IndieAuthors.Social News<p>Literary Tropes Are Like French Fries by Laurel Osterkamp</p><p>Laurel Osterkamp wants you to know that literary tropes are like french fries, a good treat that can be used to add flavor to a story.<br><a href="https://writersfunzone.com/blog/2025/04/18/literary-tropes-are-like-french-fries-by-laurel-osterkamp" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">writersfunzone.com/blog/2025/0</span><span class="invisible">4/18/literary-tropes-are-like-french-fries-by-laurel-osterkamp</span></a></p><p><a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/WritingTips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingTips</span></a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/dystopiansociety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dystopiansociety</span></a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/genre" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>genre</span></a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/genrefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>genrefiction</span></a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/humor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>humor</span></a><br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/indieauthors" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>indieauthors</span></a></span></p>
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IndieAuthors.Social News<p>How to Write Funny: Essential Humor Writing Tips for Authors</p><p>…<br><a href="https://www.ingramspark.com/blog/how-to-write-funny" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ingramspark.com/blog/how-to-wr</span><span class="invisible">ite-funny</span></a></p><p><a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/WritingYourBook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingYourBook</span></a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/Inspiration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Inspiration</span></a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/WritingandEditing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingandEditing</span></a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/Genrefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Genrefiction</span></a><br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/indieauthors" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>indieauthors</span></a></span></p>
Anthologist of the Anthropocene<p>YOUR OPINION: Which cover do you prefer?</p><p>What if the US biolab at Fort Detrick was compromised and the key to fighting the pandemic fell into the hands of a sinister cartel ... if the Black Death re-emerged from the thaw...</p><p>My novel Terminal Warfare: Lady, Scientist, Lover, Spy is homage to John Le Carre.</p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bookstodon</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/thriller" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>thriller</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/mystery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mystery</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/espionage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>espionage</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/spythriller" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spythriller</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/pandemicthriller" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pandemicthriller</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/dystopian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dystopian</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/strongfemale" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>strongfemale</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/mythicwoman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mythicwoman</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/genrefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>genrefiction</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/literaryfiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>literaryfiction</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Terminal-Warfare-Scientist-Lover-Anthropocene-ebook/dp/B0CKQGTBCC" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">amazon.com/Terminal-Warfare-Sc</span><span class="invisible">ientist-Lover-Anthropocene-ebook/dp/B0CKQGTBCC</span></a></p>
Of Bookish Things<p>The Chicago Newspaper Scene and the Origins of 10 Story Book</p><p>According to a 1906 overview of the history of fiction-focused periodical publishing in Chicago, the rise of Chicago-based literary story papers such as the Chicago Ledger and the Saturday Blade was fuelled in part by the rise of mail-order catalogue-based retail giants in that city and their advertising needs.</p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/PeriodicalPublishing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PeriodicalPublishing</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/SpicyStories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SpicyStories</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Magazines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Magazines</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/PulpMagazine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PulpMagazine</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/PulpMagazineHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PulpMagazineHistory</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/PulpMagazines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PulpMagazines</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Fiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fiction</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/PulpArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PulpArt</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Pulp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pulp</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/LiterarySyndication" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LiterarySyndication</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/ShortStories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ShortStories</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/SerialFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SerialFiction</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/GenreFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GenreFiction</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Genres" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Genres</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/LiteraryGenre" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LiteraryGenre</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/TheRedBook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheRedBook</span></a><br><a href="https://c.im/tags/Newspaper_PublishingHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Newspaper_PublishingHistory</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/10_StoryBook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>10_StoryBook</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/ComicBookHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ComicBookHistory</span></a></p><p><a href="https://bleedingcool.com/comics/the-chicago-newspaper-scene-origins-of-10-story-book/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bleedingcool.com/comics/the-ch</span><span class="invisible">icago-newspaper-scene-origins-of-10-story-book/</span></a></p>
OtterForce<p>It's that time of the month again when I take a second to mention that I facilitate a monthly series of <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/webinars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>webinars</span></a>.</p><p>They're usually a little over an hour long, counting the Q&A session.</p><p>This month's topic is "Crafting Evocative Prose: The Essence of Captivating Storytelling." We'll be going live tomorrow (March 9) at 1 p.m. Eastern. </p><p>Signups are free. More information at <a href="https://janecleland.com/event/crafting-evocative-prose-2024/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">janecleland.com/event/crafting</span><span class="invisible">-evocative-prose-2024/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Authors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Authors</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Writers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Writers</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Mystery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mystery</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/CrimeFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CrimeFiction</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Metaphors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Metaphors</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/GenreFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GenreFiction</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/OnlineEvents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnlineEvents</span></a></p>
Odin Halvorson<p>Round Table Writers is hosting a new weekly craft book workshop! Free, fun, and open to all. Every Tuesday at 10AM Pacific!</p><p>You can learn about RTW and join our Discord here: www.roundtablewriters.org</p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Writers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Writers</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/writer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writer</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Writing</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/WritersOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritersOfMastodon</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Author" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Author</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Authors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Authors</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/GenreFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GenreFiction</span></a></p>
lonetode<p>hey all, just moved to this instance, but I'm still pretty new!</p><p>I'm a queer writer & academic living with a disability on Kaurna country (sovereignty never ceded). whenever the University gives me the opportunity I holler about genre fiction and embodiment to unsuspecting students. I think too much about Magic, composing prog metal, and our excellent cat (bean-type) pictured below </p><p><a href="https://kind.social/tags/introduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>introduction</span></a> <a href="https://kind.social/tags/magicthegathering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>magicthegathering</span></a> <a href="https://kind.social/tags/catsofmastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>catsofmastodon</span></a> <a href="https://kind.social/tags/genrefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>genrefiction</span></a> <a href="https://kind.social/tags/sciencefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sciencefiction</span></a> <a href="https://kind.social/tags/embodiment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>embodiment</span></a></p>
Zumbador<p>Looking for podcasts that discuss fantasy and science fiction, similar to the Imaginary Worlds podcast. Any recommendations?</p><p><a href="https://mefi.social/tags/podcasts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>podcasts</span></a> <a href="https://mefi.social/tags/GenreFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GenreFiction</span></a> <a href="https://mefi.social/tags/ScienceFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ScienceFiction</span></a> <a href="https://mefi.social/tags/Fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fantasy</span></a></p>
George Penney<p>Topic: Contrarian Barbarian's Book Club (Of greatness!)</p><p>@bookstodon I'm popping this up once more, just in case anyone else wants to join before our first meeting in late June. </p><p>Is anyone out there interested in being a part of a Contrarian Barbarian's Book Club where we read whatever the hell we want individually and meet up once a month on the newly formed Contrarian Barbarian Discord server to tell each other about it for a couple of minutes each and then discuss? (All genres/fiction/non-fiction on the table.)</p><p>The key focus would be sharing books we love with other people in a positive way. It'd have the diehard rule that if you freakin' love a thing, no one can be negative about it because that would be raining on your parade and your parade is spectacular dammit!</p><p>All time zones welcome to say hi!</p><p>LGBTQIA++, disability and neurodivergent friendly, with a structure with set rules of conduct--meaning that boorishness (repeatedly talking/typing over people and not respecting boundaries) or trollishness gets booted with the might of Gandalf warding off the Balrog.</p><p>If you like the sound of this, reply to this and tell me about the book you love most with the power of the sun. </p><p>We've already got a bunch of amazing people and the more the merrier! :blobsmilehappyeyes: </p><p><a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bookstodon</span></a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/sff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sff</span></a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/horror" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>horror</span></a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/scifi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scifi</span></a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/crimefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crimefiction</span></a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/nonfiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nonfiction</span></a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/reading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>reading</span></a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/genrefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>genrefiction</span></a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/scifi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scifi</span></a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/mystery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mystery</span></a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/literature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>literature</span></a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/botany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>botany</span></a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/romance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>romance</span></a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/reading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>reading</span></a></p>
PJ Coffey<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.online/@jdiannedotson" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>jdiannedotson</span></a></span> </p><p>Sounds jolly. I know short stories aren't very popular anymore but I really love books of them and it could be a way to discover new writers.</p><p>IDK. It's your publishing house. Anyway, here's some tags to help people find your idea.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Publishing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Publishing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/AIFree" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AIFree</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/SF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SF</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Horror" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Horror</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Mystery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mystery</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/GenreFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GenreFiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/GraphicNovels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GraphicNovels</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Writers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Writers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/ScienceFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ScienceFiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/SciFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SciFi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/NewVentures" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewVentures</span></a></p>
Odin Halvorson<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://wandering.shop/@jasonsanford" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>jasonsanford</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://wandering.shop/@SFWA" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>SFWA</span></a></span> </p><p>It keeps falling right at finals week for me, or I'd volunteer again this year! </p><p>But everyone should attend, virtually at least, because this event is awesome!</p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Writing</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Writers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Writers</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/California" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>California</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/SFBA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SFBA</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Editor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Editor</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Editors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Editors</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Publishing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Publishing</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/ScifFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ScifFi</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/ScienceFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ScienceFiction</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fantasy</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/GenreFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GenreFiction</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Nebula" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nebula</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Nebulas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nebulas</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/NebulaAwards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NebulaAwards</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/NebulaConference" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NebulaConference</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/SFWA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SFWA</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/ScienceFictionAndFantasyWritersOfAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ScienceFictionAndFantasyWritersOfAmerica</span></a></p>
laceknitted<p>New blog post / love letter to the genre: The Impact of Science Fiction and Fantasy Zines (<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ThrowbackThursday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ThrowbackThursday</span></a>)</p><p><a href="https://inthelibrarybooks.wordpress.com/2023/04/27/tbt-the-impact-of-science-fiction-and-fantasy-zines/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">inthelibrarybooks.wordpress.co</span><span class="invisible">m/2023/04/27/tbt-the-impact-of-science-fiction-and-fantasy-zines/</span></a><br>.<br>.<br>.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/throwbackthursday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>throwbackthursday</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sciencefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sciencefiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fantasy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/zines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>zines</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/independentpublishing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>independentpublishing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/diversevoices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>diversevoices</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/diversitymatters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>diversitymatters</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/essay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>essay</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/blog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blog</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bookblog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bookblog</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bookblogger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bookblogger</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bookreview" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bookreview</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bookstodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/booksbooksbooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>booksbooksbooks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/amreading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>amreading</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/newauthors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>newauthors</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/booklove" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>booklove</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/booknerd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>booknerd</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/booklover" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>booklover</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/booklife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>booklife</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/shortfiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>shortfiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/shortstories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>shortstories</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sff</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/genrefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>genrefiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tbr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tbr</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tbrpile" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tbrpile</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tbrlist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tbrlist</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/supportauthors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>supportauthors</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/scifi" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>scifi</span></a></span></p>
George Penney<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> </p><p>Is anyone out there interested in being a part of a Contrarian Barbarian's Book Club where we read whatever the hell we want individually and meet up once a month on Discord to tell each other about it for a couple of minutes each and then discuss? (All genres/fiction/non-fiction on the table.)</p><p>The key focus would be sharing books we love with other people in a positive way. It'd have the diehard rule that if you freakin' love a thing, no one can be negative about it because that would be raining on your parade and your parade is spectacular dammit!</p><p>All time zones welcome to say hi!</p><p>Depending on the interest, I'd set it up on my server and moderate. I'm a regular GM/DM, so am totally comfortable in that space. </p><p>LGBTQIA++, disability and neurodivergent friendly, with a structure with set rules of conduct--meaning that boorishness (repeatedly talking/typing over people and not respecting boundaries) or trollishness gets booted with the might of Gandalf warding off the Balrog.</p><p>If you like the sound of this, reply to this and tell me about the book you love most with the power of the sun. </p><p>I'd be free to kick this off in late June if there's enough interest. If not, I am more than happy to chill in my little Contrarian Barbarian Book Club For One. :blobsmilehappyeyes: </p><p><a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bookstodon</span></a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/sff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sff</span></a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/horror" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>horror</span></a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/scifi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scifi</span></a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/crimefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crimefiction</span></a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/nonfiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nonfiction</span></a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/reading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>reading</span></a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/genrefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>genrefiction</span></a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/scifi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scifi</span></a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/mystery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mystery</span></a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/literature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>literature</span></a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/botany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>botany</span></a></p>
Of Bookish Things<p><a href="https://c.im/tags/AlfredHitchcock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AlfredHitchcock</span></a>'s <a href="https://c.im/tags/MysteryMagazine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MysteryMagazine</span></a><br>July #1983 <br><a href="https://c.im/tags/Magazine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Magazine</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/MagazineCover" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MagazineCover</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/MagazineArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MagazineArt</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/MagazineIllustration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MagazineIllustration</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/CoverIllustration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CoverIllustration</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/AgathaChristie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AgathaChristie</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Mystery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mystery</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Mysteries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mysteries</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/MysteryFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MysteryFiction</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Genre" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Genre</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/GenreFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GenreFiction</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/GenreLiterature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GenreLiterature</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/DigestMagazine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DigestMagazine</span></a></p>
Of Bookish Things<p>The Doll in The Wall</p><p>Upon the discovery of The <a href="https://c.im/tags/Doll" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Doll</span></a> in the Wall, Dr. Ignatius Walter-Jons was trembling. Here was the evidence to validate his theory about the last days of Lost Vegas. Not only was the artifact proof of the Simulacra Epidemic, it also linked the event to The Singularity Wave of 2047. **Continued at the link.</p><p><a href="https://darkpinesphoto.wordpress.com/2013/08/13/the-doll-in-the-wall/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">darkpinesphoto.wordpress.com/2</span><span class="invisible">013/08/13/the-doll-in-the-wall/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/ShortStory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ShortStory</span></a> <br><a href="https://c.im/tags/Photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Photography</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Surreal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Surreal</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Surrealism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Surrealism</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/SurrealArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SurrealArt</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/WeirdTales" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WeirdTales</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/WeirdFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WeirdFiction</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fantasy</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/DreamPunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DreamPunk</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Mythos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mythos</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/LovecraftMythos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LovecraftMythos</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/HPLovecraft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HPLovecraft</span></a> <br><a href="https://c.im/tags/Phantasmagoria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Phantasmagoria</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Weird" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Weird</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/WeirdFantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WeirdFantasy</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/FantasyArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FantasyArt</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/FantasyIllustration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FantasyIllustration</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Illustration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Illustration</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Genre" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Genre</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/GenreFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GenreFiction</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/SpeculativeFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SpeculativeFiction</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/DigitalArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalArt</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Art</span></a></p>
Of Bookish Things<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://wandering.shop/@SFRuminations" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>SFRuminations</span></a></span> 👍 Make sure to include hashtags, it increases the spread-boosts & follows. <a href="https://c.im/tags/AltText" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AltText</span></a> will also increase the interaction, as does CW content warnings. 🙂 <br><a href="https://c.im/tags/ScienceFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ScienceFiction</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/ScienceFictionMagazines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ScienceFictionMagazines</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Genre" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Genre</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/GenreFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GenreFiction</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/GenreLiterature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GenreLiterature</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/CoverArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CoverArt</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Art</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/PulpMagazine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PulpMagazine</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Magazine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Magazine</span></a></p>
Of Bookish Things<p><a href="https://c.im/tags/HeidiFeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HeidiFeek</span></a>'s version of <a href="https://c.im/tags/HeartbreakHotel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HeartbreakHotel</span></a>, together with the video, turns the song into a <a href="https://c.im/tags/1950s" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>1950s</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/DriveInTheatre" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DriveInTheatre</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Gothic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gothic</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/GhostStory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GhostStory</span></a> full of brooding <a href="https://c.im/tags/Blues" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Blues</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Song" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Song</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/BluesMusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BluesMusic</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Music</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Monochrome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Monochrome</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/BlackandWhite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackandWhite</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Genre" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Genre</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/GenreFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GenreFiction</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/GenreLiterature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GenreLiterature</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/PulpMagazine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PulpMagazine</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/WeirdTales" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WeirdTales</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Ghosts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ghosts</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Haunting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Haunting</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Eerie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Eerie</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Rk7zvozfHk" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=7Rk7zvozfH</span><span class="invisible">k</span></a></p>
Of Bookish Things<p><a href="https://c.im/tags/HeidiFeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HeidiFeek</span></a>'s Someday Somebody (is gonna hurt you) is a <a href="https://c.im/tags/FilmNoir" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FilmNoir</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/HardBoiled" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HardBoiled</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/PulpFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PulpFiction</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Blues" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Blues</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Song" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Song</span></a> of <a href="https://c.im/tags/Betrayal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Betrayal</span></a>, Revenge, and more <a href="https://c.im/tags/Revenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Revenge</span></a>. A <a href="https://c.im/tags/Monochrome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Monochrome</span></a> tale of <a href="https://c.im/tags/Suspense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Suspense</span></a> right out of the Bloody <a href="https://c.im/tags/Pulps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pulps</span></a> that you won't get out of your mind/ear. <a href="https://c.im/tags/PulpMagazine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PulpMagazine</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/BlackandWhite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackandWhite</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/BluesMusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BluesMusic</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Music</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Genre" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Genre</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/GenreFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GenreFiction</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/GenreLiterature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GenreLiterature</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QA4qnL2MNI8" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=QA4qnL2MNI</span><span class="invisible">8</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QA4qnL2MNI8" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=QA4qnL2MNI</span><span class="invisible">8</span></a></p>
Of Bookish Things<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://dragon.style/@danacorn" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>danacorn</span></a></span> The ironies of the <a href="https://c.im/tags/HarryPotter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HarryPotter</span></a> series are noticeable, and many. One of the biggest is that the coming together of Wizards, including half-bloods, and magical creatures against <a href="https://c.im/tags/Voldemort" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Voldemort</span></a> and his crew represents diversity versus intolerance.<br>Voldemort is a classic cult-leader/ <a href="https://c.im/tags/Hitler" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hitler</span></a> trope.<br>*** J. K. Rowling seems oblivious of her own lessons.<br>On the plus side, the series generated a not just a huge following, but it became a gateway drug for <a href="https://c.im/tags/reading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>reading</span></a> & <a href="https://c.im/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a>. Especially for boys, which in many ways the print world gave up on.<br>It also was very effective in getting not just <a href="https://c.im/tags/ReluctantReaders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ReluctantReaders</span></a> into the world of <a href="https://c.im/tags/fiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fiction</span></a> / <a href="https://c.im/tags/literature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>literature</span></a>, but also those with reading process differences.<br>The series really helped my son overcome his challenges in learning to read. I also saw this in my experience as a teacher-librarian.<br>It is unfortunate, that like other past works of <a href="https://c.im/tags/genre" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>genre</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/literature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>literature</span></a>, and <a href="https://c.im/tags/ChildrensLiterature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChildrensLiterature</span></a>, the creator's personal flaws & societal views stain the creativity & positive qualities of the work.<br><a href="https://c.im/tags/GenreLiterature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GenreLiterature</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/GenreFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GenreFiction</span></a><br>***Ursula K. le Guin was not wrong in her assessment of the <a href="https://c.im/tags/book" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>book</span></a> & Rowling's <a href="https://c.im/tags/writingstyle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writingstyle</span></a>.</p>
Of Bookish Things<p>Mad Hatters and March Hares<br>edited by <a href="https://c.im/tags/EllenDatlow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EllenDatlow</span></a><br><a href="https://c.im/tags/TorBooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TorBooks</span></a> 2017</p><p>Took me quite awhile to complete this book, which says more about me than the book. There was a time when I could inhale a book, but now I tend to nibble-sniff at the pages. One of the reasons I decided to try the <a href="https://c.im/tags/PicturePromptBingo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PicturePromptBingo</span></a> card, was because it was a prompt not a challenge, and it was very open to interpretation of choices. </p><p>This <a href="https://c.im/tags/Anthology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Anthology</span></a> provides an excellent assortment of tales that take inspiration from both of the Alice novels. There is a great range of creativity in both the use of Carroll's characters and settings. What I found missing, or at least limited, was the frivolity and whimsy that fills Carroll's creation. </p><p>The cover of the book features the following headline: “All-New Stories from the World of <a href="https://c.im/tags/LewisCarroll" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LewisCarroll</span></a>'s <a href="https://c.im/tags/AliceInWonderland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AliceInWonderland</span></a>.” These <a href="https://c.im/tags/stories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>stories</span></a> and <a href="https://c.im/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poetry</span></a>, for the most part, look at Wonderland through the lens of the “real” world. As consequence, the reader will find serious <a href="https://c.im/tags/Fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fantasy</span></a> tales, some of which are coloured with <a href="https://c.im/tags/Horror" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Horror</span></a>. The charm of <a href="https://c.im/tags/Wonderland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wonderland</span></a>'s topsy-turvy logic has become darker, and the delightfully <a href="https://c.im/tags/Weird" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Weird</span></a> has become <a href="https://c.im/tags/Nightmarish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nightmarish</span></a>.</p><p> A couple of the stories take place in a real world setting, and use references to Alice and Wonderland to express the <a href="https://c.im/tags/Protagonist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Protagonist</span></a>'s predicament and <a href="https://c.im/tags/Conflict" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Conflict</span></a>.</p><p>Is this anthology a worthwhile read? The potential reader will find well written creative and thoughtful explorations of Wonderland and its inhabitants. They will be presented with protagonists facing problems of a fantastical and uncanny nature. But, if the reader is anticipating delightfully absurd tales full of whimsical humour, they will find the pickings rather thin. </p><p>Quality of <a href="https://c.im/tags/Writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Writing</span></a>: 5 out of 5.<br><a href="https://c.im/tags/Creative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Creative</span></a> use of source material: 5 out of 5<br>Range of <a href="https://c.im/tags/Narrative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Narrative</span></a> tone: 3.5 out of 5<br><a href="https://c.im/tags/Book" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Book</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/BookReview" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BookReview</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Genre" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Genre</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/GenreFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GenreFiction</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/genre" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>genre</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/GenreLiterature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GenreLiterature</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/BookCover" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BookCover</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/CoverArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CoverArt</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Illustration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Illustration</span></a></p>
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