Bonnie Jo Stufflebeam

  • Collection Review: The Book of Apex Volume 4

    Back in September, editor Lynne M. Thomas announced that after two years she will no longer be editing Apex Magazine. Thus it was a pleasure to accept a copy of The Book of Apex: Volume 4 of Apex Magazine for review, edited by Lynne M. Thomas, as it allowed me a chance to celebrate Thomas’…

  • Happy New Year from Short Story Review!

    Cover art by Yang Xueguo Yang Xueguo Yang Xueguo I don’t post a lot of personal info on Short Story Review, but at this time of year, when so many are reflecting on and reviewing the last twelve months, I’d like to share my own brief reflection. 2013 was both the worst and the best…

  • Happy holidays, everyone!

    The holidays are a busy time of year for a lot of people (myself included — after a nine hour car ride from the in-law’s house tonight, I am wiped), so I’ll keep today’s post to a brief list. I hope to post more recommendations once I finish more of my to-read list. First, however,…

  • Collection Review: Matt Bell’s Where They Were Found

    Collection Review: Matt Bell’s Where They Were Found In other news, I recently attended a reading sponsored by the local university of writer Matt Bell. I was thrilled to discover that Matt Bell is apparently a fairy tale enthusiast as well as a writer of innovative, often fantastical short stories. I purchased his collection How…

  • Collection Review: At the Bottom of the Sea by Zachary Jernigan

    When Zachary Jernigan’s debut novel No Return came out earlier this year, I wished that I could review it as part of Short Story Review; alas, I could not find any justification for reviewing a novel on a website devoted to bringing more attention to short stories. Thus, when I heard that he would be…