Sara Norja | writer

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  • “Raw Honey” in the SH poetry podcast

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    Merry Christmas/Winter Holiday of Your Choice, all! I’ve had a lovely two days of delicious food and family hangout, and am now nudging myself into the writing groove again. I have a first draft of a story to write… While I was engaged in Christmas preparations, Strange Horizons released the podcast of December’s poetry. Listen…

  • Sunday recs: The Dishonesty of Dreams

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    Today’s reading recommendation is a poetry collection: The Dishonesty of Dreams by Adrienne J. Odasso. I’ve been reading Adrienne’s poetry for a long time; I really admire her work so I’d love for other people to find her stuff, too. Here’s my review of The Dishonesty of Dreams (copied from Amazon.com): The Dishonesty of Dreams…

  • Sunday recs: Long time no rec

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    Sooo it’s been quite a while since I last posted any Sunday recs. I’ll try to get back into the game again – I’ve been reading lots, as always, but have neglected to recommend my favourites. Here’s a few poems I’ve enjoyed over the past few weeks: “The Glass Men” by Alexandra Seidel (in Ideomancer).…

  • Sunday recs: Two stories from DSF

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    My PhD studies have kept me busy, but I’ve still made time for reading and writing fiction, too. For what is life without writing and reading? No, seriously, I don’t quite understand people who don’t read for fun. It’s just SO AWESOME. Anyway, here’s two short stories that I’ve enjoyed during the past week, both…

  • Sunday recs: Fairytale, memory loss, alien chess

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    Three awesome stories for you this Sunday. How the Milkmaid Struck a Bargain With the Crooked One by C.S.E. Cooney (in Giganotosaurus). Gaaaah, this story made me have all the feelings. It’s long, but it’s SO worth it – what a treat to sink into a world like this. (Incidentally, it’s a sequel of sorts…

  • Sunday recs: Strange stuff

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    Three strange stories for you this Sunday. Seven Commentaries on an Imperfect Land by Ruthanna Emrys (at Tor.com). A haunting, weird story about a magic land that exists in the interstices of life, and the people who live in it. Gorgeous illustrations too. Speaking to Skull Kings by Emily B. Cataneo (at Betwixt Magazine). The…

  • Contents of Stone Telling 11

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    Rose Lemberg has announced the contents of Stone Telling 11 (the issue that I’ve got a poem in). Yay! Check it out! I’m really looking forward to getting to read the other poems. There’s some amazing cover art too, as usual for ST. Love the warm yellow tone.

  • Sunday recs: Two poems

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    Two poems for this sun-warm Sunday. ‘Song for an Ancient City’ by Amal El-Mohtar (in Mythic Delirium): gorgeous, makes me feel the sand and spices, the heat of the sun. ‘The Sea King’s Second Bride’ by C.S.E. Cooney (in a 2010 issue of Goblin Fruit). For me, the poem works more magic as a performance:…

  • Sunday recs: Happy-making stuff

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    It’s still Sunday even though it’s past midnight, since I haven’t gone to bed yet, right? Here’s three recs that I hope will make you feel as fuzzy inside as they made me: Turnover by Jo Walton (at Lightspeed Magazine): beautiful, optimistic SF set in a spaceship called Speranza (the name isn’t subtle and I…

  • Sunday recs: Diversity in SFF

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    I just listened to a great episode of Tor.com’s Rocket Talk, with Kate Elliott and N.K. Jemisin discussing reader, writer, and publisher bias. So great to hear two intelligent writers talking about this stuff! Kate Elliott is one of my absolute favourite writers these days, and I also admire and agree with her thoughts about…