, but you’ll visit a haunted house, a mill, and a Russian bathhouse. This book also features not-so-wicked stepmothers, a hungry jackal, a black cat with a mysterious secret, and a ship full of pirates.

Move over, Cinderella. Make room for Mercedes.


Buy it from Immortal Works.
Buy it from Amazon.

New Anthology Release!

I have a story in this anthology with Anvil Press, a piece of creative non-fiction titled "When Something Awful Happened," about my interaction with death and how my accident changed my views.

This was a labor of love for Elee Kraljii Gardiner ad everyone involved could feel her dedication to creating a special collection that our world needed. Several of the other contributors died before publication. This anthology is amazing and has a lot to say that our culture doesn't talk about. This collection has a lot to teach us.

"Literary Nonfiction. Poetry. Essays. AGAINST DEATH is an anthology of creative non-fiction exploring the psychological shifts that occur when we prematurely or unexpectedly confront death. AGAINST DEATH is a natural outgrowth of the editor's experience of surviving a vertebral artery dissection and stroke and the subsequent writing of a long poem memoir about the event. To be "against" something can mean two different things at the same time. "Against" can mean pressed up close to something, yet it can also signify refusal. These texts deal with the affects of this proximity, taking into account any meaning of the word. Rather than showcase only extreme survival stories or difficult biological situations, the pieces in AGAINST DEATH consider the ways we make sense of death on a personal level and how we integrate that thinking as we continue forward. AGAINST DEATH articulates the personal experiences of each author's "near-deathness," utilizing fresh and inventive language to represent what "magical thinking" proposes. These pieces are incisive and articulate, avoiding the usual platitudes, feel-good bromides, and pep talks associated with near-death encounters. The writing moves past the sob story and confronts the tough circumstance of facing death with truth and compassion, no matter how ugly or (in)convenient."

Buy it from Anvil Press (Canada).
Buy it on Amazon.
Buy it at Barnes and Noble.