Monthly Archives: September 2011

Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland

I’ve always had somewhat mixed feelings about Alice in Wonderland, which might be considered odd given that I own at least seven different editions, including the Norton Critical Edition (1992; all quotations to follow are taken from this text). I … Continue reading

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Magpie Monday

Here are some shiny things that caught my eye recently: ♦ The first issue of the new Wonder Woman series by Brian Azzarello and Cliff Chiang came out last week, the third week of DC’s new relaunch. Expectations had been … Continue reading

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The Year’s Best Fantasy & Horror, Volume 21

Although I’d read The Year’s Best Fantasy & Horror series (St. Martin’s, 1988-2008) since its inception, I’ve never read any one volume as deliberately as I read the 2008 edition (the 21st volume in the series and, sadly, the last). … Continue reading

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Fantastique Unfettered Issue Three

I have two poems in the third issue of Fantastique Unfettered, “Blodeuedd” (about the Welsh maiden of flowers) and “The Cartographer’s Ache” (about maps and love). ETA: Dan Campbell, poetry editor at Bull Spec, wrote a nice review of this … Continue reading

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Magpie Monday

Here are some shiny things that caught my eye recently: ♦ Kate Bush has a new album coming out in November called 50 Words for Snow. So many things in that last sentence I love: Kate Bush, words, snow. I … Continue reading

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