Author Archives
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Strong Roots: Family in Jade City by Fonda Lee
We’re all products of our family. Our parents shape us and we bear the burden of living under their thumbs. Rebel or conform at your peril. When your family is the mafia, rebellion comes at a cost. The award winning… Read More ›
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Revisited: Ancient Aliens Episode #1
Eric: So, I need to go on record and say when you suggested we watch Ancient Aliens, the first thing I wanted to ask was, did you vaccinate your kid? This whole show is a conspiracy theorists’ wet dream that… Read More ›
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Maus is Beautiful
I was skeptical when I found a graphic novel at the school I teach for. I’ve never been able to read one. Unlike every other graphic novel I’ve tried, I could actually read and get into Maus by Art Spiegelman…. Read More ›
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Existential Crisis in a Bottle: Mark Lawrence’s One Word Kill
Here’s a confession that I was ashamed to admit during my time at the Stonecoast M.F.A. program when all the horror and sci-fi and fantasy writers went to the convenience store to stock up on soda, snacks, and beer, and… Read More ›
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Black Summer Tastes Familiar but Still Delivers
There’s nothing scarier than being unable to stop yourself from hurting the ones you love. The line between possession and zombification is almost indistinguishable. Consciousness is subdued and powers are heightened. That’s the reason why Romero made a fine living… Read More ›
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“Love is Hell’s Breath” The Curious Humanity in Ballingrud’s Wounds
If you were underground, you’d look up. That’s what monsters do. They want to come up and see daylight and perch themselves on the air like birds. Ballingrud knows this. But unlike so many writers who dance with the devil… Read More ›
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Books Received 5/12/19
Looking forward to reading these beauties from Word Horde!
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When Someone Shares Their Experience, Believe Them: Bonnie Chau’s “All Roads Lead to Blood”
At one point while reading Bonnie Chau’s All Roads Lead to Blood I literally asked myself, am I the right person to review this book? And then I thought, I can focus on it solely as an example of amazing… Read More ›
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An Interview with Jennifer Marie Brissett
Jennifer Marie Brissett’s short stories can be found in The Future Fire, Lightspeed Magazine, Motherboard VICE, Uncanny Magazine, Morpheus Tales, APB: Artists against Police Brutality and other publications. Her debut novel, Elysium, received the Philip K. Dick Award Special Citation and has been a finalist for the Locus… Read More ›
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Stories are Delicious: “The Pulse of Memory” by Beth Dawkins
Short stories about a singularity where we upload our consciousness into a computer are not in short supply. Will Ludwigsen wrote a good, humorous one not too long ago and even popular television shows like The 100 have played with… Read More ›