September 30, 2018
Happy Sunday! Yes, that’s right, I’m coming at you bright and early on Sunday morning. A little change here and there is good, right? Of course it is. So, without further adieu, here’s your peek at the great week that we had last week here at Speculative Chic!
September 25, 2018
Subterranean (2018) Written by: Sarah Colombo Genre: Science Fiction Pages: 259 (ebook) Publisher: Spaceboy Books Disclaimer: I received a free copy of this book from the author in exchange for a fair review. Why I chose it: I volunteered to review it because I’m a fan of satire as well as stories about technology’s impact on society, and this promised…
September 1, 2018
HELLO SEPTEMBER! It’s a brand new month, filled with all kinds of opportunities and possibilities! This could be your best month yet! Before we can fully embrace the new, we must say our final farewells to August. We closed out the month with some great work from our contributors (as always), and I am here to guide you. Are you…
August 28, 2018
August has many meaningful historical anniversaries: Martin Luther King, Jr’s “I Have a Dream” speech at the Freedom March President Nixon’s resignation the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki union strikes result in adoption of workday limits the Watts riots in L.A. the Social Security Act signed into effect Hurricane Katrina devastates the Gulf Coast the Salem “witch” trials the ratification…
July 28, 2018
Greetings, amazing people! Happy weekend to all! It’s almost the end of July — can you believe it? — and I am so glad, as I am anything but a sweet summer child. But for those of you who love the sun, I hope that you get all of the enjoyment that you wish for in the back half of…
July 24, 2018
It’s the middle of summer, or, as we call it in the U.S., construction season. From houses and roofs to bridges and roads, people are busy building things or improving them. So, naturally, why not highlight stories about construction? Building is hard work; it must be even more difficult in space or fantasy (barring tech or magic that makes the…
June 30, 2018
Welcome to June’s very last roundup! I used to love June. Such promise. Such hope for a long summer spent filled with adventures. Then I had to grow up, get a job, and such things became distant memories. Now, as a “grown up,” these months have ceased to have any of those things. As a thermophobe, I actively dislike this…
June 26, 2018
Much has been said recently in honor of Anthony Bourdain. The world is poorer for his absence, because Bourdain wasn’t just a “food guy,” but we are richer for his existence and his enthusiasm. For examples of the kind of fellow he was, I refer you all to his shows, to the Internet at large, to his books, and to…
May 26, 2018
Good afternoon! For some of us, it’s a long weekend here in the USA. What are your plans? If you’re working somewhere that has to stay open regardless of Monday’s holiday, may the odds be ever in your favor. In the meantime, let’s take a glance back at what we here at Speculative Chic wrote up for your reading delights.
April 24, 2018
I’m deviating from my usual format to talk about something that I can’t stop thinking about since I saw the most recent Tomb Raider movie (see Shara’s Sound Off). Specifically, the lost island trope. And while I enjoyed the movie (kudos to Alicia Vikander for playing Lara Croft as if she were a real woman [sorry Angelina]), I kept thinking…