Category Archives: literary fiction

reading short essays: SF 71

Posted on May 3, 2022 by Rick Robinson

Slightly Foxed No. 71 – Autumn 2021 issue, quarterly literary publication, 94 pages In 2022 I subscribed, getting a few back issues at the same time, to Slightly Foxed,  which describes itself as “an independent-minded quarterly that combines good looks, good writing and a … Continue reading →

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Short Story February – Week 4

Posted on February 26, 2017 by Rick Robinson

Here’s week four (Feb. 20 – 26) listed in story-author-source format. * An asterisk indicates a story I particularly liked. White Lies * – Paul Theroux – The Collected Stories Clapham Junction – ibid The Odd-Job Man * – ibid Portrait of A Lady … Continue reading →

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Short Story February – Week 2

Posted on February 11, 2017 by Rick Robinson

Here’s week two (Feb. 6 – 12) listed in story-author-source format. * An asterisk indicates a story I particularly liked. A Place In the Shade – Robert Reed – Worldbuilders, SF Adventures in Terraforming, edited by Gardner Dozois The Border-Line Case … Continue reading →

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Short Story February week 1

Posted on February 5, 2017 by Rick Robinson

Here’s my first week (five days, Feb 1-5) of reading, in story – author – source format. An asterisk indicates a story I particularly liked Alien Animal Encounters * – John Scalzi – Miniatures Bring Bring * – Conrad Aiken – Collected Stories of … Continue reading →

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review: Concrete Angel by Patricia Abbott

Posted on July 15, 2015 by Rick Robinson

Concrete Angel by Patricia Abbott © 2015, Polis Books 2015 trade paper literary domestic suspense – stand alone novel “When I was twelve, my mother shot a soda-pop salesman she’d known less than eight hours.” Thus begins Patricia Abbott’s novel Concrete Angel, … Continue reading →

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