Dave Higgins's Blog, page 58
August 5, 2019
Impossible Hangout
As I mentioned last week, my story “Shoulders of Giants” appears in the newly available Impossible Hope anthology. Last night several of the contributors recorded a hangout to discuss inspirations. Unfortunately, I couldn’t make it but there’s plenty of interesting insight into other people’s contributions: For those interested in my inspirations, I posted an article … Continue reading Impossible Hangout
August 2, 2019
The Artist of Ruin by Matthew S. Cox
Cox continues to blend classic horror tropes, the issues common to teenagers, and unique perspectives, creating another young-adult vampire tale that will appeal to readers of all ages and on many levels. This novel is the third in Cox’s Vampire Innocent series. Spoilers might lurk ahead. With the mood swings her transformation brought fading, her … Continue reading The Artist of Ruin by Matthew S. Cox
July 29, 2019
Charity Anthology: Impossible Hope
The newly published Impossible Hope anthology, includes my short story “Shoulders of Giants” along with nineteen others in a variety of genres. And the proceeds go to a good cause. The anthology will be available via Amazon later in the year, but everyone who donates to this GoFundMe can get a copy straight away. What … Continue reading Charity Anthology: Impossible Hope
July 26, 2019
The Lebensborn Experiment, Book I by Joyce Yvette Davis
Davis mixes real historical attitudes and events with Nazi super-science to create a war story that is driven more by character than flashy effects. Adok is one of many non-German children believed to be of superior Aryan stock taken by the Nazis to build the next generation. But, rather than being adopted by a “pure” … Continue reading The Lebensborn Experiment, Book I by Joyce Yvette Davis
July 22, 2019
Toxic Politics
Earlier today a scholar of cosmicism, one of we few who strive to see the world without the comfortable lies so warning of true threats might be given, proposed the laggard and insipid action on climate change was the result of a secret war against the Deep Ones. While none but a fool would suggest … Continue reading Toxic Politics
July 19, 2019
A Beginner’s Guide to Fangs by Matthew S. Cox
Cox skilfully balances the extremism inherent in both vampires and teenagers with the unique complexity of every person, creating young adult urban fantasy with both passion and depth. This novel is the second in Cox’s Vampire Innocent series. Spoilers might lurk ahead. With a whole fortnight of being a vampire under her belt, Sarah Wright … Continue reading A Beginner’s Guide to Fangs by Matthew S. Cox
July 15, 2019
Cosmic Head Scratch
One of the common themes of Lovecraft’s oeuvre and cosmic dread in general is that the threat comes not from some moral imperfection or defined antagonism but from mutual incomprehension, from a universe filled with intelligences so different from humans in outlook and scale that we are irrelevant. The analogy of humans seeming as ants … Continue reading Cosmic Head Scratch
July 12, 2019
Weeia on My Mind by Elle Boca
Boca weaves a fresh perspective on urban fantasy with the very real issues of both policing and covert operations to create a thriller driven more by ethics and character than flashy powers. This book is the second in Boca’s Weeia Marshals series. There may be spoilers ahead. When one of the Weeia merchants is threatened … Continue reading Weeia on My Mind by Elle Boca
July 8, 2019
One of my weekly haiku has just been selected as the late...
One of my weekly haiku has just been selected as the latest featured poem by the Poets Soul community on MeWe. Which seemed like a good reason to share it: Waters warming now Barriers melting away Darkness also freed Advertisements
July 5, 2019
The Nightblade Epic, Volume Two by Garrett Robinson
Robinson continues to blend fast-paced low fantasy with a mature perspective on what becoming a hero actually entails in the long term. This book contains Shadeborn, Weremage, and Yerrin (the fourth, fifth, and sixth books in Robinson’s Nightblade series), along with a series of essays on the world. The news that Loren’s father died of … Continue reading The Nightblade Epic, Volume Two by Garrett Robinson
