Fantasy Author & Poet
Reading in 2020 has been an up and down process for me, mostly down. Finding the mental space to simply escape has been a challenge. I'm a slow reader and lately it's taking me twice as long to complete anything. Short novels and novellas have worked best. As a writer, I'm exposed to recommendations from… Continue reading Finding Your Next Book
I have a problem. I have too many short stories. I've mentioned before about how the SFF market for stories, while healthy, is also small. I will make stories available here on the site, and through my Infectious Magic Newsletter. But today I added another outlet, Patreon. My first story, The Enduring Mage, is is… Continue reading Sharing Stories
I'm not a reviewer but sometimes I just want to give a shout out to a book that struck me in a good way. Mem is set in an alternate 1920s Montreal where terrible (mostly) memories can be extracted from a person. But that memory becomes a living 'clone,' a Mem. This is the setup… Continue reading Book Shout: Mem by Bethany C. Morrow
Here are some of my favorite recent short reads. Afterglow, a poem by Karolina Fedyk at kaleidotrope. Silver Blade dedicated the entire December issue to poetry. Vestiges of You, a poem by Z. M. Quỳnh at Mithila Review. The Ghost Teas of Sakurajima a story by Deborah L. Davitt also at Mithila Review Fossilized, a short story by Jessica Yang at Anathema… Continue reading Currently Reading – Short Fiction & Poetry: 1/20/2020
According to Goodreads I read 29 books this year, not counting research and craft books. So the real number is higher than that. Still, my SFF To-Be-Read pile has a net growth. So here’s a list of the best SFF books I did read. Then I list two poetry books that are not SFF but… Continue reading My 2019 End-of-Year List: The Best Read and Best Not Yet Read
