Dog Versus Sandwich, May 2008
The May, 2008, stories of Dog Versus Sandwich begin with “The Five Stages of Beef” by Peter Parrish. Jimmy must get home to his girlfriend, but he has a large problem: a cow has wandered onto the road, and he can’t pass. Getting out of his car, he engages in a maddening battle of rhetoric […]
Continue ReadingAn Interview with Lisa Mantchev
Since making her first sale in 2002, Lisa Mantchev’s fiction has appeared in a variety of markets, including Clarkesworld, Strange Horizons, Weird Tales, Aeon, Fantasy Magazine, Abyss & Apex, and the SWFA anthology, New Voices in Science Fiction.
Lisa grew up in the small Northern California town of Ukiah. Her first forays into fiction were the […]
Dog Versus Sandwich, April 2008
The first offering in April’s Dog Versus Sandwich is “Eat My Stardust” by Sarah Totton. For those unfamiliar with Totton’s fiction, you’re in for a real treat. Her work has an odd quirkiness unlike any I’ve seen. While her style often possesses a childlike innocence, a certain disturbing decadence offsets the naiveté. […]
Continue ReadingAn Interview with Samantha Henderson
For the past few years, Samantha Henderson’s short fiction and poetry has appeared in such publications as Clarkesworld, Realms of Fantasy, Strange Horizons, Fantasy Magazine, and Lone Star Stories, to name just a few. She has lived in England, South Africa, Illinois, Oregon, and California, and she loves corgis. Sam now lives in […]
Continue ReadingDog Versus Sandwich, March 2008
The March issue of Dog Versus Sandwich kicks off with an off-beat modern tale by Jason Jordan entitled “Cloud.” A man discovers a small cloud in his bathroom raining in his toilet and strikes up a casual friendship with it. They take a walk, and at the 2nd Street Bridge, discuss suicide jumpers […]
Continue ReadingAn Interview with Ekaterina Sedia
Ekaterina Sedia’s short fiction has appeared in Analog, Aeon, Jim Baen’s Universe, Fantasy Magazine, and Lone Star Stories, to name just a few. Her novel, The Secret History of Moscow, released by Prime Books, recently made the Locus Recommended Reading List. Her latest editing project, Paper Cities: An Anthology of Urban Fantasy, will […]
Continue ReadingPaper Cities: An Anthology of Urban Fantasy, edited by Ekaterina Sedia
Paper Cities: An Anthology of Urban Fantasy is an eclectic collection of fantasy tales set in cities. The selections range from the highly literary to more straightforward adventure. While not every story appealed to me, there are several that I enjoyed, most of those for their use of language and fantastic invention more […]
Continue ReadingAeon #13
Issue #13 of Aeon is the third issue of this now pro-zine that I’ve reviewed. Call it this reviewer’s perception, editorial preference, luck of the submissions for this quarter, or triskaidekaphobia, but I didn’t find this issue nearly as strong as the last two. Still, three of the stories in here are noteworthy […]
Continue ReadingAn Interview with Deborah J. Ross
Deborah J. Ross has written both fantasy and science fiction professionally since 1982 when she sold her first story to Marion Zimmer Bradley for Sword and Sorceress I. She has taught writing, led and participated in workshops, and been secretary of SFWA. Her latest goal to achieve is that of editor. I’m […]
Continue ReadingAn Interview with Paolo Bacigalupi
Paolo Bacigalupi is a quickly rising star in the firmament of science fiction. His fiction has appeared in Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine and The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, as well as various “Year’s Best” collections. He has been nominated for the Nebula and Hugo awards, and has won the Theodore Sturgeon Memorial […]
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