For Friday the 13th, a tale of harbingers and doom averted:
Fantasy
Living Vicariously Through You
Creative Works, FictionAppears in: When the World Stopped: A Collection of Infectious Stories (Owl Hollow Press)
Release Date: October 2020
Summary: Sophie’s quarantine takes an odd turn when she develops a telepathic connection with the sketchy guy loitering near her building. A pseudoscientific rom-com about these weird times.
Buy a copy of When the World Stopped from Owl Hollow Press.
Dust in the Jail Cell
Creative Works, FictionAppears in: On Time (Transmundane Press)
Release Date: Sept. 27/2020
Summary: A dimension-hopping war arrives at a downtown police station after a trailer on cinder blocks materializes in the middle of traffic. The young woman in the holding cell has a strange story to tell – if she lives long enough.
Buy a copy of On Time from Transmundane Press.
THE LIGHTHOUSE: another vivid nightmare from the director of THE WITCH
Commentary, Film and TelevisionIt’s probably best to go into Robert Eggers’s latest film blind – although after seeing it, I’m happy to report, I still couldn’t tell you what precisely was going on.
The Turnip and the Trick
Creative Works, FictionAppears in: Enchanted Conversation
Release Date: Sept. 30/2019
Summary: Goblins go trick-or-treating in this dark Halloween folk tale.
Read it below, or online at Enchanted Conversation.
Read the full issue here.
The Lighthouse Keeper and the Hag
Creative Works, FictionAppears in: Enchanted Conversation
Release Date: June/2019
Summary: An elderly lighthouse keeper is tormented by the hectoring mermaid stranded on his shore.
Read it at Enchanted Conversation.
Read the full issue here.
“Let’s Get Ready for Dumbo!” [review]
Commentary, Film and Television, UncategorizedTim Burton’s lavish Dumbo remake is a visually stunning update that captures the sorrow and joy of the original.
The Beast and the Hummingbirds
Creative Works, Fiction, Free to ReadAppears in: Rhythm & Bones Issue #1
Release Date: July 10/2018
Summary: A young girl finds herself appointed judge, jury, and executioner in an otherworldly dispute.
Read it for free at Rhythm & Bones, where you can also download the whole issue in PDF form. (Or, read on below).
Good Omens [book review]
Books, CommentaryGood Omens, an early work by fantasy legends Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman is in many ways a familiar tale.
Daydream Noir
Creative Works, FictionAppears in: The Fulcrum
Release Date: April 9, 2015
Summary: Seven-year-old Jessie’s imaginary friend is a princess. Lily’s is a hard-drinking, hard-boiled private investigator.
1st place winner of The Fulcrum Fiction Contest.
Read it in The Fulcrum.
Musings by Madison 