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Short Fiction Recs for June 2016
Here are a few pieces of short fiction I read recently that I want to rec.
The Sound of Salt and Sea by Kat Howard A pretty and slightly creepy story. I liked the main characters attention to detail.
Whale-Oil By Sylvia V. Linsteadt I enjoyed this ecological themed story set in my home region of the San Fransisco bay area.
Mortal Eyes by Ann ( Read more... ) -
May 2016 Short Fiction Recs
Things have been busy and I haven't read as much short fiction this month as I would have liked to. (Some of you may be sensing a theme with these introductions). Anyways here are few things that I did read and like.
"The Cedar Grid" by Sara Saab (content note:violent death) Grief, family and morning are important themes in this beautiful story ( Read more... ) -
Short Fiction Recs for April 2016
So it is almost the end of the month, which means it is time for short fiction recs. However right now I'm feeling a bit discouraged about this project. The Hugo finalist were announced last week, and the bigoted slaters were able to control most of the nominations. This year more than 4000 people nominated, and I had hoped that would make ( Read more... ) -
Short Fiction Rec for March 2016
Hugo nominations end this Thursday so a lot of people I know are trying to read a lot 2015 short fiction. If that your goal this post won't help you. I did most of my 2015 story cramming in January and this month I've actuality been reading short fiction at reasonable pace. I've been feeling relaxed about it so as well as reading some current stuff ( Read more... ) -
Short Fiction Recs for February 2016
Leap day means on more day to get my February short fiction rec post up and I need it because I haven't been reading that much short fiction this month. After doing a ton of short fiction reading for my favorates of 2015 post I decided to take a break form short fiction reading which ended up stretching well into February. But I've gotten back into ( Read more... ) -
Resources for Hugo Nominators
Hugo Nominations are now open, and PINs are going out via email! I wrote a bit about why you might want (or not-want) to nominate for the Hugo awards here. If nominating for the Hugos is something you want to do remember you need to buy your membership by January 31, which is coming right up ( Read more... ) -
My Favorite Short Fiction of 2015
I read tons of short fiction in 2015, even more than in previous years. This has been a pretty great year for short fiction with great stories form authors I already loved and new to me authors. It has also been good to see many more people talking about short fiction on the internet this year. I hope to see even more of that in 2016 ( Read more... ) -
My 2015 Writing about SFF Stories and Culture
In 2015 I wrote several pieces about SFF stories and culture, what is sometimes called fanwriting. I wrote a few things I’m proud of and I hope contributed to my little corner of fandom. So I thought I’d do a roundup of my fanwriting in 2015.
Short FictionI read fair amount of short fiction, but I know many people have hard time getting started ( Read more... ) -
December Short Fiction Recs
This month I've gotten more organized and found some time to read short fiction again. So here are a few rec based on what I've read recently.
"20/20" By Arie Coleman A story about doctors who travel back in time to fix medical mistakes. I loved the main characters dedication to saving lives.
"Points of Origin" by Marissa K. Lingen This story ( Read more... ) -
Hugo Nomination Season is Coming
It is the time of year when I remind you that can nominate and vote for the Hugo Awards if you buy a supporting membership for MidAmeriCon II the 2016 WorldCon. This year supporting memberships are a bit more expensive at $50 each. (Last year it was $40). You will need to have supporting membership by January 31 to nominate. If you had a voting ( Read more... )