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A.C. Wise

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in Montreal, Canada

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Science Fiction & Fantasy, Horror, Short Stories

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Ray Bradbury, C.S. Lewis, Neil Gaiman, Caitlin Kiernan, Catherynne M. ...more

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A.C. Wise's fiction has appeared in publications such as Uncanny, Shimmer, and Tor.com, among other places. She had two collections published with Lethe Press, and a novella published by Broken Eye Books. Her debut novel, Wendy, Darling, is out from Titan Books n June 2021, and a new collection, The Ghost Sequences, is forthcoming from Undertow Books in October 2021. Her work has won the Sunburst Award for Excellence in Canadian Literature of the Fantastic, as well as being a two-time Nebula finalist, a two-time Sunburst finalist, an Aurora finalist, and a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award. In addition to her fiction, she contributes review columns to the Book Smugglers and Apex Magazine, and has been a finalist for the Ignyte Award in ...more

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What made you want to tell the stories of what happened after Peter Pan? Have you ever considered expanding upon the "after happily ever after" for other common fairy stories/tales?

A.C. Wise Hi, Meg! I've always felt that the Peter Pan story had dark undercurrents and I was interested in exploring those and bringing them to the surface. I …moreHi, Meg! I've always felt that the Peter Pan story had dark undercurrents and I was interested in exploring those and bringing them to the surface. I also really liked the idea of Wendy as a mother going on an adventure, as portal fantasies - the original Peter Pan included - tend to focus on children having adventures and parents being left behind to worry off the page. Those were two of the big reasons that I wanted to re-tell and re-imagine the story. As for other classic stories and fairy tales - maybe! I've written some short fiction that reimagines fairy tales and other classics, but at the moment I have no immediate plans for something novel length. That's not to say I won't do something like that in the future!(less)

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?Not a question — I just wanted to let you know that I just read your short story Exhalation #10, and it made me feel things I didn’t even know I had in me. I’ve been in a reading slump for such a long time that I had almost forgotten what it’s like to read a story with your whole being. Your story reminded me just how important stories are in my life. And I wanted to thank you for that!

A.C. Wise Thank you so much! That's so lovely to hear. I'm particularly fond of Exhalation #10, so I'm delighted to know that the story resonated.…moreThank you so much! That's so lovely to hear. I'm particularly fond of Exhalation #10, so I'm delighted to know that the story resonated.(less)

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	Wendy, Darling (Wendy, Darling, #1) 3.57 avg rating — 5,934 ratings — published 2021 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hooked 3.33 avg rating — 1,580 ratings — published 2022 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Ghost Sequences 3.93 avg rating — 579 ratings — published 2021 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Out of the Drowning Deep 3.69 avg rating — 435 ratings — published 2024 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Catfish Lullaby 3.73 avg rating — 197 ratings — published 2019 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Ultra Fabulous Glitter Squadron Saves the World Again 4.01 avg rating — 144 ratings — published 2015 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Dark House 3.29 avg rating — 156 ratings — published 2023	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ballad of the Bone Road 3.73 avg rating — 131 ratings — published 2026 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Kissing Booth Girl and Other Stories 3.83 avg rating — 108 ratings — published 2016 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Excerpts from a Film (1942-1987) 3.48 avg rating — 105 ratings — published 2017	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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A.C. Wise answered Neo_in_Libroland's question: ?Not a question — I just wanted to let you know that I just read your short story Exhalation #10, and it made me feel things I didn’t even know I had in me. I’ve been in a reading slump for such a long time that I had almost forgotten what it’s like to read a story with your whole being. Your story reminded me just how important stories are in my life. And I wanted to thank you for that! Thank you so much! That's so lovely to hear. I'm particularly fond of Exhalation #10, so I'm delighted to know that the story resonated.
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“Anger became her habit, Neverland her defence.”
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“Peter was always monster and boy both.”
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“She has the sudden impression that bits of his skin might lift away, like a mask hiding something terrible underneath.”
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