I devoured this book. I grabbed it from the library last week, because it was on my list, but I couldn't really remember what it was about. But it had a good title and a pretty cover. We Set the Dark on Fire starts with a myth, of a sun god and a salt god, … Continue reading REVIEW: We Set The Dark On Fire by Tehlor Kay Mejia
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REVIEW: Here and Now and Then- Mike Chen
One of my favorite parts of my Patreon page (which you can subscribe to HERE) is my book blogging monthly column, Canon Blast, where I read and pick apart a work in the SFF Canon. In the interest of book blogging more, I'm going to try to do little write ups of things as I … Continue reading REVIEW: Here and Now and Then- Mike Chen
Goals Post (Not the Sportsball Kind)
2018 has lasted an eternity and also somehow flown by at the same time. I'm not sure how that happens. I honestly can't remember what happened when. Rationally, and according to the google machine, I know movies like Black Panther came out this year, etc, but I'm also pretty confident that was like ten years … Continue reading Goals Post (Not the Sportsball Kind)
Year in Books 2018
It's December 31, which means it's time to take stock of what I read this year and pick some favorites. TOP FIVE (in no particular order): Annihilation-- Jeff Vandermeer Go ahead and watch the movie, but it's nothing at all like the book. Annihilation is the first book in the Southern Reach Trilogy, and I … Continue reading Year in Books 2018
Okay, Next Crisis
"Okay, Next Crisis" is the companion flash fic for October's Canon Blast! post, which was about Isaac Asimov's Foundation trilogy. Just a reminder that Canon Blast! is now exclusively on Patreon, but I'll post the companion flash on here the month following its appearance on the other site. If you want to keep up with … Continue reading Okay, Next Crisis
October Round Up
It's Election Day! GO VOTE. GO VOTE. GO VOTE. But that also means that it's time for another episode of "What Lizz Did This Month." The biggest news is that I launched my Patreon page! Woo hoo! Go here for more info and maybe sign up to be a patron? Also, tell your friends? Some … Continue reading October Round Up
Mid October Round Up
Hey, guess what? It's time for another episode of "Here's What Lizz Did Last Month." I was doing these at the beginning of every month, but since I'm now doing the Canon Blast! at the end of every month (which becomes the beginning if you wait a few days to read it...) I decided to … Continue reading Mid October Round Up
Canon Blast! The Invisible Man- H. G. Wells
First some backstory: I really found Science Fiction in grad school. Prior to that, I'd read the odd book here and there that is classified as SF/F-- The Giver and A Wrinkle in Time in middle school, Frankenstein in high school and then again in college, Slaughterhouse Five in college-- but Science Fiction was never … Continue reading Canon Blast! The Invisible Man- H. G. Wells
Suddenly, September
It's September! August was a good month for stories, for me. My Great British Bake Off meets Sweeney Todd story, "Too Good, At Least" is available over on Speculative City. I had a blast writing this one--it was one of those rare stories that pretty much sprang from my head fully formed, like Athena. I … Continue reading Suddenly, September
Story Fog
July passed in a haze of stories. Seriously, a haze. I can't even begin to tell you what most of them were about, and I'm still recovering from the onslaught so I haven't gone back to look at any of them yet. I know there were food puns, destructive fairies, pop culture references, and about … Continue reading Story Fog
