Summer is all but over, and I am back in front of the keyboard. Well, not that I was ever really gone, but my summer break from the short story recommendations is over. So here they are, my August recommendations. Over My Bones by Dana Vickerson (Apex) This is a very, very short piece, like … Continue reading Short Story Recommendations – August 2026
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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 – 2018.08.03
Unfortunately, I only have two story recommendations for you today. This is partly due to me having read mostly novels and stuff from my writing group the last week or so, and partly because I've been unlucky and the stories I did chose to read (many of them being okay but not exactly great). Luckily, … Continue reading Short Story Recommendations – 2018.08.03
Locus Recommended Reading List 2017
Good news for anyone interested in speculative fiction. Locus Magazine recently published their yearly recommended reading list, highlighting some of the best long and short stories of science fiction, fantasy, and horror to be published in 2017. So if you want to see what moved in the genres during the last year, this is the … Continue reading Locus Recommended Reading List 2017
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