She hears the house first. It cries like a hungry bairn. It belongs to Quality but seems familiar. Inquisitive like… Read more STRAY THOUGHTS
Author: Susan Iwanisziw
THE MURDER BOUTIQUE
In the Journal of Speculative Fiction, Kyanite Press (Issue 5/Vol. 1/May-June 2019) pages 64-75. In a world of universal surveillance,… Read more THE MURDER BOUTIQUE
FIVE STAR INDIE BOOKS
Elliott Downing: The Keys of the Kingdom. Self-Published. A compelling short fiction dealing with the public exploitation of private grief… Read more FIVE STAR INDIE BOOKS
TWEETS FROM THE HEYDAY: 2019
Beginning: Attendants satiate her lust & dance to her tune, but they all die badly. Middle: Bereft, she scours the… Read more TWEETS FROM THE HEYDAY: 2019
FIVE STAR: STRUCTURAL REVIEW OF LOU BERNEY’S NOVEMBER ROAD *****
GENRE: Thriller; 1960s-era picaresque novel. THEME: At one level, Karma; at a deeper level, Free Will as a realization that… Read more FIVE STAR: STRUCTURAL REVIEW OF LOU BERNEY’S NOVEMBER ROAD *****
Emotional Connection
I’d nominate Laini Taylor as an expert in emotional connection, particularly in the YA fantasy STRANGE THE DREAMER, for her… Read more Emotional Connection
SERIAL CHILL
My short, murderous, ghostly story SERIAL CHILL is in the Halloween issue of the Journal of Speculative Fiction (2018), published… Read more SERIAL CHILL
POINT OF VIEW 3: Omniscient
A beautiful rendition of an omniscient narrator who is also an actor within the story is to be found in… Read more POINT OF VIEW 3: Omniscient
Putting on the Wellies Again: 6
How much time is wasted researching agents and wish lists and twitter-stalking fave writers and wishing for facility with one-liner… Read more Putting on the Wellies Again: 6
FIVE STAR SHAKE UPS
LEOPARD SAYS: SHUSH. I’M READING!! Just finished reading Carlo Rovelli’s THE ORDER OF TIME (translated by Erica Segre and Simon… Read more FIVE STAR SHAKE UPS