THE LATINIST


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by Mark Prins

W.W. Norton & Company(www.wwnorton.com)2022, 341 pages, $26.95

ISBN 978-0-393-54127-4

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The novel, THE LATINIST, contains a “fatal attraction” scenario embedded within.

Tessa Templeton works very hard on …

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DANGEROUS VISIONS AND OTHER WORLDS


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ed. By Andrew Nette and Iain McIntyre

PM Press(www.pmpress.org)2021, 216 pages, $29.95

ISBN 978-1-62963-883-6

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The title reflects a concentration of the New Wave artists of the 1960s and …

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THE MIDNIGHT CIRCUS


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by Jane Yolen

Tachyon Publications(www.tachyonpublications.com)2020, 242 pages, $16.95

ISBN 978-1-61696-340-8

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The artistry of author Jane Yolen straddles many genres, from adult fairy tales to Charles Grant-like quiet horror. …

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Issue #110: Button-pushing and other forms of hashish


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When it comes to our steady diet of released-to-theater and now streaming, or both, it’s going to be a Marvel of a movie.

When it comes to anything resembling science fiction, …

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Issue #109: Dead, forgotten


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Dead, forgotten

I don’t want to live, die and be completely forgotten. Unfortunately, many souls are.

I am reminded of bard William Shakespeare when he wrote his Sonnet No. 18.

Within the sonnet, …

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Issue #108 : Adieu, Ennui


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I was bored one evening and decided there wasn’t a chance in hell for the weariness of ennui to turn me into a blubbering idiot if I just listened to …

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Issue #107 : Opposite Effects


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I remember when my parents used to talk about the struggles of living during the Great Depression.

People out of work, hoping to find jobs where none were. When her coal-mining …

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Issue #106 : Marvelous Mr. Deen


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Marvelous Mr. Deen

Hollywood will soon produce a movie about my favorite high school teacher — actually, my favorite teacher — Mr. Stan Deen.

The movie, “Brave the Dark,” will star Jared …

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Issue #105 : A distance, vast


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A distance, vast

The day I am writing this, I am 57 miles from home. I am 57 miles from home every working day. It’s too far.

The day I am writing …

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Issue #104 : Harlan and Me


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Harlan and Me

The great American writer Harlan Ellison called me, a few times. I would answer and listen carefully, of course.

On June 28, we lost a Giant of …

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