Reviews of Beth Cato’s “With Cardamom I’ll Bind Their Lips” from Uncanny #15 and L.M. Davenport’s “Hic Sunt Leones” from Shimmer #35.
In Short: Cardamom and Maps
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In Short: Dryads and Decency
Reviews of Theodora Goss’s “Come See the Living Dryad” (Tor.com) and Carrie Vaughn’s “I Have Been Drowned in Rain” (Beneath Ceaseless Skies #223).
In Short: Fiyah Issue Two: Spilling Tea
Short reviews of all seven stories from Fiyah’s second issue, Spilling Tea.
In Short: Fiyah Issue One: Rebirth
The first issue of Fiyah came out this past January. The publication’s goal, edited by Justina Ireland and Troy L. Wiggins, is to showcase black speculative fiction–by, for, and about black people.
The Poetry Project: Tracy K Smith
A brief overview of the poetry of Tracy K. Smith.
Hello! I'm Natalie Luhrs.
I write about books, culture, disability, and whatever else strikes my fancy. I have many opinions.
I am a two-time Hugo Award finalist, in 2017 for Best Fan Writer and in 2021 for my essay “George R.R. Martin Can Fuck Off Into the Sun, Or: The 2020 Hugo Awards Ceremony (Rageblog Edition)” in the Best Related Work category.
Please do not offer me medical advice. I have something like 10 doctors and it’s already pretty challenging to keep up with what they want me to do. I do not have the bandwidth to process any advice that doesn’t come from one of my doctors, no matter how well meant the advice may be. Thank you!
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