Short Thoughts on Short Fiction Vol. 16: New Kids on the Publishing Block
So I’ve taken a week off from old Short Thoughts (and writing in general—sometimes you just need it, folks) to recharge the old batteries and concentrate on a couple of other projects that I’ve become involved in, but now I’m back and raring to write some reviews—almost. Yeah, I’m still feeling a little lazy, so instead of writing reviews for new stories, I thought I’d go with a theme much like my last column, and give a polite nod of the head to some new interwebbie publications that have recently popped up, as well as point out a long-running zine that may have escaped your attention.
Read on after the jump…
Short Thoughts on Short Fiction Vol.15: the Bouchercon edition AKA the BIG slack off
In the spirit of the time of year–Bourchercon–Keith Rawson is “going to pull a cop out for this week’s Short Thoughts on Short Fiction and instead of reviewing new stories all I’m going to do is write a polite nod of the head column pointing you in the direction of some stories you might have missed that just happen to be written by short story writers who are attending this years B-con.”
Read his picks after the jump!
Short Thoughts on Short Fiction Vol. 14: Newbies
Greetings from a somewhat ill and physically shaky Casa del Rawson, jack-offs!
It’s that time again, folks, even though I’m coming to you this week consigned to my bed from a hopefully short-term bout of digestional woe. However, the great thing about having to spend the day in bed (interspersed with the occasional rushed trips to the john) is that I’ve been able to curl up with the laptop and read through some pretty great new stories that have popped up on the web over the past week or two.
Much like the past couple of columns, I decided to riff on another theme for this week’s STonSF. And what is the theme I’ve chosen for this week, you ask?
Find out after the jump…
Short Thoughts on Short Fiction Vol. 13: Reflections from the Graveyard
In this edition of Short Thoughts on Short Fiction Keith Rawson focuses on some single author collections by Kyle Minor, Craig Davidson and Scott Wolven. He also graces us with a mini rant about those who claim that the short story is dead.
Check it out after the jump….
Short Thoughts on Short Fiction Vol. 12: Give it up for the ladies!
Following yesterday’s mention of cliché busting female characters in the small crime presses Keith Rawson focuses this weeks Short Thought on Short Fiction on the tough women of short crime fiction.
Check out what he has to say….
Short Thoughts on Short Fiction Vol. 11: A new rule and the LEAP
Keith Rawson is lobster red, back from vacation and raring to go. Also he loves getting fan mail so send him some. Please send him lots of emails about the story that your Uncle Gus and Aunt Bunny wrote.
This week he’s got stories from Eric Beetner, Nick Quantrill and Conversations with the Bookless alum Frank Bill.
Check it out…
Short Thoughts on Short Fiction Vol. 10: Vacation Edition
Greetings from beautiful San Diego, California, ladies (yeah, like any woman would be caught dead reading a dork fest publication like BSCReview), geeks, and circus freaks. I’m here in one of the most beautiful cities on the Left coast enjoying a much needed vacation from the day job with the Rawson clan, but since I [...]
Short Thoughts on Short Fiction Vol. 9
Keith Rawson makes his official debut as a contributor at BSC by reviving the Short Thoughts on Short Fiction column. This edition takes a look at stories by Kieran Shea, Liam Sweeny and Sandra Seamans.
Give Keith a shout out (or put the boots to him) in the comments.
Check out his column after the jump….
Short Thoughts on Short Fiction Vol. 8: Federations Part 2
This is the second part in my Short Thoughs on Short Fiction read through of the Anthology Federations (Prime Books 2009), edited by John Joseph Adams. Part 1 can be found here.
Read my thoughts on the next five stories after the break . . .
Short Thoughts on Short Fiction Vol. 7: Federations Part 1
For the next few weeks I am going to cover the anthology Federations (Prime Books 2009), edited by John Joseph Adams, in the Short Thoughts on Short Fiction format. Read my thoughts on the first four stories after the break.
Short Thoughts on Short Fiction Vol. 6
I rather enjoyed my first go at the Short Thoughts on Short Fiction format so I picked a fresh bunch of stories of the web for your entertainment. This batch is all science fiction, I’ll see if I can make the next one more varied. This edition contains reviews of stories by James Van Pelt, Kim Stanley Robinson, Elizabeth Bear, Alastair Reynolds and Ursula K. Le Guin. All of these stories are available online for free.
Short Thoughts on Short Fiction Vol. 5
This weeks Short Thoughts on Short Fiction features some of the stories that just missed the cut in being nominated for a Spinetingler Award.
