Keeping things real again: From October 4 through November 3, I had 24 submissions and collected 21 rejections. However, I did manage to write 1 new story and hope to increase this pace somehow.

One of my favorite Mars stories, "The Perfect Red Rose" is now live at Story Sanctum. You can read it for free at: www.storysanctum.org/post/the-per...
and check out Story Sanctum at: www.storysanctum.org

Yay! I am unbelievably happy. My story "Arean Afterlife" is online in Penumbric Speculative Fiction Mag, Issue October, 2025, www.penumbric.com/currentissue...
You can read it for free at: www.penumbric.com/currentissue...

And keeping things real: From September 4 through October 3, I had 25 submissions and collected 21 rejections and 2 acceptances. Onward.

I'm so happy to have my story "Watering the Family Tree", which takes place in Freiburg, published in The Pink Hydra, volume 2, issue 2. You can read the story for free at www.thepinkhydra.com/issues/02022...
and check out The Pink Hydra at www.thepinkhydra.com

I am thrilled to have my story "Abduction" published in Black Cat Weekly, Issue 211, available in the Black Cat Weekly shop and online bookstores.
blackcatweekly.com/b/dMLVi
"Abduction" was inspired by Richard Zahlten's book "Meine Schwester starb in Auschwitz" (My Sister Died in Auschwitz)

Semester of Solitude — Part Seven By Mary Jo Rabe

Part 7, the last installment, of "Semester of Solitude" is now up and ready to read at The Daily Tomorrow, dailytomorrow.substack.com/semester-of-...

And the full story is available at: dailytomorrow.substack.com/p/semester-o...

Semester of Solitude — Part Six By Mary Jo Rabe

And now Part Six of "Semester of Solitude" is available to read at The Daily Tomorrow, dailytomorrow.substack.com/p/semester-o...

Semester of Solitude — Part Five By Mary Jo Rabe

Part 5 of "Semester of Solitude" is now ready to read at The Daily Tomorrow, dailytomorrow.substack.com/p/semester-o...

Das neue Buch „Hitlers Atombombe“ des Historikers Mark Walker Konnten die deutschen Physiker keine Nuklearwaffe bauen, oder wollten sie es nicht? Mark Walker legt eine umfassende Darstellung des deutschen Uranprojekts während des Zweiten Weltkriegs vor.

My brother Mark Walker got another excellent and well-deserved review of his newest book (the review is behind a paywall) www.faz.net/aktuell/feui...

Semester of Solitude — Part Four By Mary Jo Rabe

Part 4 of "Semester of Solitude" is now up at The Daily Tomorrow: dailytomorrow.substack.com/p/semester-o...

Semester of Solitude — Part Three By Mary Jo Rabe

"Semester of Solitude" Part 3 is now up at The Daily Tomorrow: dailytomorrow.substack.com/p/semester-o...

Semester of Solitude — Part Two By Mary Jo Rabe

Part Two of "Semester of Solitude" is up at The Daily Tomorrow: dailytomorrow.substack.com/p/semester-o...

Semester of Solitude— Part One By Mary Jo Rabe

I am so happy to have my story "Semester of Solitude" published in The Daily Tomorrow. One segment of the story will appear each day, starting today with Part One, which you can read for free: dailytomorrow.substack.com/p/semester-o...
In addition, subscribers get my "afterword" to the story.

YouTube video by Nurses Organization of Veterans Affairs NOVA Podcast Episode 1: Value for VA Nurses

My sister Nancy Walker Claflin's podcast about the Nurses Organization of Veterans Affairs is as fascinating as it is important, www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2D6...

I'm overjoyed to see my story "Off We Go" published and even the editor's choice at Freedom Fiction Journal, where you can read it for free. www.freedomfiction.com
www.freedomfiction.com/2025/08/off-...

Dad died on August 25, 2008. We miss him so much. This picture is from 1990 when Mother and Dad visited us in Neustadt.

Congratulations!

Always.

I'm so happy to report that my story "Felicità" is the cover story in the August 18, 2025 issue of Piker Press, www.pikerpress.com/article.php?...

Franz and I were married on August 17, 1974 (51 years ago!) in St. Peter's Church in Sabula, Iowa. We're grateful for the years together. This is the ski jump here in Neustadt.

I finally updated my blog with information on publications so far.
maryjorabe.wordpress.com/2025/08/10/p...

Abendschau - Der Süden: Erster Atombombeneinsatz: „Hiroshima“ jährt sich zum 80. Mal - hier anschauen Heute vor 80 Jahren wird Hiroshima zerstört: 140.000 Menschen sterben Schätzungen zufolge unmittelbar oder an den Folgen einer Atombombe, die die Amerikaner damals entwickelten, aus Angst, das Deutsch...

In this short clip from the Deutsches Museum in Munich, my brother Mark has come comments from his research.
In diesem kurzen Ausschnitt vom Deutschen Museum in München redet mein Bruder Mark über seine Forschung.
www.ardmediathek.de/video/abends...

München: Wie nah Hitler dem Bau der Atombombe war - Historiker deckt auf Gegen Ende des Zweiten Weltkriegs spitzte sich das atomare Wettrüsten mit den USA zu. Wie die Nazis unterlagen.

My brother Mark Walker's book in English and German:
Hitler's Atomic Bomb: History, Legend, and the Twin Legacies of Auschwitz and Hiroshima
Hitlers Atombombe: Geschichte, Legende und das Erbe von Nationalsozialismus und Hiroshima
A Süddeutsche Zeitung review www.sueddeutsche.de/muenchen/ado...

I am happy beyond words to have my story "Do the Math" published in Cosmic Quest, now available in electronic and print formats at all your favorite online stores. Proceeds from the anthology go to The Planetary Society.
You can read my story for free at www.strangequarkpress.org/do-the-math-...

Epic Echoes, always available online, is now also in print format and available at epicechoesmag.com/magazine
My story "Hiram's Sculptures" is in Volume 2.

I'm excessively happy to have my story "At the Top of the Martian World" published in Bright Mirror A Utopian Science Fiction Anthology, a project of the wonderful Oddity Prodigy Productions, www.oddityprodigy.com and also available at all your favorite online bookstores.

I'm thrilled to have my story "Old Red's Response" (Old Red is an aging Farmall tractor on an Iowa farm) published in the February 2025 issue of Penumbric Speculative Fiction Magazine. You can read it here for free: www.penumbric.com/currentissue...

Happy Day! I am so thrilled to have my story "Anatomical Anomaly or Conduit?" included in "Amazing Stories: Best of 2024", now available at all your favorite online bookstores, or via books2read.com/u/bax1rx

Galaxy Song Contest by Mary Jo Rabe - FREE STORY - Amazing Stories Earth is competing in the galactic song contest. And Earth's producer is looking for an expert in outer space civilizations and the fine arts. We all find

I'm overjoyed that my story "Galaxy Song Contest" is online at Amazing Stories, amazingstories.com/.../galaxy-s...
Go to Amazing Stories online for wonderful stories:
amazingstories.com
The Eurovision Song Contest takes place this year in Basel, Switzerlabnd, with the final round on May 17, 2025.