Review: Falling in Love with Hominids by Nalo Hopkinson
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 […]
Category Archives: Short Stories
Retelling: Cruel Sisters: short story from song
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, […]
Daydreams for Night by John Southworth and David Ouimet (illustrations)
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 […]
For the Reluctant Reader: The Ravenous Gown and 14 More Tales About Real Beauty by Steffani Raff
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, […]
Grim: A Twisted Fairy Tale Collection
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 […]
How do you read Short Stories?
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 […]
Vacations from Hell: With Comments from Steph and Yash!
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 […]
Deliciously Dark Short Stories
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 […]
J.K. Rowling’s Torturous Short Stories
“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 […]
Trickster: Native American Tales: A Graphic Collection
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 […]
The Book Wars 