Monthly Archive: September, 2012

September 30, 2012

Speculative Fiction as “High Culture”

An Editorial By Derek Newman-Stille First, I want to open this editorial with a quick note that I think that the notions of “high culture” and “pop culture” are ridiculous and serve no real purpose. The idea that there is a genuine and openly apparent “high culture” that is obvious to anyone is ludicrous and demeans the individual appreciation and...

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September 29, 2012

Different Way of Seeing

A review of Just Dance by Erika Holt (in Tesseracts Fifteen: A Case of Quite Curious Tales, Edge, 2011) By Derek Newman-Stille Marie-Lunie is a girl who has one eye in one world and one in another. Erika Holt’s teen fiction steam-punky supernatural story Just Dance explores a girl who has discovered that her father has been keeping research secrets....

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September 28, 2012

Werewolf Wednesdays Throughout October 2012

Werewolf Wednesdays Throughout October For the month of October, in celebration of the upcoming Halloween celebrations, I thought I would create an appropriate theme: Werewolf Wednesdays. For those of you who know me well, you will have heard (probably frequently) about my love of the werewolf. For a few years, my love of lycanthropy (werewolfism) even led me to teach...

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September 28, 2012

Quote – Body Seems Strange.

“My proper body is strange to me. Everything about Home feels a single degree off centre. The universe seems odd. Even the organs of perception feel alien. The burrows of Home have a strangeness about them.” -Gary Eikenberry – Anthropology 101 (In Tesseracts)

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September 27, 2012

Quote – Humour Can Humanize

“Humour can humanize like nothing else, except perhaps death.” -Nalo Hopkinson – Final Thoughts (in Tesseracts Nine. Edge, Calgary, 2005)

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September 26, 2012

When Death is Better Than Continuing Fear

A review of Ian Rogers’ Black Eyed Kids (Burning Effigy Press, 2011) By Derek Newman-Stille Featuring one of Ian Rogers’ creepiest monsters from the Black Lands yet, Black Eyed Kids is definitely a book to evoke lingering chills that won’t leave your spine alone. The creepy effect of this book is multifaceted. Rogers presents the most terrifying monster of all...

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September 25, 2012

Titanic and Terrible

A review of Saving the Dead, or The Diary of an Undertaker’s Apprentice by Jennifer Greylyn (in Tesseracts Fifteen: A Case of Quite Curious Tales, Edge, 2011) By Derek Newman-Stille This year marked the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic and Jennifer Greylyn explores the Titanic from a supernatural perspective in her Saving the Dead, or The Diary...

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September 24, 2012

Quote – Unusual Another Way of Saying Special

“To me, strange is just another way of saying unusual. And unusual is just another way of saying special” -Drew Hayden Taylor – The Night Wanderer

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September 23, 2012

Editorial – Is There Actually Something Canadian About Canadian SF?

By Derek Newman-Stille One of the things that is gradually being more and more ignored in analyses of Canadian SF is the regional aspect. So many people focus on the need to see Canadian literature as international, rather than also looking at its regional qualities. Yes, Canadian literature is international, but really all literature is international – creative processes are...

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September 22, 2012

Quote – Approached from the Side

“Some things can only be approached from the side. Secretively. Peripherally.” -Charles de Lint – The Stone Drum In The Very Best of Charles de Lint.

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