2018 Short Story Advent Calendar Unveiling: December 11 and 12
I don’t like to post more than one article a day because I know y’all got lots on, so here are the videos from yesterday and today’s advent calendar unveilings!
More Alberta writers to love! That’s really how I should title every book review that I write on an Alberta-born book. People don’t typically  see Alberta as the literary hot-spot that it truly is, but I’m hoping to change that by highlighting amazing books by Western writers that don’t get the attention they deserve. Lee…
Smokey hogs the camera, I’m wearing my housecoat, and an important and timely story is included in today’s video.Â
I was really excited by the premise of this book when Edge Publishing sent it to me. Essentially, nEvermore! (yes, that is the correct spelling) is a collection of stories inspired by Edgar Allan Poe;Â many are re-imaginings for his published works while others are simply inspired by his writing. How cool is that? I’ve never…
Oh jeez guys, oh jeez. I seem to have been on a streak lately, reading books about children dying, being kidnapped, and other horrible things. Billie Livingston’s The Crooked Heart of Mercy continues this terrible theme as it begins with the accidental death of a two year-old, while he is at home with him Mom…
Is the idea of visiting a remote glass hotel off an island a terrifying thought, or a welcome one? Personally, I love immersing myself in nature, so the idea of sitting in a five-star resort with not another soul in sight (other than the staff mixing my cocktails) is immensely appealing to me – even…
A few weeks ago, our kitty Makita (pictured above) gave us a little scare. She stopped eating and drinking for almost 6 straight days, and was in and out of the animal hospital. It was finally determined she was suffering from a bad sinus infection, so luckily a week of antibiotics has returned her to…
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Jessica actually responded to me on twitter and said she did the gender switcheroo on purpose!
ok footnotes need to be banned! I hope the publisher is listening for next year LOL
Hmm yah that doesn’t sound so bad, but it’s so hard to find footnotes that are well done!
Yeah, this is my only example. David Foster Wallace books can go float in a river. He’s the master of the annoying footnote.