There Is No Cat

By Gene Doucette | June 10, 2025 |

This may sound like a peculiar confession, but I love writing short stories. “Peculiar,” because up until five years ago never really tried shorter fiction, and I have been a writer for a really long time. So you’d think I would have. The first thing in my way, was that every time I thought up a new story and got…

Rthing It Up! and, a new short fiction collection is coming soon

By Gene Doucette | May 9, 2025 |

Rthing It Up Happy to announce that this month (May, 2025) Lightspeed Magazine features a new short story of mine, with the somewhat awkward title, Rthing It Up: An Oral History. Yes, I know the awkward title is entirely my own fault, but I promise it makes sense almost immediately. So run on over and read it—or listen,…

The Wisdom of Sand

By Gene Doucette | January 27, 2025 |

Tandemstar: The Outcast Cycle, book four At long last, the fourth book in the Tandemstar series has a cover and a release date. The title is The Wisdom of Sand, and it’s set for release on April 8th. You can preorder the ebook more or less wherever ebooks are sold. Here’s the Amazon link. Print…