As my pal and separated-at-birth-step-twin jaylake  reports we've just learned that our story, "The Starship Mechanic," has been picked up for Year's Best Science Fiction, Volume 28, edited by  Gardner Dozois.

After several honorable mentions over the last decade or so, I'm over the moon on this one.  And it's made sweeter because it's a collaboration with Jay.  For those just joining us, this story was one of two we tackled in a Write-Off at Borderlands Books in San Francisco.

It was great fun and I had no idea when we tackled these two tales that one of them would be my first entry in a series of Best Of's that I've loved for a long, long time.

You can read calendula_witch 's report on the Great Write-Off here.