January went by in a bit of a rush – I’ve completely neglected to post even any Sunday recs. Turned out that the start of the year included tons of PhD work and other busyness, so I’ve been off the writing radar a bit. I’m getting the itch again, though: even though I’m currently still […]
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Finishing projects feels good
Around the end of December 2013, I came upon a post with pretty pictures of the 33 most beautiful abandoned places in the world. One of those clickbaity list posts, but this one struck a chord. I love the desolate beauty of abandoned things. And so I decided to write something about all 33, inspired […]
Award eligibility post (works published in 2014)
Firstly: this feels so weird. Award eligibility is for real writers, right? Not me? No, shut up, evil!brain. (This post by Amal El-Mohtar is very relevant…) Anyway, I have done my research and to the best of my knowledge, it appears that the following works are eligible for awards (for 2014): Poetry (eligible for the […]
An Alphabet of Embers ToC!
Rose Lemberg, the editor of the forthcoming anthology An Alphabet of Embers (which includes my story “The City Beneath the Sea”), has posted the full ToC on her website: check it out! I can’t overstate how excited I am by this project! I’m really looking forward to reading the other contributions when the anthology comes […]
Sunday recs: Three stories and a novel
Hi, this is me procrastinating! Soon, soon I will go and finish the zero draft of a story that’s been unreasonably hard to write considering that I know how it ends and all… Anyway, here’s three stories I read sometime late last year and enjoyed: Collector’s Item by Daniel McPherson (in Daily Science Fiction): a […]
2014 in review
On 1 January I made a post about my writing in 2013 and my hopes for 2014. I like looking back on the past year at its end, so here we go again. My writing goals for 2014 were (slightly abridged): Get a story published! Get more poems published. Work on a poetry collection. Increase […]
“Munankuorikehto” out in Spin magazine
My Finnish-language flash fiction piece about fairies, “Munankuorikehto” (‘Egg-Shell Cradle’), is out in the Turku Science Fiction Society’s magazine Spin! Huzzah! Here is the link to the issue itself (in Finnish). It came out a couple of weeks ago already, but I was unaware of the fact because I haven’t received my contributor’s copy yet. […]
“Raw Honey” in the SH poetry podcast
Merry Christmas/Winter Holiday of Your Choice, all! I’ve had a lovely two days of delicious food and family hangout, and am now nudging myself into the writing groove again. I have a first draft of a story to write… While I was engaged in Christmas preparations, Strange Horizons released the podcast of December’s poetry. Listen […]
Sunday recs: The Dishonesty of Dreams
Today’s reading recommendation is a poetry collection: The Dishonesty of Dreams by Adrienne J. Odasso. I’ve been reading Adrienne’s poetry for a long time; I really admire her work so I’d love for other people to find her stuff, too. Here’s my review of The Dishonesty of Dreams (copied from Amazon.com): The Dishonesty of Dreams […]
Sunday recs: Long time no rec
Sooo it’s been quite a while since I last posted any Sunday recs. I’ll try to get back into the game again – I’ve been reading lots, as always, but have neglected to recommend my favourites. Here’s a few poems I’ve enjoyed over the past few weeks: “The Glass Men” by Alexandra Seidel (in Ideomancer). […]