Three quick announcements from Ian the fiction writer.

One. My latest story, “…a Crack of Lightning, or, The Zen Solipsist Muses Upon His Own Genesis,” is available starting today from Amazing Stories at this link: https://amazingstories.com/2025/06/a-crack-of-lightning-by-ian-randal-strock-free-story/ . Check it out!

Two. Tomorrow, I’m one of the readers at the monthly Brooklyn Books & Booze reading event at Barrow’s Intense Tasting Room, 86 34th Street, in Brooklyn, New York. Admission is free, but it is a bar, and they’re hoping you’ll be thirsty for beverages as well as for great fiction. Hosted by Randee Dawn, the June 17 event will feature me, Clay McLeod Chapman, Meg Ripley, and L. Marie Wood. Festivities start at 7:00 pm, so be there! More details at https://randeedawn.com/bonus/brooklyn-books-booze/

Three. I’ve got a new story, “Infestation: White House,” scheduled to appear in the forthcoming anthology Tales of Galactic Pest Control (edited by David Gerrold and Tom Easton). But in order for it to appear, the winding-up-soon Kickstarter campaign needs a little more push to get to the funding line. If you’re interested in reading the story, reading the book, consider pre-purchasing a copy. And if you can’t lay out the money now, at least please tell your friends about it. I, the editors, and the other authors (it’s an awesome line-up; at least check out the link here to see who else is involved) thank you. The link is https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/galactic-pests/tales-of-galactic-pest-controla-sci-fi-and-fantasy-anthology?ref=discovery&term=galactic%20pest%20control&total_hits=1&category_id=324