I’ve been typing my novel without getting up from my computer table for the past three days. I can’t sleep because if I don’t finish typing & then editing my manuscript, my Stalin of an editor will not go through it & the publication of my book will be delayed. So with only a huge supply of beer & a cigarette or two, I continue to type. I always wanted to be a … [Read more...] about How the Bottle Let Me Down: Short Story by Fiza Pathan
Literature
Author Interview: Redfern Jon Barrett
Redfern Jon Barrett is a writer and polyamory rights campaigner armed with a doctorate in literature. Author of novels The Giddy Death of the Gays & the Strange Demise of Straights and Forget Yourself (Lethe Press, 2016), his writing has featured in PinkNews, A cappella Zoo (and its tenth anniversary ‘best of’ edition), Strange Horizons, Heiresses of Russ: The Year’s Best … [Read more...] about Author Interview: Redfern Jon Barrett
Zika is the new Chikungunya … an update
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The Unnoticed Writer
Over the last couple of days there’s been fair amount of buzz around the fiction writer Edith Pearlman. Her “break-out” story collection, Honeydew, is forthcoming from Little, Brown & Company. … Source: The Unnoticed Writer … [Read more...] about The Unnoticed Writer
#BookReview #IndieReader Amina: The Silent One by Fiza Pathan
IR Verdict: AMINA: THE SILENT ONE is a beautiful and thought-provoking novel that shines light on important issues facing women in India today. A strong heroine uses her musical talents to escape a life filled with pain in India’s sordid slums. Author Fiza Pathan’s AMINA: THE SILENT ONE effectively creates an environment that most are not familiar with – the harshest, most … [Read more...] about #BookReview #IndieReader Amina: The Silent One by Fiza Pathan