Be Patient

I'm starting to get the feeling that I'm never going to make any progress on my "To Read" list.  There are just too many things I want to read and too many things going on.  (Neither of which is a bad problem to have).  So I'm not promising any book info any time soon, though I am working on some new stories and such.  Please be patient!

Your works

Hey all,

As I've already mentioned I'm as interested in reading what you've written as I am in posting my own stuff. If you're interested in becoming an author of this blog comment on this post. I'm not promising any immediate results because I'm still trying to figure out how this all works, but I'll get you added as soon as I can. Don't be afraid to critique my work either. I'd appreciate the feedback.

Hard Stories: A review of "The Essential Bordertown"

These are not happy stories. They are real ones. The short stories that make up the collection "The Essential Bordertown," while set in a city between The World and the Faery border where Elves dye their hair and ride magic powered Harleys and humans can dream themselves into the First Forest, are about real people. The main characters are abused children, teenagers looking for their place, and those who have to pick up the pieces of their lives after a friend commits suicide. These are hard stories. The kind you are a bit afraid to finish. The kind you can't put down. The kind that keep getting interrupted as they inspire you to write yourself (I did this so many times during the first story that it took me an hour plus to finish it). Most definately worth all the time I put into getting a hold of it.

The Essential Bordertown

After years of trying to buy this out of print book I finally gave up and put in an interlibrary loan request for it right here at ECC. Now, a week later, I finally have it in my hands! I feel like twirling around the room (and just might after I complete this post). A collection of short stories by a number of fantasy writers (including my recommended Charles De Lint) that all take place in a modern day city that connects our world and faery. Just imagine elves with mohawks, spellcasting bar owners, and morris dancers on harleys and you've got the gist of BorderTown. A review will be forthcoming. No more talking now. Must read.

Jessica