Bonnie Jo Stufflebeam

  • Hugo Nominations: Part One

                It’s Hugo nomination season, and I’m going to Worldcon for the first time. Actually, I’ve only ever been to one other convention, and that was GeekGirlCon in Seattle, so conventions in general are new for me. I’m excited not only about the convention itself, but also about being able to nominate and vote for…

  • The Next Big Thing: Reviews

    Though this is late-coming, I was tagged about three weeks ago for The Next Big Thing meme, though I have to admit I wasn’t aware of it until Zachary Jernigan tagged me. Zack is an acquaintance of mine from Stonecoast, where I met him my first semester, his last semester. His book, No Return, is…

  • Stonecoasting: John Crowley’s Novelties & Souvenirs

    It’s Stonecoast week–which is the MFA program I’m currently in–so in honor of the residency in Maine I’m at right now, this week’s Short Story Review is an annotation I wrote for my second semester. The book? John Crowley’s Novelties & Souvenirs. I’ll admit I have yet to read John Crowley’s masterpiece Little, Big. It’s…

  • Collection Review: In the Forest of Forgetting by Theodora Goss

    I hope everyone’s having a great holiday season, spending time with family and friends, finding time to sneak off and read when necessary for mental health, etc. And here’s hoping everyone’s keeping well, staying clear of cold weather colds, which I’ll admit has always been the hardest part of winter for me. Got some exciting…

  • Five by Five: Five Short(er) Fictions for a Busy Time of Year

                With Thanksgiving ended, the busiest part of the season, for some people, has just begun. It can be difficult during the holiday seasons, with increased workloads and family obligations, to keep up with what’s new in current short fiction. But not impossible. Keeping in mind that many of you may be oversaturated with events…