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Kurt

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About Me

I'm a high school English teacher by day, and writer by night. I have had stories published in Chizine, the upcoming Holy Horrors Anthology, and Down in the Cellar. I've had some early success, but my confidence is still tenuous at best.

UPDATE: My story "Longtime Gone" has won a Dark Quill award! I'm honored and humbled. Thanks to everyone who voted for me.

You can read "Longtime Gone" now here: CHIZINE



Because writing is a lonely business, I'm hoping to meet other writers to share the hair-ripping frustration that can come with writing, as well as its successes. Drop me a line.

Oh, and you can visit my website at kurtdinan.com, then mock me for how lame it is.

My Blog

"Nub Hut" up at Chizine

My short story, "Nub Hut", is now live at Chizine.  As always, this story wouldn't be around without the invaluable advice from the members of my writing group, Snutch Labs.  If you get a ch...
Posted by on Mon, 05 Jan 2009 00:20:00 GMT

Good News from Acceptance-land

My story, "Nub Hut", was recently accepted for publication in the upcoming January issue of Chizine.  It's my second time appearing in the online mag, something made sweeter by the fact the story...
Posted by on Sun, 09 Nov 2008 19:14:00 GMT

No, I Wasn’t Kidnapped

Has it really been five months since I posted here?  Yes, I terrible at using MySpace.  Now that school is back in session, I don't see that changing anytime soon.Just a few updates and thou...
Posted by on Sun, 07 Sep 2008 12:21:00 GMT

Writing Updates

It's been awhile, but like everyone else, I'm a busy person.  Couple of things of note though: 1.  I recently sold my story "With These Hands" to the upcoming anthology Darkness on the Edge:...
Posted by on Wed, 16 Apr 2008 07:18:00 GMT

Great News!

Today I was notified I won The Dark Quill Award for favorite reader short story!  Thanks to all who voted for me, or bribed other people to vote me.  It's nice to know people are reading my ...
Posted by on Tue, 05 Feb 2008 13:12:00 GMT

My Writing Hiatus and Recent Reads

Because I'm working for national board certification in teaching, I have no time to work on my fiction.  I hate analytical writing, and that's all board work is.  Still, it has to be in by t...
Posted by on Sat, 02 Feb 2008 19:24:00 GMT

Another Year Begins

I've set some writing goals for 2008.  I'll share them so you can keep on my ass. 1. Finish the first draft of a novel.  This is the ultimate goal. I'm taking Tim Waggoner's novel writing cl...
Posted by on Tue, 01 Jan 2008 18:25:00 GMT

Award Madness

I got to school the other day to the news that I am one of the finalists for Dark Scribe Magazine's Dark Quill awards for my short story "Longtime Gone".  That's a great way to start the week. Th...
Posted by on Tue, 04 Dec 2007 16:44:00 GMT

Submission Laziness

I am bad at submitting stories.  They sit around like kids at the orphanage waiting for a home, but I hide them away.  I have some good ones that are a few revisions from being definitely se...
Posted by on Sat, 01 Dec 2007 18:42:00 GMT

Writing Takes Time

I've been messing with a new story for over two months now.  A good deal of that has been deadends and major frustration, and a lot of time wasted to some extent.  All the while though, the ...
Posted by on Wed, 07 Nov 2007 18:53:00 GMT