Bonnie Jo Stufflebeam

  • 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…

  • Novella Review: Maurice Broaddus’ "I Can Transform You"

    Part of the Apex Voices series, Maurice Broaddus’ “I Can Transform You” is not the kind of novella that I would pick up on my own. Why? Well, for one thing, it’s a noir mystery, which is not a genre I often read. But “I Can Transform You” is a pleasant surprise, as it’s a…

  • Stonecoast Stories

    As some of you already know, mainly because I mentioned it in my last review, mid-July I graduated from University of Southern Maine’s Stonecoast MFA in Creative Writing. Come next January, when it’s time for yet another Stonecoast residency up in Freeport, Maine, I won’t be there, and neither will the rest of my class,…

  • Novella Review: "The Ugly Tin Orrery" by Rachael Acks

    On July 20th, I graduated with my MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Southern Maine’s Stonecoast program, one of the few MFA programs with a Popular Fiction focus. Being out of school is new for me; graduation has thus far been accompanied by a strange bittersweetness interspersed with a wash of relief with…

  • SF Signal Guest Post: Top 10 Fairy Tale Short Stories

    I’ve got a guest post up today over at SF Signal: my picks for the Top 10 Fairy Tale Short Stories. Includes stories by Theodora Goss, Elizabeth Hand, Neil Gaiman, Rachael Acks, Kelly Link, and more! http://www.sfsignal.com/archives/2013/07/guest-post-bonnie-jo-stufflebeams-top-10-fairy-tale-short-stories/