December 2023 – Speculating Canada: Canadian Horror, Science Fiction, and Fantasy

December 28, 2023

An Interview of Jamieson Wolf

In this interview, Jamieson Wolf and I explore disability in SF, Queer identity, and how the two intertwine in the worlds Jamieson creates Jamieson Wolf has been writing since a young age when he realized he could be writing instead of paying attention in school. Since then, he has created many worlds in which to live his fantasies and live...

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December 19, 2023

An Interview of Regina Hansen about the Christmas Witch La Befana

I had a wonderful opportunity to speak with Regina Hansen about the Italian Christmas Witch La Befana. I am excited to have this wonderful chance to talk about Folklore in the Italian diaspora. Regina M Hansen is the author of the YA horror/fantasy novel The Coming Storm (Atheneum/Simon and Schuster, 2021), and co-editor (with Jeffrey Weinstock) of Giving the Devil...

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December 15, 2023

An Interview with Mark Shainblum about Other Covenants

As part of Hanukkah this year, I was able to interview Mark Shainblum about the Other Covenants collection of Jewish alternative histories. Mark and I talk about the Jewish diaspora, imagining alternative histories, identity for Jewish Canadians, and a new upcoming project Mark is doing with Andrea Lobel as a Hanukkah surprise!! Mark Shainblum is an award-winning comics and science...

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December 9, 2023

An Interview with Chadwick Ginther About Shared World Fiction and Sword and Sorcery

I had a wonderful opportunity to revisit and chat with Chadwick Ginther about his recent work, especially focussing on his recent Sword and Sorcery Work, Lovecraftian horror, creating a shared world story, and creating magical geographies in his fiction. Chadwick Ginther is the author of two short story collections: Khyber: Sinister Tales of Sword and Sorcery in a Shared World...

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December 6, 2023

An Interview of Sara Cleto and Brittany Warman About Folklore and Fairy Tales

Sara Cleto and Brittany Warman are both doctors of folklore and they run the Carterhaugh School of Folklore, and online school for teaching folklore in an accessible way. In our interview, we explore the diversity of folklore and fairy tales, examining things like shadow tales, the role of food in fairy tales, disability, and get a Folklore and Fairy Tales...

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Monthly Archive: December, 2023

An Interview of Jamieson Wolf

An Interview of Regina Hansen about the Christmas Witch La Befana

An Interview with Mark Shainblum about Other Covenants

An Interview with Chadwick Ginther About Shared World Fiction and Sword and Sorcery

An Interview of Sara Cleto and Brittany Warman About Folklore and Fairy Tales