Bonnie Jo Stufflebeam

  • Magazine Review: The Letters Page

    The Letters Page is a new magazine based out of the UK, consisting entirely of letters. The Letters Page is not strictly made up of speculative fiction — some letters are nonfiction, some realistic fiction, and only a couple in the issue I read, Issue Two: Winter 2013, could be considered fantastical — but I…

  • Collection Review: Kij Johnson’s At the Mouth of the River of Bees

    I first encountered Kij Johnson’s stories as part of an anthology that, to put it bluntly, changed my life. When I first came upon Feeling Very Strange: The Slipstream Anthology (edited by James Patrick Kelly and John Kessel), I was blown away; I had never encountered such a wealth of stories that seemed so specifically…

  • Highlights from Karin Tidbeck’s Jagannath

    News My short story “The Damaged” is in issue 250 of Interzone. Visit the link Here to check out the other issue contents and, if you so desire, to subscribe. Review This week, I’m briefly highlighting two of my favorite stories from Karin Tidbeck’s collection Jagannath, an interesting collection and one that I recommend for…

  • 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’…

  • Anthology Review: Glitter & Mayhem

    Roller skating, roller derby, glitter, drugs, sex, disco, glam rockers, funk, nightclubs, nightlife; these are just a handful of subjects covered in Apex Publications’ anthology Glitter & Mayhem, edited by John Klima, Lynne M. Thomas, and Michael Damian Thomas. Add some aliens and very literal party monsters, along with an invitation-themed introduction by Amber Benson,…