The Short: The Man Who Ate the Phoenix, Lord Dunsany, 1949 Jarrolds, was his 21st collection. It includes 40 short stories and one novella, of fantasy, non-genre fiction, a few that are more horror…| A Deep Look by Dave Hook
The Short: I read or attempted to read, the contents of the first Shirley Jackson collection, The Lottery, or, The Adventures of James Harris, 1949 Farrar, Straus. My favorite is the classic short …| A Deep Look by Dave Hook
I was thinking about two of my favorite authors of speculative fiction, Cordwainer Smith and James Tiptree, Jr. I have included the cover of Fantasy Book #6 January 1950, where Cordwainer SmithR…| A Deep Look by Dave Hook
The Short: I just finished reading Out There Screaming: An Anthology of New Black Horror, Jordan Peele and John Joseph Adams editors, 2023 Random House. I am not typically a fan of horror, but I re…| A Deep Look by Dave Hook
I’m honored to have received this review from the highly talented and prolific D. Wallace Peach: This is a delightful collection of 13 short stories set in the rural Ouachita Mountains and the Arkansas River Valley. First of all, I love stories set in places I’ve never been that are rich in regional […] The post “Every story is worth the read” appeared first on Jack Ronald Cotner.| Jack Ronald Cotner
The Short: I recently read “The Experience Arcade and Other Stories” by James Van Pelt, 2017 Fairwood Press. It includes 24 short stories, an Introduction by Patrick Swenson, an Afterwo…| A Deep Look by Dave Hook