Though I really don't believe in jigs. World Fantasy was great fun, despite the strangeness of being at a convention sans Christopher, and the extreme sprawl of the property, which had the odd distinction of feeling like a set from Dynasty or Falcon Crest, The Prisoner, Dirty Dancing, CSI or Bones*, Swamp Thing, and The …
1. My long interview with the delightful Beth Revis has been posted at Lightspeed. She had many smart and excellent things to say, so do check it out. (Also up at Lightspeed this week is Cassie Clare's fabulous story from Steampunk!, "Some Fortunate Future Day." Do not miss. And, really, don't miss the whole anthology–it's …
Well, not the last story in the history of time or anything… but the last story in the special YA issue of Subterranean Online. "Demons, Your Body, and You" by Genevieve Valentine has been posted, and it's such a great, hilarious note to end the issue on. I love this story. It's an incisive portrait …
Genevieve Valentine is one of my favorite people and, happily, also one of my favorite writers. If you look at her bibliography, it's astounding how many fabulous short stories she's published since 2008 (really? JUST since 2008? wow!) in anthologies and magazines, basically all over the place. And this in addition to tons of fabulous …
The new story posted this week in the Subterranean Special YA Summer Issue is Kelly Link's "Valley of the Girls." I believe this is Kelly's first new story published in some time (she also has a fabulous story coming out in this fall's Steampunk! anthology, which she and Gavin co-edited for Candlewick). "Valley of the …
This week's new story is Tobias Buckell's "Mirror, Mirror." I think you'll see why I was excited about this one–not only is it fabulous, it's science fiction, which I really wanted to include in the issue, but was afraid I wouldn't get from anyone. (And actually Kelly Link's upcoming story is also SF. So that'll …
I know, I know, it seems like I only stop in here lately to post pointers to these, but I'll do better starting this week. My schedule's less crazycakes than it was in April and May, and I plan to just have my regular workload moving forward. The house of cards almost came falling down, …
And this week Alaya Dawn Johnson's "Their Changing Bodies" is added to the mix. I can guarantee you've never quite encountered a vampire story like this. (I particularly think you'll like this one, Justine.) I'd give a content warning, but that would ruin all the fun of this often hilarious, sometimes explicit, and ultimately sweet …
…is Richard Larson's fabulous "The Ghost Party," in which Charlee goes to an unusual party. I love how sharp this story is, and how fraught in that way YA does so well. I was delighted when I read it as a submission, and delighted anew reading it again today. Enjoy! This also brings us to …
And this week's new story in the special Subterranean YA issue is: Sarah Rees Brennan's "Queen of Atlantis." As you probably already know, I adore Sarah's Demon's Lexicon series. So I was surprised when the story she sent me turned out to be this fabulous high fantasy story, instead of her usual fabulous contemporary urban …