I have been diving into eighteenth century France for some reason (…circumspice) and my reading has veering into the historical, albeit through fiction. No surprise: I learned most of my history from fiction — books, television, films — because Americans are not generally taught history so much as a narrative of Manifest Destiny. Which is…
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Walpurgisnacht Shenanigans
Peg and I started talking about Rosemary’s Baby between cats, a snoozy dog and far too much rustling of lapel mics (oops!). Peg did a great job editing but we may pick up this conversation and run further with it because there is just so much to say! The film most responsible for the 80s…
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Pomegranate at Albany Film Fest
Wow, my first fest film! My experimental short Pomegranate will be part of the NYS Writers Institute Albany Film Festival on April 1st (yes, really — despite that date). This is exciting for me. Maybe I shouldn’t have turned down that filmmaking scholarship all those years ago (long story) but as with all things that…
Magical Fiction Forum
ONLINE VIA ZOOM, 27 FEBRUARY 2021 The Magickal Women Partnership proudly presents the Magical Fiction Forum: Fairy tales, fantasy, magical realism, surreal fiction: this forum aims to bring together leading authors and scholars to discuss the impact and influence of texts that transcend their genre and leave readers enchanted and transformed. Online via Zoom. TICKETS…
Coming Through in Waves
Coming soon: crime fiction inspired by the songs of Pink Floyd COMING THROUGH IN WAVES – FINAL TOC –Edited and With Foreword by T. Fox Dunham Come in Number 51 – Your Time Is UP – dbschlosserNobody Home – Joseph S. WalkerMoney – Renee Asher PickupHeels on the Highway – Linda SlaterHeart Beat, Pig Meat…
FFB: The Devil’s Mistress
The Devil’s Mistress J. W. Brodie-Innes The Dennis Wheatley Library of the Occult Sphere 1974 (original novel 1915) I taught a course on witchcraft and the witch hunts in the fall semester. Don’t ask me what took so long to get around to it. As usual with new courses I stuffed far too much into…
Out Now: Chastity Flame eBook Boxset
CHASTITY FLAME ADVENTURES BOX SET Price: $5.99 This box set includes: Chastity Flame, #1 Move over James Bond! Chastity Flame works for a nameless organization. You won’t hear about the work she does either. She loves her job as a secret government operative. She foils criminal masterminds, travels the world, and finds new lovers in…
Making Magic Respectable
Like many folks here, I am greatly enjoying Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell. It’s a terrific fantasy series: I can’t tell you how well it adapts Susanna Clarke’s novel as I haven’t read it yet (so many books, so many of them to write!) but the author seems pleased. The next episode appears to focus…
April Fool: Con-Eire is FREE!
The joke’s on me for April Fool’s week: I’m giving Con-Eire away! Beginning today all the way through Friday you can download the ebook for the price of a couple of clicks. A comedy play for voices, Con-Eire takes you behind the scenes at a spec fic con so you can see all the madness*…