It’s Been A Year, Part 6 Reviews and thoughts on writing with Craig Brownlie Such big britches, but it’s been a minute since I’ve done any reviews because 2025 has been a worse year than even 2024, which is saying something on a personal level. But I have kept reading and writing! Let’s just agree this is madness. Fountain of Youth R.V. Park by R.J. Benetti Submitted for the Approval of the Midnight Pals I & II by Bitter Karella Haunt of Southern Fried Fear by Ronald Kelly Ha

COVEN OF THE EAST Reviewed by Tamika Thompson In Angela Yuriko Smith and Pauline Chow's anthology Coven of the East: Reimagining Asian Women's Magical Histories , every work is masterful. With an ethereal quality that begins with Chow's cover art, Coven  brings together poetry, stories, essays, and hybrid works, which teach as much as they captivate.    Readers are treated to a range of themes, settings, characters, and figures of lore in arresting works that tackle hauntings

It’s Been A Year, Part 5 Reviews and thoughts on writing with Craig Brownlie I may have implied to a few authors that I had every intention of reading their books, but it’s been a minute since I’ve done any reviews because 2025 has been a worse year than even 2024, which is saying something on a personal level. But I have kept reading and writing! So let’s see what I thought- in real time, the way Kurt Vonnegut meant us to write. Poacher by Mark Scioneaux Brady by D.W. Hitz T

It’s Been A Year, Part 4 Reviews and thoughts on writing with Craig Brownlie   Don’t get me started, but it’s been a minute since I’ve done any reviews because 2025 has been a worse year than even 2024, which is saying something on a personal level. But I have kept reading and writing! So, let’s get started!   Out of Aztlan by V. Castro Fragile Anthology by Michael Allen Rose et al. Back when local newspapers reviewed books, a lot of English majors found use for their educati

One more review for 2025 from Sue Rovens! This time Sue shares her thoughts on The No-End House by Jeremy Bates. Check out her review below and then stop by Sue's own website to check out her books! Enjoy! The No-End House by Jeremy Bates Reviewed By Sue Rovens Jeremy Bates has been on my radar for a while now. I’ve read a few of his other books and have enjoyed them (for the most part). He’s a prolific writer, having written twenty-plus novels/novellas and doesn’t appear to

Joining us to help wrap up 2025, we have author friend Craig Brownlie with another one of his wonderful review write-ups. This one includes Millionaires Day by Kit Power, The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin, The Sundowner's Dance by Todd Keisling, Stolen Skies by Tim Powers, and Subject A by M Ennenbach. Enjoy! It’s Been A Year, Part 1 Reviews and thoughts on writing with Craig Brownlie That sounds a little pompous, but it’s been a minute since I’ve done any reviews becau