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  • The Antidote to Twilight Sickness

    The longed for antidote to Twilight-oriented vampire fiction. Ahh, that was refreshing.  Finally.  And of course, all thanks due to Holly Black, whose new collection of short fiction is soon to be released.  Quick, before you become a vampire, read it! Read more

  • SF Signal Interview

    Completely forgot to post this link to an interview Charles Tan did with Delia Sherman and I about Interfictions 2, our editorial process, plans for subsequent volumes in the series, and a wide range of related topics about the international writing community, the internet and its effects on art making, and much more.  Check it… Read more

  • Good times

    Tonight I was looking through some old posts in this blog on writing.  I’ve been so immersed in work and school for the past year and a half that I forgot how much I used to write on this blog.  And the kind of conversations I was able to hold on it.  Reading some of… Read more

  • An end, a beginning

    I’ve been coming up for air, over and over, for the past few weeks.  It’s been nice to sequester myself away from the rest of the world (okay, except for Facebook, which seems to be the only online social hangout that I will venture into these days, mainly because I don’t feel like it will… Read more

  • To Japan:

    Muah! XO, Chris The Bird and The Bee – “Love Letter to Japan” Thanks, Karen! 🙂 Read more

  • Total Oblivion

    If you didn’t already know, Alan DeNiro’s first novel, Total Oblivion, More or Less, is now out, and you should be reading it, cause it is fantastic.  And while you’re at it, if you missed his short story collection, Skinny Dipping in the Lake of the Dead, from a few years back, you should take… Read more

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