Just finished Changing Planes, a recent collection of short stories by Ursula Le Guin. The narrator tells us of her travels to 15 other planes, part travelogue, part anthropological essay, and part satire. LeGuin often writes nontraditional stories, and this entire collection seems to defy standard definitions of a story, all of the stories lacking even a … More Traveling with Ursula Le Guin
Just finished Sabriel by Garth Nix. I’ve read a lot of good young adult fantasy in the past year or so, but this is definitely one of the best. The story follows Sabriel, the young daughter of the Abhorsen, a special kind of wizard who makes sure that the dead stay dead. Sabriel has grown … More Garth Nix is the Master
I got my contributor copy of the latest issue of Realms of Fantasy, which includes my story, “Tío Gilberto and the Twenty-Seven Ghosts.” First thing I have to say is, it’s so cool to see this story in print! Especially in such a great magazine, and especially after that long couple months where Realms had closed and … More Story Out in Realms of Fantasy
Just finished The Girl in the Flammable Skirt, a short story collection by Aimee Bender, one of my favorite writers. She mostly writes surrealist, magic realist, and just plain weird stories, but due to the mysteries of bookstore shelving you can usually find her under (plain old) fiction instead of fantasy & science fiction. Among her many talents is her knack for … More Brilliant First Lines from Aimee Bender
Bread & Magic 