Dave Higgins's Blog, page 69
July 16, 2018
Dark Corner Newsstand Open for Business
Originally posted on Dark Corner Newsstand:
This is something that I’ve been meaning to do for a while now. If you got here from my other blog, you know that I feel passionately about the need for a healthy market for short fiction. To this end I have been actively seeking indie magazines and anthologies…
This is something that I’ve been meaning to do for a while now. If you got here from my other blog, you know that I feel passionately about the need for a healthy market for short fiction. To this end I have been actively seeking indie magazines and anthologies…
July 13, 2018
Free Verse Revolution: The Collection (2010-2017) by Nicholas Gagnier
Driven by a mix of fear his life will have so little impact that his obituary will contain unnoticed spelling errors and a converse irony about the irrelevance of celebrity, Gagnier gathers poems that both showcase the arc of his life and gently mock the project as a naïve attempt to encapsulate something both complex … Continue reading Free Verse Revolution: The Collection (2010-2017) by Nicholas Gagnier
July 9, 2018
Anent the Prose of that Indescribable Scrivener
Discussion of Lovecraft’s work tends to focus on three things: racism, cosmic dread, and tentacles. However, as anyone who’s spoken to witnesses to an event knows, the same story becomes different depending on the author: so, while a tale of a Englishman who discovers a debased African tribe summoning a writhing horror and is traumatised … Continue reading Anent the Prose of that Indescribable Scrivener
July 6, 2018
Silver Hollow by Jennifer Silverwood
Silverwood mixes events and characters from ancient legends and fairy tales with a modern viewpoint to create romantic fantasy that both is and isn’t set in this world. Ten years ago, Amie Wentworth’s parents died. In the time since, she has managed to put aside her grief and establish herself as a fantasy novelist. So, … Continue reading Silver Hollow by Jennifer Silverwood
June 29, 2018
Ascendant Unrest by Matthew S. Cox
ARC: No cover available at time of review. Blending complex characters and plausible future technology with a starkly unequal society, Cox offers another mature and engaging addition to the cyberpunk genre that also offers much to readers of other genres. This is the second book in the Faded Skies series. Spoilers might occur. Two weeks … Continue reading Ascendant Unrest by Matthew S. Cox
June 25, 2018
Millhaven’s Tales of Suspense
Millhaven’s Tales of Suspense, featuring one of my short stories, is now available. While there are a range of tones, from straight out vigilante action to cosy investigation (complete with cup cakes), all the stories feature protagonists who take action rather than sitting back. A group of muggers discover appearance isn’t everything. When the police … Continue reading Millhaven’s Tales of Suspense
June 22, 2018
Revolt of Blood and Stone by A.J. Norfield
Norfield blends the classic tropes of prison fiction with those of dark fantasy to create a solid tale of claustrophobic rebellion. Sebastian was kidnapped and forced to work in the mines. Now, after years of backbreaking labour without ever seeing the sun or feeling the wind, he chances across a conspiracy to escape. He desperately … Continue reading Revolt of Blood and Stone by A.J. Norfield
June 18, 2018
Disrepair of Reputation
Despite last week’s post in which I opined I would not become a cultist, I must announce that I have not merely joined a cult but founded several. (Un)Fortunately, not in real life. One of my dear friends ended up with two copies of the decadent pastime that is Cultist Simulator, “a game of apocalypse … Continue reading Disrepair of Reputation
June 15, 2018
Ghost of a Memory by Stephanie Flint & Isaac Flint
Neither shying away from the visceral horror of reshaping humans into machines nor descending into shock and gore for the sake of it, the Flints create a tale that will appeal both to fans of young adult dystopia and those seeking a more complex tale than youthful hero against decadent regime. This novella is the … Continue reading Ghost of a Memory by Stephanie Flint & Isaac Flint
June 11, 2018
A Worship Adrift On Dark Seas
My current author bio mentions an altar to Cthulhu; so, it’s perhaps no surprise that someone asked me whether I’d worship the gods of the Mythos if they existed. The answer is: it depends on what you mean by worship. The first question of course is whether there are gods in the Mythos at all. … Continue reading A Worship Adrift On Dark Seas
