Two stories in the October issue of Realms of Fantasy stood out: Saint’s Paw, by Alan Smale, and Halloween, by Euan Harvey. Halloween made it pretty clear that I am a wuss when it comes to horror. The story was a selection of creeeepy vignettes of the kind that kids Read more…
On a forum I hang out on, we’re building an anthology of the best short stories of the 20th century. All genres, all eras. Take a gander and join in (if you aren’t already a member you have to sign up, but it’s painless): The Best Short Stories of the Read more…
Where I went on my summer vacation. In a way, crossing West Texas was like crossing the plains of Temia to the foothills of the Temia Mountains, since we get into New Mexico and it’s like, hey look — the mountains start here! And Ruidoso was in the middle of Read more…