Staying Lost

by Charlie W. Starron Lost

The tail goes one way and the head another. Locke stands up and helps; then, by firelight, the invisible dino-tron rips trees from the roots and Merridoc cum Charlie says, “Terrific” but isn’t very happy. We watch the flashback twenty times or so, letting character thicken plot. The rain–“day turning into night, end-of-the-world type weather”–is a baptism. Forty-eight survivors plus one, not including the captain, who wakes and dies (from one flight too many) so he can get back to Alias. And that’s only the first hour.

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Jack and Kate lead but don’t claim to be leaders (after she puts him in stitches on the side), though he sees dead man walking and she’s a criminal. Bears and boars hound them though Vincent survives without a scratch and with quite a gloss on his coat. Sayid works on a boom box to capture Rousseau’s chart topper–sixteen years and playing strong. Claire … read more»

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I was at a bar following a SFF convention a few years ago, chatting up an editor I had hoped to interest in a new adult fantasy novel of mine. The conversation turned to my previously published YA novels, among them The Princess and the Hound. The adult genre editor, … read more»

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by Amy H. Sturgison the House of Night series

My own journey to the House of Night began with an email from my little sister, Margret. She explained that I should read–no, had to read–the novels by P.C. and Kristin Cast. While I appreciated her recommendation, I wasn’t exactly in the market for new titles to enjoy. My “to read” stack already … read more»

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Home is Where the Bar Is

by Maria Limaon True Blood

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Every TV show has one: that place that when you go there, you’re part of the club, one of the gang, an insider–a home away from house, a place where you feel comfortable, … read more»

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"We've Got Work to Do"

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Sacrifice isn’t part of my everyday vocabulary. I’m not usually asked to give up much that really means something to me. In my life, offering one of the kids the last chocolate chip cookie or missing an episode of Supernatural because somebody’s got a recital or a baseball game that … read more»