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July 23, 2016
Listen to R.B. Wood’s Word Count Podcast & my new story ‘True Words’
Episode #58 of R.B. Wood’s Word Count Podcast is now live! This time, the story prompt was not three words, but rather the beginning of a story: “I was enjoying the summer holiday when…” I confess I wrestled with this one for a bit, but in the end I ended up with a story called ‘True… More Listen to R.B. Wood’s Word Count Podcast & my new story ‘True Words’
July 9, 2016
Book review – UPROOTED by Naomi Novik
The official blurb: Agnieszka loves her valley home, her quiet village, the forests and the bright shining river. But the corrupted Wood stands on the border, full of malevolent power, and its shadow lies over her life. Her people rely on the cold, driven wizard known only as the Dragon to keep its powers at… More Book review – UPROOTED by Naomi Novik
July 3, 2016
Happy place
I’m heading to a rather happy place for most of July. It’s in Sweden on the water, and it looks like this (at least some days): And sometimes like this: Or like this in the winter (and yes, a few of you might recognize this as the cover image for my collection of poetry): I… More Happy place
July 1, 2016
I chat about poetry and short stories with Renee Scattergood
I’m featured on author Renee Scattergood’s website right now (thank you so much, Renee!), talking about poetry, writing, and short stories: specifically my upcoming stories in anthologies by Inklings Press and The Mind’s Eye Series! Find it here: Author Spotlight: Short Stories and Poetry Collections by Maria Haskins Also, check out Renee’s books, like her Shadowstalker series!Filed… More I chat about poetry and short stories with Renee Scattergood
June 29, 2016
11 fabulous fantasy & science fiction short stories
I’ve read a lot of great short stories this past month. Here are 11 of my favourites. You’ll Surely Drown Here If You Stay, by Alyssa Wong in Uncanny Magazine. “But here, as the mountains cup the sky with deep brown hands, the call to bound away, howling, with the coyotes in the brush becomes almost unbearable.”… More 11 fabulous fantasy & science fiction short stories
June 23, 2016
Swedish Midsummer – flowers, booze, and magic
June 24th is Swedish Midsummer’s Eve, arguably the biggest holiday in Sweden (the only real competition would be Jul / Christmas). While the actual summer solstice happened earlier this week, the Swedish holiday is always on a Friday: Friday = Midsummer’s Eve, Saturday = Midsummer’s Day. If you ever want to experience just one Swedish-to-the-gills holiday,… More Swedish Midsummer – flowers, booze, and magic
June 12, 2016
Books for your summer reading list
There are a lot of awesome summer reading lists around the web, and I’m adding my reading recommendations to the pile. Most of these are books I’ve already read, but some are books I want to read. And yes, there is lots of awesome speculative fiction on this list, but some other literary fare as well.… More Books for your summer reading list
June 5, 2016
Book review -THE FIFTH SEASON, by N.K. Jemisin
The official blurb: A season of endings has begun. It starts with the great red rift across the heart of the world’s sole continent, spewing ash that blots out the sun. It starts with death, with a murdered son and a missing daughter. It starts with betrayal, and long dormant wounds rising up to fester.… More Book review -THE FIFTH SEASON, by N.K. Jemisin
June 2, 2016
New interview with me at Maria Savva’s blog
A new interview with me is featured at Maria Savva’s author-blog at Goodreads! Had a lot of fun answering her questions, and talking about some new short stories that will be coming out in two different anthologies this year. Maria Savva is a great writer, so check out her books and short stories as well! Read the… More New interview with me at Maria Savva’s blog
June 1, 2016
‘Treasure Island’ – a story for R.B. Wood’s Word Count Podcast
You can hear me read this story on Episode #57 of R.B. Wood’s Word Count Podcast. The three-word story prompt was: pirate, island, rat. (And who can resist pirates? Right?) In this episode you can also hear stories by C. Thomas Smith, Rob Edwards, and Bill Kirton. So: why write for the Word Count Podcast? Here’s what podcast-master… More ‘Treasure Island’ – a story for R.B. Wood’s Word Count Podcast
