July 30, 2020
Two years ago, I wrote a love letter to my favorite ongoing series. I was delighted to learn that, in this trash heap of a year, InCryptid has been nominated for the Hugo for Best Series! Again! Hail the nomination! Gentle readers, what I wrote two years ago still stands. Here, I’ll go ahead and offer you a link so…
July 28, 2020
The pretty cover of The Ten Thousand Doors of January intrigued me but I was sold when I read the premise, because I love magical realism and stories about passages into other worlds. I started reading the book last winter but had to take it back to the library before I could finish it. I bought my own copy when…
June 15, 2020
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 Patrick Dugan, whose latest installment of the Darkest Storm series,…
March 17, 2020
Are you hiding from the outside world right now? Practicing “social isolation”? Welcome to my life! There are always good reasons to stay inside, especially if you’re an extreme introvert. However, there are other good reasons to sequester yourself. You may live in an area where COVID-19 has arrived. I’m so very sorry to hear that. If you’ve completed your…
November 14, 2019
On the weekend of October 18-20, 2019, a brand new event was birthed! Multiverse Con, almost two years in the making, finally happened! Multiverse was created with the idea that each of us is our own universe, bringing uniqueness to our fandom, that there is room in the multiverse for all of us. We wanted to make sure the convention…
October 10, 2019
I write a lot about conventions — preparing, attending, volunteering. For this month’s column, I thought folks might find it interesting to peek into the backstage of how a con gets made. Multiverse Con is coming up next week, so the timing is really perfect. I run the WRITE Track for that convention and in this video, I talk about…
August 24, 2019
Hail and well met, strangers! I have returned from a long journey through the wilds of northern Kyushu, encountering stone princesses, water dragons, white snakes, the bones of a mermaid, and a goddess with 1,000 arms — and after viewing these forbidden treasures, I’ve lived to tell the tale! If such stories drive your fancy, walking the lines of the…
August 22, 2019
Spider-Gwen: Ghost Spider, vol 1: Spider-Geddon (2019) Written By: Seanan McGuire Illustrated By: Rosi Kampe and Takeshi Miyazawa Genre: Superhero Pages: 112 pages Publisher: Marvel Comics Why I Chose It: Spider-Gwen is a character that I’ve been meaning to get back into, so a new writer seemed like a great place to start. The premise: Gwen Stacy makes her sensational…
August 8, 2019
Midnight Blue-Light Special (2013) Written by: Seanan McGuire Genre: Urban Fantasy Length: 10 hours and 56 minutes (Audiobook) Series: InCryptid (Book #2) Publisher: Audible Studios Why I Chose It: I am staff on a new speculative media convention called MultiverseCon (shameless plug! Come visit us in Atlanta in October!). Seanan McGuire is our Author Guest of Honor, which I’m super-excited about.…
July 19, 2019
While June has come and gone, here at Speculative Chic we’re continuing Pride by bringing you the creators, creatives, and creations from the LGBTQIA+ community that we absolutely love. Just as there are many colors in the rainbow, there are many things that enrich our lives and bring us joy. Take a look! J.L. Gribble: As a professional writer, I…