November 9, 2018
Without getting in too deep, the last few years have been tough on a lot of us for a variety of reasons. Many things haven’t exactly gone the way that we would like them to. People are even throwing around the term “the darkest timeline” in reference to the way the world is going. When we find something that makes…
November 5, 2018
They might not be raindrops on roses or whiskers on kittens, but that doesn’t mean that we love them any less. Welcome back to My Favorite Things, the weekly column where we grab someone in speculative circles to gab about the greatest in geek. This week, we sit down with Madeline J. Reynolds, whose debut novel, Illusions, will be released…
November 2, 2018
This year I resolved to read George R. R. Martin‘s A Song of Ice and Fire and watch HBO’s Game of Thrones, both series. For all of you who have seen the entire series and/or read all the books, here is your chance to experience it for the first time all over again! Why I Chose it: I had tried watching…
October 22, 2018
They might not be raindrops on roses or whiskers on kittens, but that doesn’t mean that we love them any less. Welcome back to My Favorite Things, the weekly column where we grab someone in speculative circles to gab about the greatest in geek. This week, we sit down with author Seressia Glass, whose urban fantasy and paranormal novels are…
October 15, 2018
They might not be raindrops on roses or whiskers on kittens, but that doesn’t mean that we love them any less. Welcome back to My Favorite Things, the weekly column where we grab someone in speculative circles to gab about the greatest in geek. This week, we sit down with author and Speculative Chic contributor J.L. Gribble, whose latest book, Steel Time…
September 28, 2018
A Note from the Editors: Welcome to Out of the Box! We’re all layered people. Having a special fondness for all things speculative doesn’t stop any of us here at Speculative Chic from enjoying hobbies, books, television, and movies that are rooted (at least mostly) in reality. Each month, one of our contributors will wax poetic about something non-speculative or…
September 24, 2018
They might not be raindrops on roses or whiskers on kittens, but that doesn’t mean that we love them any less. Welcome back to My Favorite Things, the weekly column where we grab someone in speculative circles to gab about the greatest in geek. This week, we sit down with author Christina Sng, whose A Collection of Nightmares won the…
September 19, 2018
The Innocents, aka The Innøcents (2018) Released by: Netflix Rating: TV-MA Created by: Simon Duric and Hania Elkington Number of episodes: 8 Why I Chose It: British accents are like catnip to me, as is the premise of body-swapping. Perhaps I watched the original Freaky Friday—the one starring Barbara Harris and a teenage Jodie Foster as the mother-daughter swapees—too many…
September 17, 2018
They might not be raindrops on roses or whiskers on kittens, but that doesn’t mean that we love them any less. Welcome back to My Favorite Things, the weekly column where we grab someone in speculative circles to gab about the greatest in geek. This week, we sit down with author Sarah Colombo, whose debut novel Subterranean was released on…
September 10, 2018
They might not be raindrops on roses or whiskers on kittens, but that doesn’t mean that we love them any less. Welcome back to My Favorite Things, the weekly column where we grab someone in speculative circles to gab about the greatest in geek. This week, we sit down with author DL Wainright, whose Hollow Sun series features supernatural creates…