by momtoast | Aug 22, 2019 | Creations, Iron Sorcerer
Coming November, 2019, the Iron Sorcerer will be published in the speculative fiction journal Kyanite Press! I am so honored and excited to be part of the Kyanite family, and have my work published in there journal. They have a lot of novels planned as well for the...
by momtoast | Aug 22, 2019 | Unboxing Story
The race to replace ‘Game of Thrones’ is underway, but after that ending, is sword and sorcery dead? Nearly a year after MTV cancelled Shannara Chronicles, Melissa and Jon Matos ask why it failed. Can new writers recapture the magic of the 80’s...
by momtoast | Aug 22, 2019 | Siren Song, Unboxing Story
Fairytale retellings are here, and they’re bad (but, like: Michael Jackson bad.) Huntsman: Winter’s War builds on Universal Studio’s expanded universe of evil queens by introducing Freya, a snow queen out to stifle all love. It’s bad news for...
by momtoast | Aug 21, 2019 | Breaking Genre, Unboxing Story
If storming Area 51 sounds like a stupid idea now, in 2019, it’ll seem bonkers after you see ‘The Signal.’ The film follows Nic, a track and field star who suffers a dire diagnosis, then gets abducted by aliens. Jon and Melissa Matos review this...
by momtoast | Aug 21, 2019 | Unboxing Story
Good books make you feel things, but what if that’s all they do? Melissa and Jon review a local author’s book, Good Grief, and discuss how it achieves a high level of intimacy and honesty without becoming melodramatic. Can a novel survive without ninjas...
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