Written Word, #13, July 2008
The cover story of Written Word #13, “Vote Robot” by Barry Rosemberg, represents an Aussie view of politics and power, for a change. The fast moving, clever wordplay takes a lot of twists and turns, so pay attention, particularly if you’re not from Down Under:
Wally had always been into politics. Since uni, and for the […]
Written Word, #12, June 2008
Written Word has had some problems with their site this summer. I was unable to access any content for most of July, and then found both the June and July issues posted side by side. The reading was worth the wait, but there were still glitches which prevented me from accessing some stories from […]
Continue ReadingWhite Flames: Erotic Dreams, by Cecilia Tan
In her collection White Flames: Erotic Dreams, Cecilia Tan is passionate about erotica. She writes with authority and creates an authentic sense of place, whether the story is about cruising, the Asian sex slave trade, Goths, gay bars, baseball, music, psychotherapy, archeology, mythology, futuristic technologies, or adventures in space.
A great many of the stories […]
Written Word, #11, May 2008
Written Word continues its emphasis on dark fiction, and the darker side of human nature, in issue #11. Water, lost loves, and ghostly visions are the main themes. In the cover story, “I Came Upon a River,” Katherine leads us along the banks of a river which has claimed at least one life and threatens […]
Continue ReadingWritten Word, #10, April 2008
This month’s Written Word, #10, dives into darkness with fiction that feels so real it’s hard to believe it isn’t true. Readers who are easily disturbed are cautioned, but my comments should in no way be construed as criticism of some very fine writing by authors with the guts to tackle controversial issues.
The cover […]
Best Fantastic Erotica, edited by Cecilia Tan
Best Fantastic Erotica combines nineteen stories from authors in the United States, Australia, and the UK into a volume that contains all the things most submission guidelines specifically forbid. And I do mean all so readers be warned: this is not for the shy or conservative. Do not leave it laying around the house for […]
Continue ReadingWritten Word, #9, March 2008
I had the pleasure of reading Written Word again this month and wasn’t disappointed by issue #9. In the cover story, “The Last of A Million Wishes” by Joanne Hall, Zinnia and Lettanie are fairy friends warned by their elders not to explore “the boy’s bedroom.” And, as predicted, when disaster strikes, Lettanie tries […]
Continue ReadingThe Town Drunk, March 2008
In “The Importance of Portents” in the March, 2008, issue of The Town Drunk, Zoltan doesn’t have much magical ability but hasn’t had much competition. Until now. One by one, his demon and assistant abandon him and go to work for the machine.
“You focus on your question, gaze through the window, and up from […]
Written Word, #8, February 2008
I don’t know anything about football and never understood the whole Super Bowl frenzy. But I still loved Christopher Hivner’s “One For the Thumb” in the February, 2008, issue of Written Word. The voice, grammar, and diction of a high school senior on the 0-30 Wilcox Dairymen are spot on. No angels descend from on […]
Continue ReadingThe Town Drunk, February 2008
“The Curse of the Friendly Forest” by Rod M. Santos leads off the February, 2008, issue of The Town Drunk. Sir Duncan enters the Forest of Friendliness hoping to win the favor of the Bright Lady. He needs her help to escape the wrath of The Dark Night who’s out to settle an old score. […]
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