Month: August 2021

  • “Ocular,” by Nidheesh Samant watches for its chance in The Lost Librarian’s Grave horror anthology

    Horror and Weird Fiction: coming October 1, 2021. Today’s story for our upcoming debut anthology, The Lost Librarian’s Grave, is “Ocular” by Nidheesh Samant, who spins a tale where the walls have eyes, but as it often turns out in both life and fiction, not everything is even remotely as it appears…. The intrepid Suraj…

  • Canals on Mars

    Canals on Mars

    Harikalar Diyarında of Hatter Tea Party posted a fun post about the Martian canals, which served as inspiration for a lot of things, most near and dear to my heart–science fiction from the Golden Age and beyond! Check out the original post: besides being interesting, it also has some pretty pictures! Hatter Tea Party Excerpted…

  • Writing Prompt #6: Book in a Tree

    Today’s writing prompt comes from a hike we recently did where I found a book stuck up in a tree, which I thought was a little unusual—especially since it sat there for three weeks. The talented painter, Dave Stone, gave me the idea for this writing prompt with a comment he made on my personal…