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QUEER ROMANCE, SFF & HORROR AUTHOR | A LITTLE BLACK MAGIC, A WHOLE LOTTA BLUES.

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3-Star Review: BEAR by Marian Engel

April 10, 2017April 10, 2017 XBlack Magic Reviews

Proof that Canada must be growing the good goddamned hash up there, because goddamn. This book. I have two words for you. The first is bear.
The second is cunnilingus.
And this won literary awards.

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4-Star Review: MOONLIGHT by Ines Johnson (Moonkind #2)

April 10, 2017April 10, 2017 XBlack Magic Reviews

POC shifters, an unexpected baby, domineering families, and an unconventional heroine and hero make for a smart, funny read in an intriguing world where magic and the supernatural live side by side with humanity as part of everyday life.

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Review Policy + Submissions

March 18, 2017October 4, 2017 XBlack Magic Reviews

I tend to buy whatever books I stumble across that interest me, flash by my Twitter timeline, and fit my book budget at the time; that generally shapes my reviewing choices, and I often focus[…]

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Twenty Notes to the Anxious, Melancholy Writer.

August 11, 2016November 19, 2017 XRandom

Last night I was talking to a few writer friends about the head-demons that can completely devour any and all will or ability to write. You know those things: those nagging doubts and insecurities and[…]

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Where I’ve Been: Life, Death, Books, Ghost Stories, and Road Trips with Cats

August 10, 2016January 12, 2018 XThe Found

Wow. So when I said “kick me if you see me on social media before May,” I didn’t anticipate being gone until the end of July/beginning of August. But I’m…back-ish? Yes. Back-ish. I’m at least going[…]

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Fuuuck. AKA: Goddammit, Blogging Again. AKA: This Mess Done Got Me All Fucked Up. AKA: Shutting Off.

March 20, 2016March 18, 2017 XPersonal

(tw: very brief mention of CSA and abuse) I started writing this on Friday, but gave myself the weekend to think about it, to decide whether or not I should post it, whether or not I[…]

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Context matters.

March 17, 2016March 18, 2017 XPersonal

So I have some thoughts about a recent mess in Booklandia, and I need to get them out somewhere other than Twitter, as I need to be able to explore this in a more cogent[…]

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An Open Apology.

March 7, 2016March 18, 2017 XBayou's End

[trigger warning: g**** Romani slur] So I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: Everyone is problematic. You. Me. That dude next door. Frigging Ta-Nehisi Coates. You can be woke as fuck and still[…]

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Free Book Weekend: 12-19-2015 to 12-21-2015: Because Classism Is for Dicks.

December 19, 2015March 18, 2017 XZero Day Exploit

(This has now ended and the files are no longer available, though the message still stands. I may do this again in 2016, so keep an eye out for the next time. Thanks to everyone[…]

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Just About Done: On Speaking Out vs. White Retaliation

October 19, 2015March 18, 2017 XPersonal

I have just about hit my break point. Y’all know I talk about POC and LGBTQIA issues. Constantly. Recently even more so because it’s become important to me to be able to speak. To be myself. To[…]

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