ChiZine: Treatments of Light and Shade in Words

Quarterly e-zine of dark fiction and poetry. Brett Alexander Savory, Editor-in-Chief.

ChiZine #37, July-September 2008

By David Hebblethwaite ⋅ August 1, 2008

A sense of uncertainty floats through the stories of ChiZine #37: uncertainty over where we are, who (or what) we’re reading about, why certain things are happening—and the characters aren’t always much clearer about these matters than we are. The potential is there for some wonderful tales; unfortunately, that potential is not quite fulfilled overall.
“Intertropical […]

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Distillations: Breaking the Line

By Jennifer Mercer ⋅ May 16, 2008

Once upon a time, it was easy for both poets and readers to know where to expect a line break. The rhythm of the meter shows it and by the rhyme you would know it. However, the previous example is an example of why this approach is less common today. It takes a great amount […]

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ChiZine #36, April-June 2008

By Ziv Wities ⋅ May 1, 2008

ChiZine offers us another helping of dark, intimate speculative fiction in issue #36. As with the previous issue, I’m very glad for ChiZine’s apparent preference for straightforward plot- and character-oriented fiction, but often its stories do not achieve the spark they’re reaching for.
In “The Dude Who Collected Lovecraft,” a collaboration between Nick Mamatas and Tim […]

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ChiZine #35, January-March

By Ziv Wities ⋅ January 29, 2008

After reviewing issue #34 of ChiZine, I didn’t find issue #35 nearly as impressive. Still, ChiZine certainly seems aimed in a direction I’m very fond of: intelligent, interesting substance delivered with down-to-earth storytelling and more than a hint of darkness. Whether or not each individual story lives up to that is a different […]

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ChiZine #34, October-December 2007

By Ziv Wities ⋅ December 11, 2007

I’ve found I especially enjoy writing reviews for e-zines, for the simple reason that if a review catches a reader’s attention, she can click right over and read the story for herself. Happily, issue #34 of ChiZine provides a couple of stories I’m more than happy to link folks to.
First up, “Longtime Gone” by Kurt […]

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