This is the first sentence I ever wrote in German. I have recently decided to try learning German. I'm stating this publicly so I don't give up quickly. I think learning another language is good for your brain. And German isn't supposed to be particularly difficult for those who speak English as their Muttersprache. (See, … Continue reading Das Brot ist lecker.
Tag: fiction
The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley – Book Review +
Oh my oh my oh my. (I apologize in advance if this is not a particularly coherent or interesting review. I finished reading the book, then wrote this in a hurry and while it was over 35C, which was somewhat in keeping with this novel, set in a London that is often suffering under heat … Continue reading The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley – Book Review +
Drop Stitch (a flash fiction)
Hello again! I've been told my poetry chapbook has moved into a second round of a competition. So, while I'm working on (hopefully close to actually final) edits to my cookbook, and maybe poking away at a short story about a castle, I've decided this a good time to try writing a poem a day, … Continue reading Drop Stitch (a flash fiction)
Books I Read (and recommend) in 2024
(from mid December 2023 up until Nov. 18th 2024, anyway.) I surrendered my volunteer reading position with Orca Literary Magazine this summer, and this has allowed me to read (or at least start to read) more published works this year than last, fifty-five including a few “read” as audiobooks as of the time I decided … Continue reading Books I Read (and recommend) in 2024
Kitty kitty kitty
Greetings again from the darker side - I have another short horror story out. You can now find Puss in the UK-based Roads Less Travelled Magazine: Issue One as published through Midnight Street Press. In a way, it is a companion piece to Grimalkins, a short speculative fiction of mine published in 2018 which also … Continue reading Kitty kitty kitty
Kilmeny MacMichael 