Craig Laurance Gidney's Blog, page 50
December 3, 2013
Librarians Rule!
Librarians are an author’s best friend. My friend, librarian and fellow author Philip Clark (co-editor of the poetry anthology Persistent Voices: Poetry by Writers Lost to AIDS) sent me the picture below, a display of books about bullying, featuring Bereft. Filed under: Book Reviews Tagged: bullying, librarians, philip clark
December 2, 2013
Interview and Lambda Literary Award nomination
Two pieces of news. 1. The Reader’s and Author’s Book Nook just put up an interview with me. Check it out! 2. I just heard from my publisher (Tiny Satchel Press) that Bereft is nominated for a Lambda Literary Award! Filed under: Book Reviews
Imaginary Book Covers: For the forthcoming collection
My forthcoming book (in 2014) is a collection of fantasy/weird tales with black/African American protagonists. Here are some of the images that inspired the tales.Filed under: Book Reviews Tagged: art, forthcoming collection
FREE FICTION: Seamother by Craig Laurance Gidney
Seamother is a piece of flash fiction inspired by my visit to Brazil seven years ago. The spirit of Mami Wata haunts this brief piece. Filed under: Book Reviews
November 29, 2013
Death’s Master (Flat Earth Book 2) by Tanith Lee is now an ebook. Wildean fantasia meets Arabian Nights
Death’s Master is finally an ebook, released by Immanion Press. It’s an epic fantasy told in the high style full of eroticism and horror, as well as beauty. Part runaway Wildean fantasia, part Arabian Nights, here’s what I said about the Flat Earth series as a whole: The eroticism in the text [is] exploratory but […]
November 26, 2013
MUSIC REVIEW: ‘Nights Bright Lights’ by Chloe March. For fans of David Sylvian, Colleen and Goldfrapp
All days are nights to see till I see thee, And nights bright days when dreams do show thee me. —“Sonnet 43,” Shakespeare Ah, the Concept Album, that hoary idea that birthed such dubious masterpieces as Evita and “Mr. Roboto.” Chloe March’s third album loosely fits in this category. But you won’t find an overarching […]
November 25, 2013
Colorwheel: holiday-themed flash fiction
Check out last year’s holiday-themed flash fiction piece, Colorwheel. (The new piece will be going out via snail mail, as a holiday card). Filed under: Book Reviews Tagged: flash fiction, holiday
The erotic tone-poems in Ancient, Ancient by Kiini Ibura Salaam
Ancient, Ancient by Kiini Ibura Salaam My rating: 5 of 5 stars The story “MalKai’s Last Seduction” is an erotic tone poem that celebrates black queer love. The set up is deceptively simple. MalKai is a visiting alien who is gathering “human nectar”–a substance derived from orgasms. MalKai belongs to a race of moth-like beings, […]
Repost: Sign up for a Holiday Story/Card Hybrid by Craig Laurance Gidney by December 15th!
Dear Readers, This year, I am sending out a Holiday Card that has a free holiday-themed story. I am sending this off via snail-mail. If you would like to be on the mailing list for this story/card hybrid, please send a message to clgidney@gmail.com with your postal address and the words: Holiday Story in the […]
November 23, 2013
Sign up for a Holiday Story/Card Hybrid by Craig Laurance Gidney by December 15th!
Dear Readers, This year, I am sending out a Holiday Card that has a free holiday-themed story. I am sending this off via snail-mail. If you would like to be on the mailing list for this story/card hybrid, please send a message to clgidney@gmail.com with your postal address and the words: Holiday Story in the […]
