Some feedback on Stone Flowers, my short story that was published in Fantasy last month.

Lois Tilton in Locus:

A poignant short tale about the loneliness of immortality. The author speaks of the significant of the gods’ flesh becoming solid and visible again, but I must admit it evades me. Are they becoming corporeal and mortal? Or withering away like the cherry blossoms?

–RECOMMENDED

Aidan Doyle “Stone Flowers”  - 掌編。日本が舞台なんで思わず読んでしまった（作者は日本に4年住んでいたオーストラリア人）。かつて神として祀られ、今では忘れられた男の話。雰囲気はすごくいいのだが、雰囲気だけかも。

http://twilog.org/wishigame/date-100906

He liked the story’s setting.

And LiveJournal user Anachred had these really nice things to say:

Here are some stories that are just gorgeous, and made me love webzines that can publish stories of the kind I like. Fantasy Magazine, for example…

Stone Flowers by Aidan Doyle which is sad and luminescent and…well, smells right. The description put me square in a place I know, but told me a story I didn’t.

http://anachred.livejournal.com/140571.html

Stone Flowers, my tale of Japanese gods has just been published at Fantasy Magazine.

http://www.fantasy-magazine.com/2010/09/stone-flowers/

Salary Ninja, my short story about a salaryman ninja is now up at Port Iris.

Complete with cool cover.

http://www.portiris.com

As a monkey special – my story featuring a monkey-hunting puppet, Mr. Nine and the Gentleman Ghost has just been published at Weird Tales.

http://weirdtales.net/wordpress/2010/08/30/mr-nine-and-the-gentleman-ghost/

I have been press released.

http://www.aussiecon4.org.au/files/257.pdf