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February 13, 2018
Revisiting Ghost Marriage: The Art of the Reprint
Reprints are always cool. They’re also, kinda weird. Art: Ayen and Bull, by Jason Reeves | Ghost Marriage This month, my story “Ghost Marriage” was reprinted in Issue 105 of Apex magazine. The original story was first published back in … Continue reading →
February 1, 2018
Tips for Understanding Black History Month- 2018 Wakanda Edition
It's that time of year again, Black History Month. And in this year two-thousand and eighteen of our One True King T'Challa, we celebrating in Wakanda. Continue reading →
January 26, 2018
All My Stories Are Political. I Checked.
Turns out the SFF I write is pretty political? Who knew? The answer is, everybody. Everybody knew. Including me. Art by Odera Igbokwe, from the short essay Fantasy’s Othering Fetish. Sometime recently in the geek-o-sphere yet another attempt was made … Continue reading →
January 19, 2018
Black Lightning’s Back
This week the CW premiered their latest superhero adaptation: Black Lightning, based on the character from the DC Comic. Sh*t got real. Some thoughts. I’m not big on the CW’s DC hero-verse. I’ve given most of them a try–Arrow, The … Continue reading →
January 9, 2018
For the Good of the Order: Writing Goals 2018
Kicking off another year with this “for the good of the order” thing. In this installment, I look back on 2017 in my SFF writing life–and what I might hope for in 2018. This should be interesting. Last time I … Continue reading →
September 25, 2017
To Boldy Go: Star Trek Discovery
It’s been 12 years since Star Trek has had a TV series. Now CBS has brought back this tradition, with the launch of Star Trek: Discovery this Fall. Trek is on TV again–where, I’d argue, it properly belongs. So did … Continue reading →
August 21, 2017
So That Happened
Another Sunday another Game of Thrones. We lost Viserion ya’ll. Come, let’s grieve. And talk Ice Dragons. First up, this isn’t a recap of last night’s episode of Game of Thrones, “Beyond the Wall.” I spent much of August traveling … Continue reading →
July 24, 2017
GOT- “Stormborn”
Another Sunday another Game of Thrones. In which we are reminded that dragons or not, taking the Seven Kingdoms is gonna be hard. We start off at Dragonstone, the only conquered territory of Daeneyrs Stormborn in her bid to take … Continue reading →
July 17, 2017
GOT- “Dragonstone”
Can’t believe it’s been another whole year, but Game of Thrones is back! HBO’s adaptation of George RR Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire, with its feuding houses, Stark siblings, a Khaleesi and her dragons, has finally returned. And … Continue reading →
June 24, 2017
Story Notes: The Angel of Khan el-Khalili
A few words on inspiration, plot and world building in my short story “The Angel of Khan el-Khalili.” A little bit Steampunk. A little bit Cairo. And Angels that grant miracles–of a sort. If you … Continue reading →
