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December 16, 2012

Quote – All I Really Believe in is Art

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December 15, 2012

Speculating Canada ON AIR – Apocalyptic Canadian Literature with Derek Newman-Stille

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December 14, 2012

Upcoming Interview with Jerome Stueart on Tuesday December 18th, 2012

Jerome Stueart is the most Northern of the authors I have interviewed, hailing from the Yukon. An American ex-pat, he was able to look at Canadian SF both from an outsider AND an insider perspective. Check out our interview on Tuesday December 18th. I hope that you enjoy his insights on SF in the Yukon, teaching and the education system,...

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December 13, 2012

Interview with Gemma Files

An Interview with Gemma Files By Derek Newman-Stille Gemma Files’ short stories have fascinated me for some time, and, although I have just begun reading her Hexslinger Series I am excited to read the rest of the series, but I couldn’t wait to interview her and get some insights from her to share with readers. I am happy that she was...

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December 12, 2012

Little Tremours of the Weird to Shake Up the Mundane

A Review of Postscripts to Darkness 2 edited by Sean Moreland and Aalya Ahmad (Ex Hubris Imprints, 2012). By Derek Newman-Stille Postscripts to Darkness 2 is a fantastic sequel to the first volume, continuing the trend of infusing the familiar with the odd. The contributors to this volume illustrate an incredible ability to condense narratives to their bare essentials, creating...

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December 11, 2012

Speculative Fiction Speculations #4

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December 11, 2012

Quote – Drawing Ideas Out Of Your Head and Putting Them Onto Paper

“He taught me how to draw. He showed me how to get it down, from here… where it’s bright and amazing and to – bam! … here on the paper. He taught me that your hand wicks visions out of your head onto the paper. That’s why it’s called ‘drawing’. And it works the other way too. The brush sucks...

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December 10, 2012

Speculating Canada Goes Live to Air for the Apocalypse!!

On Wednesday December 12th at 11:00 AM, tune in to Trent Radio 92.7 FM (if you are in broadcast range) or visit online at www.trentradio.ca to hear me interviewed by Alissa Paxton of Trent Radio about apocalyptic literature in Canada. Join Alissa Paxton and I, Derek Newman-Stille, as we talk about things like why society is so fascinated with apocalyptic...

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December 10, 2012

Being ‘Othered’ in the Otherworld.

A Review of Kelley Armstrong’s Spell Bound (Vintage Canada, 2012). By Derek Newman-Stille When you define yourself by your abilities, by the powers that make you distinct from others, what happens when you lose those powers? Kelley Armstrong explores this question in Spell Bound, the twelfth book in her Women of the Otherworld series. In Armstrong’s world, supernaturals are rare,...

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December 9, 2012

Quote – Writing Helps Us Make Sense Of Things

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