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Short Take: “The Auld Mither,” William Meikle

Rating: 5 out of 5 William Meikle’s The Auld Mither is a short, fun horror read constructed around a Scottish town’s hushed folktale about an old hag that stalks the area. George Duncan is planning on bolstering and enlarging his

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Review: “Ambiguity Machines: and Other Stories,” Vandana Singh

Pros: Winding and beautiful Cons: … Rating: 5 out of 5 Vandana Singh’s Ambiguity Machines: and Other stories is a slow, winding collection of beautiful short science fiction stories (at least one story has overtones of horror, and more than

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Review: “Summer in Orcus,” T. Kingfisher

Pros: Beautiful, heartfelt alternate-world tale Cons: … Rating: 5 out of 5 Summer in Orcus, by T. Kingfisher, is about 11-year-old Summer, whose mother is overprotective and needy. One day Baba Yaga’s house struts into town and plops down near

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Review: “Jackalope Wives and Other Stories”, T. Kingfisher

Pros: Magical Cons: … Rating: 5 out of 5 T. Kingfisher’s Jackalope Wives And Other Stories is an absolutely magical collection of stories and poetry. I remember reading one of the stories online some time ago, and I loved it

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