Stories that blur the line between beauty and the unknown.

Another decent sized list of publishing and creative writing resources for writers. These are not YA-specific though. I'll add this to my...

It's nearly Christmas so what the heck. Today I'm going to talk about the He-Man and She-Ra Christmas Special (1984) and, more...

For as long as I can remember, I've been obsessed by the eerie and mysterious. From spine-chilling tales to hair-raising investigations,...

I listen to a lot of horror and true crime podcasts that offer a diverse range of topics, from real life hauntings and serial killers, to...

Haunted castles, tortured souls and unexplained mysteries - oh my! Who doesn't love a bit of Gothic horror from time to time? This is a...

I'm fascinated by media that blurs the lines between reality and fiction, especially if that media leaves me perplexed, intrigued and...

Edited 2025: I no longer have a Substack because I just couldn't keep up with all the different channels. You can find me on Bluesky and...

Lamb, a 2021 Icelandic film directed by Valdimar Jóhannsson, revolves around María (played by Noomi Rapace) and Ingvar (Hilmir Snær...

If you're a f/sf/h writer and you're struggling to find places to get critiques on your work, I'd highly recommend The Online Writing...

Being back on Twitter for the first time in four years has been interesting so far. There's loads of great stuff, of course, like the...

Two more podcast recommendations: Cast of Wonders - The podcast version of Cast of Wonders, a young adult speculative fiction zine...

Continuing my short fiction recs, I have a few more I've enjoyed lately. These are all available to read online, at least as of this blog...

I have been immersing myself in the wonderful world of YA short fiction lately and wanted to recommend a few of my favourites. I’ll...

Young Adult fiction has exploded in popularity in the last decade, spawning a number of huge movie franchises, TV shows, games and...

Lovecraft’s stories are very hit-or-miss. A few years ago I went through a whirling reading fest and over the course of about two weeks I...

Top 10 Gadgets From Iain M. Banks’ Culture Universe – I’m a massive Iain M. Banks fan, particularly his Culture sci-fi novels. This list...

Trawling through the iTunes podcast library, I stumbled upon an audio drama called We’re Alive – A Story of Survival, by Wayland...