It’s Roxana Arama Week! In 2021, Pete Wood wrote: “When I created this contest [ The Pete Wood Challenge ], I expected nothing but tongue-...

[ Nota bene: This was first published in 2008 . I rediscovered it recently while looking for fiction to bubble back to the top for The Bes...

  Art by Justine Backes Sunday dinner with the family was a little different this week.   We all sat around a dumpy-ass table in the middl...

Continuing the FAQ I ran out of time to finish yesterday: Q: If you are going to post a picture of Mr. Ruffles, the most famous cat in spe...

Oh, good grief: it’s the last Friday in March already? Where did this week month quarter go? Mostly into the “minimally invasive, three d...

The flame of Magdalena’s torch sent shadows dancing across the walls of the crypt.  She prowled toward my open sarcophagus on her nightly pa...

The carriage door creaked open, and a chilly draft blew against Maya’s cheeks… SYNOPSIS: It was the greatest honor one could ever hope to h...

I’ve heard from a lot of people since last Saturday’s announcement that we’re going to be striking the tent and closing the circus. The fir...

“I figured I had about an hour before being arrested by the Pre-Crime Police…” SYNOPSIS : In a rigidly ordered and nearly crime-free soci...

Editor’s Note: This column was first published on 3/21/2018. With today being St. Patrick’s Day—or as we call it around here, The Day Bef...

We’ve just learned that Henry Vogel’s latest Rampant Loon Press novel, THE PRINCESS SCOUT , is a finalist for the 2025 Imadjinn Award for B...