Poca favilla gran fiamma seconda
Inadvertently, the last two posts here have provoked reflections on how I fell out of love with fantasy (and a somewhat lesser extent science fiction) – so this review continues that theme. I…
Following my reflections of how I fell out of love with SF/Fantasy as a teenager , here is an example of a sturdy little book review for SF Site of the kind…
I had a fruitful email correspondence with Rick Wilber after this. My dislike of the uncritical celebration fan fic – also evident here – as something radical and innovative rather than derivative…
When I was 13 I saved the £1 and 50p coins I got for working in the family shop and bought, in the now closed Waterstone’s on Dawson Street, Terry…
“But on the voyage itself none of Brendan’s crew guessed what was about to happen, not even Trondur, who had a great deal of experience of whales and whale-catching. Day after…
The original post is subtitled “Franz Kafka in Alternate History”. Re-reading the post I wonder if “and” is more precise, although as the bulk of the piece is a review…
Earlier this week I received word that a short story of mine has been accepted by Alt Hist , a wonderful magazine of historical fiction and alternate history short stories. A…
I have been a little slow on the blogging front. Partly this is because I have been trying to complete a story which I have been kicking around for years.…
Séamus Sweeney 