[Eye of Silence, by Max Ernst, 1944]

Below, please find the (hopefully) ever growing list of Derek Ivan Webster’s publications:

Cernuous
A long dead religion; a museum for lost faith; a final believer. Our friends at Alternative Coordinates were intrigued enough to slate this for a late winter release.

By an Old Oak Tree
While tooling about the deep and rich waterway that contains the Merlin Myth, I came up with this dreamy little back-story. You might consider it a long removed prelude to the Merlin Prophecies. The fantastic fantasy minds at The Sorcerous Signal picked up the rights for a spring publication.

Yale Bulldogs Examiner
I was fortunate enough to be offered the chance to write an ongoing article as the Yale Bulldogs correspondent for Examiner.com. If you like the writing consider subscribing. I get paid by the hit and subscription so, by all means, be generous with your forwarding.

Flight of the Arch
My science-fiction homage to all things cosmological. Another story shined up through the subtle suggestion of the Bards & Sages Quarterly editors. Due out in their spring edition.

The Binder
A touch of throwback horror here: dangerous meeting on a train, hidden secrets within a leather binding. This whisp of willow earned my second publication within the fast growing pages of The Absent Willow Review.

The Lesser Face
My stab at proto-Celtic fantasy. It was actually inspired by a trip to Newgrange my wife and I shared over an amazing writer’s retreat in Ireland (care of the equally amazing Claudette Sutherland). The canny editorial staff at Bards & Sages Quarterly have slated it for an October publication.

The Last Longbox
Anyone that knows my work knows I don’t tend too heavily in the autobiographical direction. Take a few blurry memories of a good childhood friend, mix in a great big clump of my lifelong infatuation with comic books, and add the final splash of adulthood assumed: you get this gentle slice of introspection. It was graciously picked up by the good folks at The Oddville Press for their fourth issue — available here as a PDF download (my story begins on page 15).

A Bridge to Nowhere
A pleasantly odd sci-fi character study, kindly picked up by The Absent Willow Review. I’ll blame this story, at least partially, on my tendency to superimpose daydreams over Scientific American articles clearly outside my range.

The Fob
The theme offered by Colored Chalk was as engaging as it was enigmatic: “broken clocks”. A fractured fever-dream, likely informed by my Doctor Who replica fob watch, did most of the heavy lifting. Published as part of their Broken Clocks installment.

Devilfish
Having grown up in a remote Alaskan fishing village, I am often asked why I don’t write more material detailing my unique perspective on the rural Alaskan fishing experience. To such query I can now submit this tale of myth, mood, and mud. As always, be careful what you ask for… The fantastically deranged minds at The Monsters Next Door found a fitting home for this highly fictionalized account of my world. Due for a mid-September publication.

Virtuous and Weary
This one runs a little rough. Though not for the squeamish, I like to think the payoff is worth the trip. Inspired, if only in tone, by a few of my own creepy late night walks across the New Haven Green…Sonar 4 proved itself anything but dainty, picking this one up for a November release.

Doppleganger
One of my first sincere attempts at science-fiction. Something about alternate realities and pocket universes has always got my brain bubbling. This was the result of one such bubbling over. The good people at The Cynic Magazine crossed their eyes and played along.
Republished, with a slight reworking, as Raymond Too by Bewildering Stories.

Gravitas
This one started out as a reflection on what form menial labour might take in the none-too-distant future. It ended up landing solidly on the relationship between a man and a space rock. Go figure. My thanks to Static Movement for taking up the sci-fi challenge in their June release.

Completion
A little sad, a little hopeful, this one began life as response to the searching prompt: “missing pieces”. I like how it turned out. Long Story Short agreed, and accepted this piece for a July publication.
Not long thereafter, The Shine Journal offered me my first official reprinting for this story; their release due in October.

The Totem
A fun little piece I wrote for a monthly contest at Cool Stuff 4 Writers. It slipped in there and somehow came away with the prize. Enjoy!

The Merlin Prophecies
My first published graphic novel. Co-written with industry legend J.M. DeMatteis, this book was lucky enough to be released in an exclusive preview edition for the 2009 New York Comicon. Not available online yet, but you can order a hard-copy here: buy one!

Crackatooq
A reimagining of E. T. A. Hoffman’s classic Nutcracker fairy-tale, with a little more depth and a smidgen of modern flair. Co-written, as a feature script, with the talented Mitchell Rose, it’s not a publication per se, but the project did garner a good deal of studio consideration as well as some small acclaim: twice a Nicholl Fellowship Quarterfinalist, in 2006 & 2007, and a Slamdance Semi-Finalist.

Screentalk Magazine
One of the best things to come out of my years spent at Acme Talent & Literary (though a distant second to the meeting of my beautiful wife) was my friendship with Mickey Freiberg. A phenomenally experienced and talented Literary Agent, when Mickey was asked to favor an industry journal with a monthly column he turned to his energetic young assistant for help. Thus was born the recurring column, “The Cowboy Way”.

Ivanhope Story Consultations
I suppose it is worth mentioning that I have spent the greater part of the last decade helping other writers to hone their skills and polish their own work. For industry referrals, make sure to check out the About Us page.