Here’s a review of “Cats in Victory” from Loose Leaf Stories:
Another short story from Lightspeed Magazine, “Cats in Victory”! Don’t let the first sections mislead you, “Cats in Victory” is science fiction, not fantasy. I loved Tailchaser’s Song, so I’m naturally fine with cats – or catmen – as characters. “Cats in Victory” is written by David Barr Kirtley, a chronic and incorrigible contributor to sci-fi publications. It’s a pretty good story, very much in the spirit of Planet of the Apes. I won’t be saving it off to my hard drive or anything, but it was a fun read and I’d certainly give anything else by Kirtley a shot! Lightspeed offers “Cats in Victory” both in print and podcast. Happy reading!
One thing I’m wondering is what exactly qualifies an author as “chronic”? Is that sort of like “prolific”? Jeff Carlson just referred to me as “prolific” too, which sort of surprised me, since I’ve been managing about two short stories a year lately, which doesn’t seem like that much to me. Or is it “chronic” meaning like “badass?” — like “You are totally chronic, man, totally.” Is that something the kids are saying these days? In any event, I’m happy to be referred to as chronic, since I confess I’ve always sort of liked to think of myself as like the gout of science fiction.
Chronically authorial? Dude, you’re proliferating! Lightspeed, Weird Tales, The Living Dead anthology, Realms of Fantasy…
You’re like a persistent and beautiful dandelion of sf/f. :)