Amazing Antique Book Covers

26 Mar 2017 oddspecs

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All You Zombies

26 Mar 2017 oddspecs

Time travel makes my brain go “eek.” This is a compliment. Not many things make my brain do back flips and somersaults. Time travel is an impossible concept I cannot understand because it is inherently incomprehensible. Therefore, I love it. This review contains spoilers, so if you’ve never read this, you might want to stop now and […] via ALL YOU ZOMBIES, ROBERT HEINLEIN — SERENDIPITY Continue reading All You Zombies

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5 Days of Short Stories. 2: The Repairer Of Reputations by Robert W. Chambers

26 Mar 20176 Mar 2017 oddspecs

Our second short story is Robert W. Chambers’ weird and disturbing The Repairer Of Reputations. Chambers’ work has enjoyed a resurgence in popularity since the hugely successful True Detective series aired a few years ago. I adored series one but I’m too … Continue reading 5 Days of Short Stories. 2: The Repairer Of Reputations by Robert W. Chambers

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Strange Medicine by Mike Russell – Book Review

25 Mar 2017 oddspecs

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Strange Medicine by Mike Russell Published by Strange Books, 2016 Format: e-book ISBN: 10:1522945385 Available on Amazon Honest review given in exchange for book ? An interesting and strange collection of short stories. As a reader I love it when a book tries to be inventive when telling a story. Strange Medicine is like a collection of strange lucid dreams which never quite make complete sense. However, beneath the magic realism and metaphor there are some deep philosophical moments in each short story. The stories feel like they are trying to deal with human emotion or… Continue reading Strange Medicine by Mike Russell – Book Review

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10 Weird Fiction Quotes

25 Mar 20175 Feb 2017 oddspecs

No other life forms know they are alive, and neither do they know they will die. This is our curse alone. Without this hex upon our heads, we would never have withdrawn as far as we have from the natural—so … Continue reading 10 Weird Fiction Quotes

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Review: The Woman of My Dreams by Glenn Fain

25 Mar 2017 oddspecs

The Woman of My Dreams starts off funny and light, grows into intelligent fun, and then dives into sensitive, well-crafted depression for the end. Continue reading Review: The Woman of My Dreams by Glenn Fain

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5 Days of Short Stories. 1: The Debutante by Leonora Carrington

25 Mar 20176 Mar 2017 oddspecs

Let’s have five days of short stories. We’ll begin today with Leonora Carrington’s The Debutante, a story of a girl and a hyena. “The Debutante” by Leonora Carrington WHEN I was a debutante I often went to the zoological garden. … Continue reading 5 Days of Short Stories. 1: The Debutante by Leonora Carrington

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