Bibliography

Novels

The nanotechnology was designed to fight cancer. Instead, it evolved into the machine plague, killing nearly five billion people and changing life on Earth forever.

The nanotech has one weakness: it self-destructs at altitudes above ten thousand feet. Those few who've managed to escape the plague struggle to stay alive on the highest mountains, but time is running out. There is famine and war, and the environment is crashing worldwide. Humanity's last hope lies with a top nanotech researcher aboard the International Space Station—and with a small group of survivors in California who risk a daring journey below the death line...

Cover Art Plague Year

    (Ace/Penguin, August 2007) 

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Cover Art Plague War

(Ace/Penguin, July 2008)

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Short Fiction

w "Long Eyes"

Fast Forward 2 anthology, October 2008.
* Reprinted in Hebrew in the Israeli sci fi magazine Bli-Panika, June 2008.
wotf "The Frozen Sky" (novelette)

Writers of the Future XXIII, August 2007.
* Awarded first place by contest judges Anne McCaffrey, Algis Budrys, Eric Kotani and Robert Silverberg.
* Reprinted in a Turkish edition of WOTF XXIII, forthcoming.
* Released as an audio story by Starship Sofa, forthcoming.
Asimov's Science Fiction Book Cover "Gunfight at the Sugarloaf
Pet Food & Taxidermy"		 Asimov's Science Fiction, January 2007.
Snack Food Book Cover "Snack Food" Tales of the Unanticipated #26, August 2005.
Pattern Masters Cover Art "Pattern Masters" Tales of the Unanticipated #25, November 2004.
* Released as an audio story by Pseudopod, forthcoming.
Meme Cover Art "Meme"

Fantastic Stories #25, May 2004.
* Reprinted in Revolution SF, July 2008.
Exit Cover Art "Exit"

Ultraverse #1, November 2003.
* Reprinted from Dreams and Nightmares #54.
* Reprinted from the MosCon XVI guidebook.
* Reprinted in Hebrew in the Israeli sci fi magazine Mercury #6, March 2008.
* Released as an audio story by Drabblecast, forthcoming.

Pressure Cover Art "Pressure"

Strange Horizons, August 2003.
* Reprinted in Revolution SF in August 2007.
* Reprinted in Hebrew in the Israeli sci fi magazine Mercury #4, January 2008.
* Released as an audio story by Escape Pod, February 2008.
Monsters Cover Art "Monsters"

Space and Time #97, March 2003.
* Honorable mention, Year's Best Fantasy & Horror #17, edited by Ellen Datlow, Kelly Link and Gavin J. Grant.
Interrupt Cover Art "Interrupt"

Strange Horizons, January 2003.
* Honorable mention, The Year's Best Science Fiction #21, edited by Gardner Dozois.
* Reprinted in Hebrew in the Israeli sci fi magazine Mercury #5, February 2008.
Enter Sandman Cover Art "Enter Sandman" Artemis Magazine #6, Spring 2002.
Pressure Cover Art "Pressure" (novelette) Darkling Plain #2, January 2002.

Scriptwriting

One of Jeff's screenplays has been optioned.

 

Nonfiction

w Reprint:
"Cliffhanger: How to Protect (and Encourage) Small Climbers."		 San Diego Family Magazine, forthcoming.
w Essay:
"Daycare Duke'em"—what to do about aggression in daycare.		 San Diego Family Magazine, forthcoming.
w Article:
"Father Knows Best (But Only Because Mommy's At Work)."		 San Diego Family Magazine, forthcoming.
w Article:
How-to / illustrated feature on homemade "Unbeatable Pinatas."		 Boys' Life, forthcoming.
nashville Reprint:
"Traveling With Toddlers: What to do When Baby Wants OUT of the Car Seat."		 Nashville Parent, June 2007.
Boy's Life Article:
How-to / illustrated feature on homemade backyard miniature golf courses.		 Boys' Life, March 2007.
famCircle Article:
Photo-and-recipe column for Taco Potato Skins.		 Family Circle, December 2006.
NW Article:
"Cliffhanger: How to Protect (and Encourage) Small Climbers."		 Northwest Baby & Child, September 2006.
e Travel tip for "This Works" column. Catholic Parent, July 2006.
d Parenting tip for "This Works" column. Catholic Parent, May 2006.
famdig Article:
How-to / photo feature on homemade Easter confetti eggs.		 The Family Digest, April 2006.
sdf Essay:
"It's A Small World After All"—think twice before bringing your sick kid to daycare.		 San Diego Family Magazine, March 2006.
nj Essay:
"The Gift Hat"—how to deal with Christmas excess.		 New Jersey Family, November 2005.
c Parenting tip for "This Works" column. Catholic Parent, May 2005.
b Parenting tip for "This Works" column. Catholic Parent, January 2005.
a Household tip for "Ideas That Work" column. Christian Parenting Today, Fall 2004.
Pressure Cover Art Article:
"Traveling With Toddlers: What to do When Baby Wants OUT of the Car Seat."		 San Diego Family Magazine, July 2004