August 10, 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 Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki, whose latest anthology, Dominion: An Anthology of…
June 29, 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 J.D. Blackrose, whose latest Zombie Cosmetologist novella, Hide & Chic,…
May 25, 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 Michelle D. Sonnier, whose latest novella, Death’s Embrace, came out…
April 20, 2020
One of the most common questions authors face is a deceptively difficult one to answer: “Where do you get your ideas?” Yet, the answers to that common question can be almost as interesting as the resulting story. Welcome to You’re My Inspiration, a new column dedicated to discovering what inspires a particular author and their work. Whether it be a…
March 20, 2020
The Odyssey Writing Workshop is a six-week course that takes place every summer on the campus of Saint Anselm College in Manchester, New Hampshire. Like many contributors at Speculative Chic, I had the privilege of attending, and I graduated in 2005 with today’s guest writer, Scott H. Andrews, the World Fantasy Award-winning editor of Beneath Ceaseless Skies. You may recognize Scott’s…
February 15, 2020
Hail, and well met, strangers and returning friends! If you’ve journeyed long and far and missed the adventures at Speculative Chic this week, worry not — here’s what we do same time, same place: recap our latest stories and special guests for you this week. Grab your trusted steed and let’s set off!
February 11, 2020
And now for a post that will sure spark zero arguments in the comments: a ranking of every Star Wars film in order of a) how much I like them b) how well crafted a film it is and slightly less important, c) how much it adds to the Star Wars universe. My criteria are entirely based on my own taste and…
January 7, 2020
I have a long and storied history with reading Star Wars novels. For the longest time, the Expanded Universe was the only place to get new stories featuring Han, Luke, and Leia, because we knew there were no new movies on the horizon. All of that changed with Disney buying the franchise. They promised a new film trilogy; they promised…
January 4, 2020
It’s officially 2020, and at Speculative Chic, we’ve spent the entire week celebrating! Since our usual Round-Up editor is still on vacation, I thought I’d tackle all the fun we’ve been having this week to share the love with all of you! So take a breather, sit back, and start reading: I don’t want you to have missed any of…
December 31, 2019
Welcome back to Sound Off!, a semi-regular column where members of Speculative Chic gather together to chat about the latest BIG THING in entertainment. This time, join for the end of an era and discuss Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, which premiered in the United States on Friday, December 20, 2019. Sound Off! is meant to be a reaction, but not…