Monthly Archives: February 2011

“The Empty Spaces” by Alison J. Littlewood

Posted on February 28, 2011 by petertennant

This story in Black Static #16 marked the second appearance in the magazine of Alison J. Littlewood, and with another title showing in the ‘Story Acceptances’ column at the publisher’s website it won’t be long before we get to see … Continue reading →

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Broken News

Posted on February 27, 2011 by petertennant

Not breaking, but broken. I don’t blog on a Sunday – not a religious thing, but a matter of needing at least one day of the week when I don’t spend nearly all my time seated in front of the … Continue reading →

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Thought for the Weekend #5

Posted on February 26, 2011 by petertennant

This week saw the final launch of the space shuttle Discovery, which curiously enough put me in mind of a book I read a long, long time ago, a non-fiction work by Arthur C. Clarke detailing the making of the … Continue reading →

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“Survivor’s Guilt” by Rosanne Rabinowitz

Posted on February 25, 2011 by petertennant

We started the week with a zombie story and so we should end it with a vampire one, and it’s also appropriate in that author Rosanne Rabinowitz is guest blogging over on Case Notes today – she’s writing about Arthur … Continue reading →

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“Back On the Road” by Melanie Fazi

Posted on February 24, 2011 by petertennant

French writer Melanie Fazi has had a couple of stories in Black Static and I believe I’ve seen something by her in one of the Year’s Best anthologies, but other than that I’m unfamiliar with her work. This story appeared … Continue reading →

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Sunday was Z-Day

Posted on February 23, 2011 by petertennant

On Sunday I read Harry Shannon’s zombie novella Pain and Suzanne Palmer’s short story “Zombie Cabana Boy”, and then as the sun fell below the horizon I battened down the hatches, helped myself to a substantial pizza and settled down … Continue reading →

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“The Shadow Keeper” by Kim Lakin-Smith

Posted on February 22, 2011 by petertennant

Black Static readers first encountered the work of Kim Lakin-Smith in #12, and with this story in #13 she became the first writer to appear in consecutive issues, a record held until Ray Cluley came along in #19, #20 and … Continue reading →

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“Zombie Cabana Boy” by Suzanne Palmer

Posted on February 21, 2011 by petertennant

Sunday was Z-Day round Chez Tennant, about which more later. In the circumstances there was only one story I could read as part of my ongoing appreciation of work by female contributors to Black Static for Women in Horror Recognition … Continue reading →

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Thought for the Weekend #4

Posted on February 19, 2011 by petertennant

The phrase ‘torture porn’ has been used as a label of convenience for the recent spate of films which for many commentators seem to have little point beyond inflicting violent, prolonged death on their protagonists. Of course elaborately contrived and … Continue reading →

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“Vic” by Maura McHugh

Posted on February 18, 2011 by petertennant

Black Static #21 is now mailing out to subscribers, and it contains a new story by Maura McHugh, “Water”, and so it seems appropriate to discuss Maura’s story “Vic” which appeared back in #10 and was picked up by editor … Continue reading →

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