Storm Michael Humbert: His Intergalactic Rejects

Storm Michael Humbert: His Intergalactic Rejects By Angelique Fawns   Storm Michael Humbert is currently running a Kickstarter for his star-studded sci-fi anthology, Intergalactic Rejects: A Calendar of Fools anthology. It features some incredible talent such as Rebecca Moesta, Kevin J. Anderson, Robert J. Sawyer, and Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki. Ever wonder what sort of stories they’ve had rejected? This anthology will give you hope for your own little misfits. It’s earned the coveted Kickstarter “Project We Love”. The campaign runs until Thursday April 19. AF: I love this concept! What was your inspiration for this anthology?  SMH: My inspiration was really just writing and publishing for so long and finding that I’d have good stories that got close here and there and eventually ran out of real estate to find a home. I knew it wasn’t only me. Tons of writers have good stories run out of places to go, and there’s no mechanism in the short fiction markets to catch those and let readers see them. I wanted to both give writers a touchstone they can have on their shelves to remind them that good (and even great) stories get passed on all the time and provide a little market to collect some of these misfits.   AF: How did you convince such a stellar roster of authors to contribute? SMH: I know all of them, and they were very kind to be part of my project. Samuel R. (Chip) Delany was my teacher and mentor at Temple, Robert and Kevin I know through Writers of the Future and talking with them at cons, and everyone else I met at cons or through mutual acquaintances. Also, all of them were very excited about the project when I shared it with them and wanted to be a part of it,...
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