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Crafting the Science in Science Fiction

by Tess Rossi Science fiction will always hold a special place in my heart. It’s my favorite genre to read, write, or watch on screen. There’s something alluring and enthralling about the unique worlds each story holds. Obviously, a lot of planning and note-keeping needs to happen to create the most intriguing but consistent story within science fiction. At the core of science fiction, there’s science: some new knowledge, discovery, or breakthrough. Then, there’s technology: Read more…

By sarah_burton, ago

The Thrill of it All: PTM’s Thrillers

In thrillers, good and evil are divided. Moral choices stay clear, though risks are high and calls are hard. For all the palpitation-inducing danger, for each acid spurt of adrenaline, what whiplashes protagonist and reader through each thriller’s plot is the knowledge that they have something worth saving. They are the ones who will fight for good. They are the ones who will face down evil.  Mysteries can twist the reader’s perception with unreliable narrators, Read more…

By sarah_burton, ago

What’s the Secret?: PTM’s Mysteries

I read all genres, but mysteries were there for me when the going was rough. During the hardest times in my life I engaged my overactive mind in high-stakes puzzles, in fictional webs of deceit, and in dropped clues and red herrings. Each mystery pointed out the truth: sometimes, life went sideways, the world went wrong, and people went wrong, too. I didn’t want to be gaslit into thinking everyone was safe. I knew that Read more…

By sarah_burton, ago

The Things in the Woods

by Marleigh Green The campfire crackled before my bare feet as I sat before it, breathing in the fumes. The smoke made my eyes water, but the only place I knew I was protected was within the red-orange glow cast by the flames. Darkness was death.  I was the last one left. The forest around me was pitch black and silent, save for the occasional scuffling and growling noises that emerged from between the great Read more…

By dikshya_pattnaik, ago

Romance Novels, Rebellion, and Literary Dissent: An Interview with Jennifer Safrey

by Sarah Burton “Romance: A Novel Approach” is a class about the craft, theory, and writing of romance novels, about their impact on the reading public, and on wide-spread current and historical repudiation of the well (if often secretly) loved genre. Dangerous Books for Girls is the title of one of the class texts, written by romance author Maya Rodale. I hit the button to enroll so fast. I took the class, I loved the Read more…

By dikshya_pattnaik, ago