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#1507: Part 23, Argonautica by Apollonius Rhodius
The Argonautica ends with one last blast of trouble for the Argonauts: a classical giant robot and the mythological origin of the island Thera. Part 23… more →
Maria Lectrix
In good company
merumsal wrote 1 day ago: Small Beer Press (my publishers) has posted a number of interesting links. It seems that two days af … more →
"Tales of a Korean Grandmother"
Sarah Park wrote 1 day ago: I just googled “Korean folk tales” and one of my class projects showed up! Tales of a Ko … more →
In the news, on io9!
merumsal wrote 3 days ago: Redemption in Indigo has been mentioned in the io9 post 20 Science Fiction Novels We Can’t Wai … more →
One Short Story
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Steve wrote 1 week ago: As I have mentioned before, I worked at an agricultural museum for ten years. We were a small operat … more →
Chavela Vargas's La Llorona
Elana wrote 1 week ago: La Llorona is a Latin American folk tale of sorts. It is the story of a woman who drowned her childr … more →
IndieBound preorder link
merumsal wrote 2 weeks ago: Redemption in Indigo is now on IndieBound.org. … more →
diorama
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Nalo Hopkinson on Redemption in Indigo
merumsal wrote 2 weeks ago: “The impish love child of Tutuola and Marquez. Utterly delightful.” —Nalo Hopkinson View … more →
Redemption in Indigo, now available for preorder
merumsal wrote 3 weeks ago: I’ve updated my fiction publications page with Redemption in Indigo! Redemption in Indigo Publ … more →
Fairy Tales
lilyionamackenzie wrote 3 weeks ago: I woke in the night thinking about fairy tales. I had received an email yesterday from Stephen Fras … more →
Ode to History
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sputnitsa wrote 1 month ago: I used to die of boredom in history. I was resurrected during recess, when I ran off to figure out … more →
What Would MacGyver do?
Jeffrey Saltzman wrote 1 month ago: There is an old folk tale that describes a young man, mentioned as somewhat of a fool, who upon gett … more →
Teaching the Lesson
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pouquoi wrote 1 month ago: Now that all the material and resources for the lesson are posted, I thought it might be helpful to … more →
"Pour - what?"
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pouquoi wrote 1 month ago: “Pourquoi” is pronounced “puR.kwa” and it is the french word for “why … more →
News
merumsal wrote 1 month ago: I have old news and new news to report. First the old. Back in January, a few days after I got the … more →
Arabian Nights: Curious Coincidences and Obscenities
Sebastian wrote 1 month ago: The Sultan and Scheherazade, Arabian Nights - Kay Nielsen Of Fairy Tales and Folklore We should not … more →
Episode #24 - SCARETOBER PART I - Hellboy Halloween!
bluedefender88 wrote 1 month ago: Welcome to Halloween Month! We will be reviewing 4 different trades that celebrate terror, horror, a … more →
Hang Yer Head: The Legend of Tom Dooley
eddiefrankdunham wrote 1 month ago: “Dayng Man…Pope is at it again. This time, he’s diggin’ deeper into the Nort … more →
The Weeping Rose: Part One
L.M. Zapata wrote 1 month ago: Hill beyond hill rolled alongside the open grassland beside the river. Along the river, small fishi … more →
