THE SEM10TIC STANDARD

R. Leigh Hennig. Horror author. Editor.

I’m not against AI. I’m against the abuse of AI in fiction.

I created Humanity in Fiction, an open advocacy group of authors, editors, publishers, academics, and others concerned with the ethical development of ai in creative spaces.

My story, “Here in the Cellar,” published in Mother: Tales of Love and Terror (Weird Little Worlds, 2022) is up for consideration. What’s that mean? Glad you asked.

For the first time ever, I have a story eligible for the Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in Short Fiction.

For now the few things I posted to Twitter will remain, but I’m moving over to Mastodon, and I hope you do too.

When you first sign up, it looks pretty empty. That’s because Mastodon requires intentionality; you’re not going to be spoon-fed a list of topics, politicians, and personalities to follow. Instead you need to build out your own network by finding and following people and interests that matter to you.

I’m more than a little stunned, as well as pleased, to announce the acceptance of one of my pieces for this year’s Horror Writers Association Poetry Showcase

I so rarely do poetry, but I submitted the piece I did because it seemed to speak to me. It’s an honor that this year’s judges agreed.

Poetry + Art = <3

July 28, 2022

To say that I’m excited would be putting it mildly.

Despite being thematically important to me (much of my work centers around abusive mothers), the author line-up is stellar, featuring John Langan, Gemma Files, Gabino Iglesias, Sarah Read, Steve Rasnic Tem, Brian Evenson, and more.

SOLD! Upcoming Publications

July 06, 2022

The later half of 2021, and so far into 2022, has seen me connect with horror—not as a consumer, but as an active participant.

Like many of you, I’ve been starring in my own horror, anticipating what’s been waiting for me around the corner, and in the dark places that have come to dominate not just the corners of my life, but the rooms and hallways, too.

The Rocky Enterprise Software Foundation, Rocky Linux, and CIQ.

The astute reader will note that my last update was in early December. That was only a couple of weeks before I (and the other members of our team) co-founded Rocky Linux and the Rocky Enterprise Software Foundation (RESF) with Greg Kurtzer, the founder of CentOS.

Rocky Linux

May 10, 2021

While fiction work has been on hold, a modest return to research and academia has progressed.

I’ve joined the management team for High Performance Computing Next Generation (HPCng), an open, community driven group of individuals, research institutions, and enterprise that seeks to overhaul approaches to HPC that have been somewhat stagnant over the past ten or more years.

I’ve always been fascinated by the ‘meta’ of writing, editing, publishing…

…and am only slightly annoyed with myself for not having though to pester Andrea sooner. Have a look, then, at how she approaches the underappreciated skill of interviewing.