Well... It's been a while since I last did short story recommendations. I needed a break from short fiction, from reading it at least. And while it might not become a monthly segment on the blog again (at least, not yet), it's time I start diving back into the wonderful world of short fiction. So, … Continue reading Short Story Recommendations – March 2025
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2024 – My Year in Writing and Reading
2025 is well under way already, and it's perhaps a bit late to start looking back at the previous year and how I fared. But, well... it's been a stressful January, and it's only really now that I've had both the time and energy to reflect on 2024. The obvious place to start is probably … Continue reading 2024 – My Year in Writing and Reading
Short Story Recommendations – December 2024
The short story recommendations are back. Well, maybe... sort of. Thing is, I've just come out of something of a writing slump that has lasted most of the fall. And it's been even longer than that since I've read short stories on a regular basis, focusing more on novels instead. But I do still love … Continue reading Short Story Recommendations – December 2024
Carl-Eddy Skovgaard – An Unsung Hero
This post post will be a bit different from what I usually post. Rambling, more personal, maybe. Probably a bit weird. It’s a tribute, of sorts, for the late SF fan and editor Carl-Eddy Skovgaard. I’ll be honest, it feels weird writing a tribute to a person I’ve only met once, where we chatted about … Continue reading Carl-Eddy Skovgaard – An Unsung Hero
Long Overdue Publication News
I got some publication news, which I should've announced weeks ago. For various reasons, though, I only got around to it now. However, to make up for my slowness, I have, for the first time, two publications to announce. Firstly, Stupefying Stories have chosen to publish another piece of mine called "The Sky Will Fall" … Continue reading Long Overdue Publication News
Writing and Non-Writing News – January 2024
To say the blog has been quiet lately is something of an understatement. I have excuses, of course! Plenty of them. The latest addition to our family taking up time. Work draining me of all the energy I need to write, yada, yada, yada. It's not all true, though. Life has been busy, but I … Continue reading Writing and Non-Writing News – January 2024
Writing and Non-Writing News – August 2023
July somehow slipped by without me noticing. I didn't even manage to post anything on the blog. Looking back, the last time that happened was July '22, so maybe I should just accept that summer is not a time where I have the mental energy or spare time to be all that active online. I … Continue reading Writing and Non-Writing News – August 2023
Story Recommendations – May 2023
Here are my short story recommendations for May. If you're a fan of Sarah Pinsker and haven't read her collection Sooner or Later Everything Falls Into The Sea, I think this month's lists will be of special interest to you. The Girl Who Never Was by Harold R. Thompson (Pod Castle, episode 782): In the … Continue reading Story Recommendations – May 2023
Story Recommendations – April 2023
April's list of recommendations is a meagre one. I simply didn't have as much time and energy for reading/listening to short stories as I usually do. Luckily, I did find two gems I want to share with you. The Hagfish Has Three Hearts by Monica Joyce Evans (Escapepod, episode 875 (originally published in Crossmass Infinities)): … Continue reading Story Recommendations – April 2023
Short Story Recommendations – March 2023
They are a little late because vacations, illness, and life in general just getting in the way. But here they are, my short story recommendations for March 2023. Housing Problem by C. L. Moore and Henry Kuttner (Podcastle, episode 773): This is a quite old story, originally published in Charm in October 1944. but the … Continue reading Short Story Recommendations – March 2023
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