National Colouring Day!
National Colouring Day is a wonderful chance to embrace your creativity, and the joys of playing with colour. From colouring pages to sidewalk chalk art, painting to mosaics and murals, colouring can be a meditative…
The Toll by Cherie Priest
The Toll by Cherie Priest takes a goofy, swamp-dwelling cryptid of Southern folklore and turns it into something genuinely terrifying. The swamplands near the Okefenokee are steeped in an eerie, foreboding atmosphere—the kind that makes…
Star Trek Lower Decks Vol 1: Second Contact…
Star Trek Lower Decks: Second Contact was a jolly good reunion with the crazy crew of the USS Cerritos. Reading the comic felt remarkably like watching the show. Nay—better than that. It felt like stepping…
The Best Day Ever by Frank Tupta and…
The Best Day Ever by Tupta and Ward is an adorable tale about appreciating who you are and accepting others as they are. It's also got a dash of willingness to try something new (and…
Celebrating Black History Month: Must-Reads To Inspire and…
Black History Month offers us a chance to honor the rich history, culture, and achievements of Black individuals throughout history. We’ve curated a list of incredible books that delve into the past, celebrate the present,…
This and That Redux
Horror Collector #1 by Midori Sato and Norio Tsuruta Horror Collector #1 by Midori Sato and Norio Tsuruta is a series of six creepy Japanese-centric urban legend short stories. I like Fushigi Senno, despite his…
Bounty of the Natural World
Respect the Insect by Jules Howard and Gosia Herba Howard and Herba’s Respect the Insect looks at a wide range of insects and the beneficial roles they play, from helping to break down decomposing material,…
Magick and Mysticism
Norse Mysticism by Disa Forvisin Forvisin’s Norse Mysticism explores the ancient mysteries of myth and magic. There are chapters on runes, Norse deities, and traditional magic, as well as historical contexts. I love how the…
Doll Seed by Michele Tracy Berger
Berger’s Doll Seed is a collection of short stories with psychological / speculative horror themes. They are woven through with unsettling ideas about such things as ethical concerns regarding technology, or questions surrounding identity. These…
Dandelion by Sabir Pirzada
Coupled with manga art from a variety of different artists, Pirzada’s Dandelion was an interesting foray into humanity’s possible future, and how the best of intentions can go horribly awry. Hoping to present the world…