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An Old Interview with Caroline Peckham on her debut Indie novel
The last few years I’ve been hearing a name that sounded familiar to me. Caroline Peckham, bestselling author of the absolutely massive Zodiac Academy series. The name was familiar because back in 2015 I interviewed Caroline Peckham about her debut novel, a self published book called Creeping Shadow, of which I received an ARC. Anyway,… Read more
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The sad strange tales of Cry Baby Bridges
I first heard of Cry Baby Bridge in middle school. The area I live in has a long strange history since its colonization and therefore many haunted places. Cry Baby Bridge was lumped in with Gravity Hill and Midnight Mary and the old school where you challenged the ghost of a deceased quarterback to a… Read more
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Taking a Short Break to Grieve
There is so much going on with Cry Baby Bridge, Yule submissions opening and a ton to share about Creature Crimes and Creativity Con, but unfortunately my mother passed away early this week and I need to take a step back be with that. I will get to the author interviews and other big news… Read more
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Ef Deal – Fifteen Second Feature #1
I am thrilled to have received the first 15 second feature reply from my dear friend and talented writer, Ef Deal. I should note I had the unique privilege of workshopping and beta reading two of Ef’s novels and, as she mentions, she has contributed to three Speculation Publication stories. I can attest to Ef’s… Read more
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Fifteen Second Features
If you are an author, writers or creator in the book publishing field, I want to hear about your stuff. Projects, Publications, books, ideas, collaborations. Creatives can’t always find the platforms they need to talk about what is exciting them, so I want to provide that on my humble blog. I hope to eventually share… Read more
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Electric Spec feature
I said some things about my upcoming short story and Electric Spec published them on their awesome blog! Check me out and get ready to read “A River in the Desert” , a feminist fantasy, debuting on their site later this month. Read more
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We invite your speculation
Speculation Publications is now a thing. I made it. With River Eno and Susan Tulio on my editorial team, we’re open to submissions for our next collection of utter speculation, The Dancing Plague. I have so much to say about this. About starting a small anthology press, about focusing more on editorial work, and about… Read more
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The Jersey Devil and COVID-19
Before our Devil took flight the coronavirus knocked the wind out of sails. Read more
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How to be ripped to shreds with grace (writing reviews)
Originally posted on LC W. Allingham: In college, peer writing reviews never went very well. Either people were too nice or too mean or too vague. And no one wanted to hear it. Usually professors wouldn’t allow us to talk and defend our work, so we didn’t have the option of yelling at our reviewers.… Read more
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