We started off 2026 with great hopes. Maybe this year would be different. Maybe things would finally start to change again, for the better. And then… Venezuela. And then… Renee Good. With this current administration, it’s always a new outrage, a new spectacle, always a new something horrible shoved in your face, each one more awful than … Read more
Bookstores are the lifeblood of our local literary community, and this is especially true for indie stores. They sell our books, create a third space for us to gather and share our passion for literature, and give back to the community. So we thought we’d do a little giving back ourselves, and share a bunch … Read more
So many rules. Every part of our lives is governed by them, and sadly writing is no exception. There are rules of grammar: If you made it through high school English and you want to be a writer, you probably have a pretty decent handle on these rules. But there are others, too. For instance, … Read more
So, the election happened. As a gay, married man, it didn’t go exactly the way I had hoped. As a writer of queer fiction, I am more than a little concerned about what happens next. The incoming powers that be have made no secret of the fact that they are not particularly LGBTQ+ positive. I’ll … Read more
We’re getting ready to go to SacAnime on August 30th right here in SacTown, so I thought this would be a great time to go over the steps we take to get ourselves ready for a con. So psych yourself up. You’re about to go meet some of the people who make what you do … Read more
by J. Scott Coatsworth It was a dark and stormy night in the heart of winter… Scratch that. Actually, it was a pleasant afternoon in mid-October in 2016. Three of us – me, Pat Henshaw, and Christopher Koehler – met at the Tower Café for a spot of lunch and a plan for world domination. … Read more
After the pandemic hit, our lives moved online with surprising speed. All of a sudden, all those work meetings, gatherings with friends, and other social activities that we used to drive to were taking place in the virtual world, and we had to learn a new word. Or at least, a new meaning for an … Read more
Normal. Such a deceptively boring word. Before 2020, I wanted to be anything but normal. Normal was boring. Normal meant being just like everyone else. Normal was for losers. What a difference a pandemic makes, and what a beautiful word normal turned out to be. On March 18th, 2020, Mark and I made our last … Read more