I've gone back to an old favourite of mine and read a bunch of flash fiction these last couple of month. So all the recommendations for February comes from Daily Science Fiction. I hope you'll enjoy them as much as I did. Fragments of a Falling-Out by Florijs M. Kleijne (DSF): This is a story … Continue reading Story Recommendations February 2021
Category: Reviews
Story Recommendations – January 2021
Before we get to the actually fantastic stories, I just want to shamelessly plug my own barely-mediocre writing. The editors over at Daily Science Fiction took pitty on me once again and published The Monsters Which Must Be Slain To Save The Kingdom And Set Things Right earlier this month. Right. Moving on. The first … Continue reading Story Recommendations – January 2021
Story Recommendations – December 2020
Minority Report by Philip K. Dick (Minority Report and other stories): This is an older piece, and it does show in the writing. However, the premise and the plot was interesting enough that it was worth recommending regardless. Like all of the best Philip K. Dick stories, the premise isn't just original but also strongly … Continue reading Story Recommendations – December 2020
Story Recommendations – November 2020
Some of you might've noticed that my short story recommendations for October never went up, and for that I'm sorry. The good news are that I missed putting up the recommendations because my wife gave birth to our daughter. So, yeah, I've been more than busy trying to keep the little devil alive and happy, … Continue reading Story Recommendations – November 2020
Story Recommendations – September 2020
I'll start off this month's recommendations with an anthology series. The Long List anthology series is put together by editor, writer, and co-creator of the Submission Grinder (a great search engine for writers looking for places to submit short stories), David Steffen. In this series, Steffen has collected several short stories and novelettes that made … Continue reading Story Recommendations – September 2020
Story Recommendations June 2020
It's that time of the month again (which has apparently become a more or less arbitrary point around the midpoint). It's time for the monthly short story recommendations. I returned to doing a bit of flash fiction reading this month (aside from reading slush at Flash Fiction Online), and it more than paid off, with … Continue reading Story Recommendations June 2020
Story Recommendations May 2020
May marks another month where I've strayed away from my go-to sources for fiction. So there won't be any Flash Fiction Online or Daily Science Fiction in the recommendations this month, though they're always worth a read. In fact, there won't be any flash fiction at all. Instead, we're starting off far away from the … Continue reading Story Recommendations May 2020
Story Recommendations April 2020
It's that time a month again, and I have very strong lineup waiting for you. I've been digging through anthologies and the dark corners of the web to give you some the best short fiction out there. So here goes. How to Talk to Girls at Parties by Neil Gaiman (Fragile Things): As always, Gaiman's … Continue reading Story Recommendations April 2020
Story Recommendations March 2020
In the midst of the surrealistic event that is the Corona/Covid-19 pandemic, one good thing is happening: the monthly short story recommendations are out. So here's something to keep you occupied while you're stuck in quarentine. A Study in Emerald by Neil Gaiman (Shadows Over Bakerstreet anthology/Fragile Things collection): I'm almost certain I've recomended … Continue reading Story Recommendations March 2020
Story Recommendations February 2020
I appologize for being a little-- okay, very late with the story recommendations. But there's no such joy as the joy of expectation, right? Right? Right. Let's just get on with it. You didn't come here to read my ramblings anyway. Or at least not ramblings unrelated to stories. Chrysalis by Will Shadbolt (Daily Science … Continue reading Story Recommendations February 2020
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