The Books That Influenced Your Life

I was tagged by my friend Xan in the “10 books that have influenced you” thing on Facebook, but I was a slacker and didn’t do it there. Soooooooooooooooo… here’s the covers of the 10 books (or in two cases, groups of books) that had the biggest influence on my life. I cheated slightly; there’s […]

Alliteration Ink Presents: The Kickstarter for NOT OUR KIND: TALES OF (NOT) BELONGING

Alliteration Ink Introduces Not Our Kind: Tales of (Not) Belonging This Kickstarter is to fund a genre-defying diverse collection of fantasy and sci-fi stories of cultures, their problems, and seeing life from a new point of view. It’s edited by Nayad Monroe, who previously edited the critically acclaimed What Fates Impose. When you talk about […]

A is for Princess: An Interview

I met Alethea Kontis (who I hereby nominate to play one of the princesses if they make Jim Hines’ books into movies) almost a year and a half ago. I’ve maybe spent two hours, total, in her presence. She is also one of the most awesome people I’ve ever met. (You have no idea how […]

Reviewing Zelazny

[Spoiler for one story below, but it’s like 40 years old, folks.] It’s interesting, going back and re-reading the classics of science fiction. I mainlined Roger Zelazny recently, re-reading The Doors of His Face, the Lamps of His Mouth, Doorways in the Sand, Keys to December, and A Rose for Ecclesiastes. (With the exception of […]