As always, just before the deadline, here are the monthly story recommendations. I'll be honest, this wasn't exactly the best month I've ever had when it comes to finding short stories. As has been the case the last couple of months, I've haven't had the time to read as much as I wanted. That aside, … Continue reading Story Recommendations – June 2022
Author: Tobias Backman
The Martian: Embracing Your Story’s “Flaws”
I've been dabbling at a The Martian book review for while now only to realize halfway through that it shouldn't have been a review to begin with. It should be an essay about how the author, Andy Weir, made me love a book that, based on the premise, really shouldn't have been my thing. I … Continue reading The Martian: Embracing Your Story’s “Flaws”
Story Recommendations – May 2022
Hey there, fellow readers. May's story recommendations are in. This time, Uncanny Magazine has made its mark on the list. It's been a while since I really dived into Uncanny's magazine, and back then, their stories didn't really hook me. Either my taste has changed or I just didn't give them enough of chance back … Continue reading Story Recommendations – May 2022
Story Recommendations: April 2022
Better late than never. Right? Here are the short story recommendations for April with just a couple of hours left of the month. I finally got back to reading short fiction more regularly this month. Returning to something that resembles my old reading schedule also meant getting back into reading Flash Fiction Online (FFO) stories. … Continue reading Story Recommendations: April 2022
Story Recommendations – March 2022
It's March (it has been for a while now) and that means time for another short story recommendation post. Sadly, I only have three stories for you this time, not because it's been difficult finding those golden nuggets, but because most of my reading lately has been novels. Anyway, without further delay, here are the … Continue reading Story Recommendations – March 2022
Story Recommendations – February 2022
It's February, the shortest month of year, and what better way to celebrate than with a bunch of short stories. Right. My lame attempt at a cool intro aside, it is time for another short story recommendation post. This time, I got started on my Daily Science Fiction backlog and have some goodies from David … Continue reading Story Recommendations – February 2022
Book Review: A Memory Called Empire
Image from Kobo.com A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine Published: 2019 Genre: Science fiction / space opera My rating: 3/5 stars I had pretty high expectations when I first picked up Arkady Martine's debut novel. It won the 2020 Hugo Award and was a nominee for the 2019 Nebula Awards and 2020 Arthur C. … Continue reading Book Review: A Memory Called Empire
Story Recommendations – January 2022
Welcome all to the first short story recommendations of the year! To get the year off to good start, I've dug through various magazines and anthologies to provide quality stories for all of you people reading along (which also means this isn't the month I finally work through my Daily Science Fiction backlog). A Night … Continue reading Story Recommendations – January 2022
Story Recommendations – December 2021
Merry Christmas everyone! It's time for the final story recommendations of the year. For that occasion, I've dug out a couple of stories from one of my very favorite writers of all time, Neil Gaiman. I hope you will enjoy them as much as I did. Chivalry by Neil Gaiman (Smoke and Mirrors ): An … Continue reading Story Recommendations – December 2021
Story Recommendations – November 2021
For the November edition of my monthly short story recommendations, I've finally started to work through my backlog of Daily Science Fiction stories. I took a month or two away from DSF stories, for not apparent reason really. Getting back to them, though, I was reminded just why I love that particular magazine so much. … Continue reading Story Recommendations – November 2021
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