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Category Archives: Short Stories

Review: Falling in Love with Hominids by Nalo Hopkinson

December 2, 2015by Nafiza 4 Comments

Paperback, 222 pages Published August 11th 2015 by Tachyon Publications Source: Publisher I have been meaning to read Nalo Hopkinson for a while now and I thought this collection of […]

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Canadian, Fantasy, Review, Review Copy, Science Fiction, Short Stories

Retelling: Cruel Sisters: short story from song

October 8, 2015by Janet 6 Comments

The bare bones of the Twa Sisters ballad goes something like this:* two sisters walk by the water’s edge the elder pushes the younger in the younger sister drowns Most variants, […]

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Death and Mourning, Folklore, Music, Retellings, Short Stories, Short Story

Daydreams for Night by John Southworth and David Ouimet (illustrations)

July 20, 2015by Nafiza 5 Comments

Hardcover, 48 pages Published September 1st 2014 by Simply Read Books Source: Publisher Before I talk about the contents of this book, a shout out to the book designer Naomi […]

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Collections, picturebook, Picturebooks, Review, Review Copy, Short Stories, Short Story

For the Reluctant Reader: The Ravenous Gown and 14 More Tales About Real Beauty by Steffani Raff

June 10, 2015by Nafiza 8 Comments

Last week I talked about the sources of reluctance in reluctant readers. Today I offer one of the ways in which to, if not remove, then challenge this reluctance. Sometimes, […]

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Fairytales, Retellings, Review, Review Copy, Short Stories

Grim: A Twisted Fairy Tale Collection

July 30, 2014by Yash 3 Comments

In the beginning of the month, I said I would review three fairy tale collections, but I feel like only two made the cut. (It was a simple criteria- I […]

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Anthology, Crossover, Fairytales, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Short Stories, Young Adult

How do you read Short Stories?

July 28, 2014by stephiedror 13 Comments

This month, short story month, has been a new and intriguing experience for me. I, like many of our readers (we have noticed the lower hits!), have never really been that into […]

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Discussion, Short Stories, This Month's Theme, Uncategorized

Vacations from Hell: With Comments from Steph and Yash!

July 25, 2014by Yash Leave a comment

Hello! Yash and Steph here. We haven’t done “buddy reads” yet, so forgive us if it feels a little clunky (we’re still working on it!). We thought we should give […]

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Buddy Read, Review, Short Stories, This Month's Theme

Deliciously Dark Short Stories

July 24, 2014by Janet 2 Comments

Sometimes with short stories, as with chocolate, you crave something deliciously dark with the barest hint of sweetness. In that case, you’ve come to the right post. Here are a […]

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Fairytales, Poetry, Rapunzel, Retellings, Review, Short Stories, Uncategorized

J.K. Rowling’s Torturous Short Stories

July 23, 2014by Christopher Owen 1 Comment

“There are celebrities – and then there are celebrities.” – J.K. Rowling as Rita Skeeter in the Harry Potter Sequel, “Dumbledore’s Army Reunites at Quidditch World Cup Final”   If […]

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Fan Culture, Fandoms, Fantasy, Harry Potter, Short Stories, Short Story, This Month's Theme

Trickster: Native American Tales: A Graphic Collection

July 21, 2014by stephiedror 3 Comments

I have to say I thought I would like this a lot more than I really did. Don’t get me wrong, I really enjoyed reading the more uncommon tales and […]

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Graphic Novels, Review, Short Stories, This Month's Theme

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