I never really liked reading short stories because they felt… too short. Often the vignette was just enough to whet my appetite and I was disappointed that they ended so soon. Usually, I only read novellas or short stories that were spin-offs of series I loved. A good example of this is The Spiritwalker Trilogy…. Read Post
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Book Giveaway!!! Long Hidden: Speculative Fiction from the Margins of History
If you follow me on Twitter you know that I’ve been reading and loving this fantastic new anthology edited by Rose Fox and Daniel José Older. Rather than write a review, I tweeted my reactions as I read and archived them for all of you to read. Check it out! [View the story “My tweets… Read Post
Jan 22: #DiverseCanLit Writing Communities + Writing ‘the Other’
Date: Wednesday, Jan 22, 2014 Time: 8pm ET Topic: Writing Communities + Writing ‘the Other’ Use the #DiverseCanLit chat to follow along on Twitter (or TweetChat). Last week Gabrielle Prendergast mentioned the importance of getting feedback from other writers. This Wednesday we’ll talk about how we can use our writing communities to improve the diversity… Read Post
Salsa Nocturna – [Mini] Review [in pictures]
Title: Author: Genre: Literary | Supernatural | Short Stories Length: 135 pgs First line of the book: I remember Dalton Jennings. Bumped into him pretty regularly on my late night sojourns and the guy was fun if you could get past the rambling and hygiene issues. First line of my fave short story: Short sullen-faced… Read Post