Many thanks as always to Sam Tomaino for his ever-so-brief reviews of our ever-so-brief stories over at SFRevu. The story he made most note of, interestingly enough, is the oldest: Ambrose Bierce’s “John Mortonson’s Funeral”. While you’re at it, some of you may be interested in the interview with Jay Lake and the review of […]
Cris of hat-moononline.com is a friend of R.W. Ware’s, and posted a picture that he did of Cris’s crew. It’s a fun Webcomic, too — check it out. David Tallerman, who gave us this month’s “Strive to be Happy” and March’s “The Desert Cold”, is in Hub #57 with a story called “Exodus”. Jeff Soesbe, […]
Special thanks to short story reviewer Sam Tomaino (and, of course, editor Gayle Surrette) for a brief review of our brief stories from last month. The problem with reviewing such short stories is that you can’t say too much without giving the whole thing away, and the problem with thanking people for such short reviews […]
In the FlashForum, I just opened a discussion on non-traditional publishing. You’re welcome to join the conversation.
I just found a great site called Five Star Literary Stories, run by three-time Pushcart nominee T.J. Forrester. I don’t suppose it’s shocking, with a name like that and an editor with those credentials, that it focuses on literary fiction (as opposed to science fiction, thrillers, etc.). It might be especially beneficial if you don’t […]
Sam Tomaino at SFRevu kindly reviewed our April issue a few days ago. I thank him for his kind words, summed up like this: “I got a big kick out of them and look forward to next month’s issue.” (And here it is, by the way…) Here’s the link.
I really like this quote from an interview with Vanessa Gebbie over at Smokelong Quarterly: Great flashes are diamond stuff. Perfect. They don’t leave the reader hanging, or assume another role. Strong, resonant stories packed into non-safety matchboxes. I have a strong emotional pull to the form. It feels very natural. I’m sure they are […]
John Ottinger over at Grasping for the Wind just reviewed our April issue. His favorite story was “Call of the Wild, Line Three“, but he says interesting things about the rest of the zine as well. Thanks, John!
If you like classical music at all, you should check out the Naxos Classical Music Spotlight. It’s essentially a commercial for Naxos recordings, but what a commercial! Twenty minutes of music from recent Naxos releases, interviews with conductors (and composers if they’re still alive), and historical and biographical information as well. I mention this not […]
I was reminded of this list this morning. Worth reading.