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Two great horror books I reviewed in October 2023

The Only Safe Place Left is the Darkby Warren WagnerPublished by Ghoulish Books on August 29, 2023Cover Art by Aidan MaynerAdult, gay, intense, zombie apocalypse, gore, 5/5.A fairly short, emotional rollercoaster. The story at novella-length made me crave longer exploration of the content, but it is a solid and complete read that doesn’t leave you hanging, though it might leave you in shreds. It

Intense collection of eco-fiction both terrifying and wonderfully inspiring

I just read an intense collection of eco-fiction stories and wrote up a review. I gave a 5 out of 5 because it was freaking brilliant.You Are My Sunshine and Other Storiesby Octavia CadePublished by Stelliform Press on September 21, 2023Short story collection, Eco-fiction (both really dark and really positive)Adult (contains lots of death and graphic depictions of violence, including loss of

Book Review: Nocean by Efa

NoceanVol. 1. Atari and Tikaby EfaHello! I just read a fun eco-friendly positive dystopian graphic novel that I wrote up a review on. I gave a 3 out of 5, not a bad read, though not super deep. I'd give it a try if you like the sound of it from my review below:Nocean by EfaPublished by Europe Books on February 22, 2023 by Europe BooksGraphic Novel, Eco-fiction, DystopiaYoung Adult (probably suits

Revisiting my NaNoWriMo Approaches from 2015

Hello my fellow creatives!I'll aim to update the list of deadlines further this weekend. For now, a NaNoWriMo focus. Plus, some related images I've put together with the likes of midjourney, canva, gimp, krita, etc. Enjoy.My Latest Stories Coming SoonAnother reminder, my stories are being published soon! I should have a story out this month in Clamour and Mischief, available for pre-order now..

October Deadlines

October! The month of wonderful wind and spirits and costumes. Plenty of deadlines it looks like. Hope this helps. Also take a look at the bottom of the list for more resources.Quick self-promo: I have two stories coming out in November! One story in Clamour and Mischief available for pre-order now. Includes a bunch of great stories about corvids; my story's another entry into my near future

Submission Windows for September 2022 and Beyond

Hello there. I hope all's well with everyone. Or at least you're managing to breathe. Life feel busy busy and overwhelming to anyone else?Here are the updated lists for September 2022 and beyond.Additions to the list 1 include:9/16, Flame Tree (Monthly Flash Fiction Contest) -- Genre: fantasy Theme: Dream Walker9/22-10/15, DreamForge Anvil -- Genre: solarpunk/hopepunk9/15-11/14 (11:59 PM EDT),

Clamour and Mischief Cover Reveal

 So I'll be trying something newish with this blog. Instead of posting the update of deadlines and all that in every single post, I'll keep it in its own post. For other chatter, I'll make separate posts. Today's chatter regards my forthcoming story in Clamour and Mischief from Clan Destine Press and edited by Narrelle M. Harris. Narrelle has just revealed the cover in full and I am so excited

Gradually updating list of submission windows for August 2022 and beyond

Hi everyone! I'm gradually updating the list of submissions windows for August and beyond. I have too many other matters to deal with at the moment, so expect this to require another 3-5 days to really flesh out with more deadlines, but I've marked down a bunch of deadlines in section 1. Take a look.In a separate blog post, I'll be sharing some glimpses at my forthcoming story about azure winged

Blogger Has Taken Down My Posts (Fixed)

Hi everyone,Just a quick update. Apparently blogger has taken down several of my posts for no reason whatsoever, including my July post. If I can't get them reinstated here, I'll start looking into migrating my posts to a new site. This is the first time I've experienced this on blogger.com, and hopefully it's not a sign of a system-wide issue.Thanks for understanding.UPDATE 2: all of my blog

Blogger Has Taken Down My Posts

Hi everyone,Just a quick update. Apparently blogger has taken down several of my posts for no reason whatsoever, including my July post. If I can't get them reinstated here, I'll start looking into migrating my posts to a new site. This is the first time I've experienced this on blogger.com, and hopefully it's not a sign of a system-wide issue.Thanks for understanding.UPDATE: all of the posts