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
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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
Story Recommendations November 2019
The short story recommendations (which by now has turned into something of a monthly thing) are a little different this time around. Daily Science Fiction, which is my usual go-to for large amounts of great fiction, is only represented once on the list. In fact, there's only flash fiction story on the list. That doesn't … Continue reading Story Recommendations November 2019
Short Story Recommendations – 2019.10.02
Once again, I'm not posting these nearly as often as I would like. This time, though, I have good excuse. I've been away on my honeymoon most of September, so, yeah. Wasn't going to spend that on posting story recommendations. Enough Rambling. Let's get to it. Words I've Redefined Since Your Dinosaur Invaded my Lunar … Continue reading Short Story Recommendations – 2019.10.02
Short Story Recommendations – 2019.08.02
I've been out and about for this round of story recommendations. As always, flash fiction has taken up a fair amount of the reading, though with less focus on a single magazine as both Every Day Fiction, Daily Science Fiction, Flash Fiction Online, and Factor Four Magazine have been given their fair chance. All of … Continue reading Short Story Recommendations – 2019.08.02
Short Story Recommendations – 2019.07.10
Once again, the short story recommendations are long over do. Yadda, yadda, life's been busy. I won't make excuses. Here's today's list which is, for once, not dominated by Daily Science Fiction. Let's Pretend by Mary Soon Lee (Daily Science Fiction): This proved to be a fairly original take on the alien invasion trope. The … Continue reading Short Story Recommendations – 2019.07.10
2019.02.01 – Story Recommendations
My focus the last couple of weeks has been on finishing my Daily Science Fiction backlog, which I did today (yeah!), finishing the Intergalactic Medicine Show anthology, going through a bunch of Anton Checkov stories, and reading stories from relatively new flash fiction magazine (as in it's only just over a year old as far … Continue reading 2019.02.01 – Story Recommendations
2018 Reading List
Happy New Year's, everyone. In 2018 I created the goal for myself that I wanted to read 80 books this year. But as the list below reveals, I only got around to reading just above half of that. Even taking all the short stories I've read into account, I probably still haven't read more than … Continue reading 2018 Reading List
Story Recommendations – 2018.11.30
Wow, time has flown by and it's been way too long since I posted any short story recommendations (or anything else for that matter). So without further delay, here they are. In the End the World Will Break Your Heart by Kurt Hunt (DSF): An excellent story about the end of the world. What set … Continue reading Story Recommendations – 2018.11.30
Story Recommendations: 2018.11.11
I turned to catching up on my Daily Science Fiction (DSF) backlog this week, so they once again wheigh heavy on the list. As alway, any suggestions of your own are welcome in the comments. The Future of Parenting by Jules Jensen (DSF): The story puts a new twist on the familiar trope of a … Continue reading Story Recommendations: 2018.11.11
Toby Backman 