By Megan Bosarge What if you were destined to be forgotten? This novel puts a magical, literary spin on the cautionary “be careful what you wish for” tale. When young Adeline LaRue finds herself betrothed to a man she doesn’t… Read More ›
Book Reviews
The One by John Marrs
By Megan Bosarge In our technology governed world, the use of online dating apps has become a widely accepted way to find love. It used to be that you had to create an account, set up a lengthy profile, pay… Read More ›
Don’t Read This Book If…The Space Between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson
Don’t read this book if you’re tired of fantasy societies where the economy makes sense. Don’t read this book if you’re tired of fantasy that contains a complex religion that sounds better than most real life alternatives. Don’t read this… Read More ›
All That Death Can Be: Remote Control by Nnedi Okorafor
Heartfelt, endearing, sad, beautiful, and liberating, this novel is all that death can be.
A Master Class in Perspective: Greg Bear’s Blood Music
I hate movie trailers. There’s always a point where I tell my wife, yes I’ll watch it. Just don’t show me anymore. Don’t spoil it! It doesn’t matter. Every time I get to that point, it’s already too late. Maybe… Read More ›
FEED by M.T. Anderson and THE FEED Episodes 1-3
The show is hard to watch, at some points, for reasons you wouldn’t expect.
Investigating the Cult of Toxic Masculinity in Cassandra Khaw’s Hammers on Bone
When someone tells you their father is a monster, believe them. At least, that’s what the client, a young boy, says to private investigator John Persons in Cassandra Khaw’s fantastic novella Hammers on Bone. The boy hires Persons to kill… Read More ›
Finna by Nino Cipri
Nino Cipri’s multiverse encourages everyone to be their best selves. That doesn’t include being a capitalist wage slave. Ava and Jules, recently broken up, work for LitenVärld, an Ikea-like furniture store with a ridiculously complex layout of fake rooms that… Read More ›
Paul Jessup’s Best of 2020 Short Story Roundup
Winter. Cold snow blowing through, that dark hours of nature that mimic death. These are the days of isolation, and long hours of darkness. The sun barely exists in the winter. Add in the raging pandemic, and going outdoors becomes… Read More ›
Paul Jessup’s November Short Story Roundup!
I hope you all stayed safe through Thanksgiving. I know I stayed home, by myself with my kids and no one else. I did a zoom with my family in Ohio, and it was great seeing everyone. But somehow, there… Read More ›