Contact
Contact me at my first name @ paulmelko.com.
Latest News:
Refrigerator magnets for the new book have arrived. If you want one, let me know, and I’ll get it to you. While supplies last!
I’ll be on Writers Talk May 14th and 16th. Hear me talk about myself.
Here’s a link for the Walls book signing!
Short Stories:
The Summer of Seven
"In the summer of our fourteenth year, we weren't the only one to live with Mother Redd on the farm in Worthington. That was the year the Seven came to stay."
Released under a Creative Commons License.
The Walls of the Universe
"John looked at this other John, this John Subprime, and decided he would be the one. He was clearly a Johnny Farmboy, not one of the Johnny Rebels, not one of the Broken Johns, so he would be wide-eyed and gullible."
Nominated for the Sturgeon, Nebula and Hugo Awards in 2007. Originally published in Asimov's April/May 2006 issue.
Strength Alone
"Strength Alone" is part of a series of stories about an unusual branch of humanity. It is the first chapter of Singularity's Ring.
Nebula Award Preliminary Ballot Nominee in 2005.
Appearances:
March 6, 2012: OSU Barnes & Noble in Columbus, Ohio
May 22, 2012: THE WALLS OF THE UNIVERSE mass market edition release at the OSU Barnes & Noble in Columbus, Ohio
June 29, 2012: THE BROKEN UNIVERSE release at the OSU Barnes & Noble in Columbus, Ohio