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Getting a Paperwhite Kindle for Christmas (2019) has convinced me that digital reading can be quite amazing and convenient! I downloaded Issue 11 of Shock Totem as soon as I heard it was available.
* Notes from The Editor’s Desk (This was interesting-learning about the origins and purpose for this lit mag)
* The Fluids That Giveth and Those That Taketh, by Chad Stroup (Chad Stroup has been on my radar after reading his collaboration in the Chiral Mad4 anthology. This story proves that I definitely need to buy more-I like his weird/bizarro style.)
* His Hands, by Natalia Theodoridou (Natalia writes for a variety of publications and platforms. She has a unique storytelling voice that can lend itself to a variety of genres and genre mash-ups. A horror/sci-fi/dark fantasy flavor)
* Georgia on My Mind, by Robert Ford (This one made me feel my feelings! Anyone who has been married for quite some time dreads the idea of their partner's mind/memory failing them. A unique, emotional story about identity)
* Bird on a Wire, by Chad Lutzke (This one gave me the creeps)
* Our Gentleman of Blue Bay Massage, by Chris Kuriata
* Summertide, by Josh Malerman (Josh Malerman always delivers something unusual but in a package that is very "Malerman". He has a style that I have come to really enjoy. I love it when I find that he has a story in a magazine or anthology.)
* Strange Goods and Other Oddities (Reviews)
* Plague Rooster, by Micah Hyatt (Poetry) (2019 marks the year that I have found my love of poetry)
* The Dark Lord of Silk, by Brian Trent
* From “Family Man” to Renaissance Man: A Conversation with Henry Rollins, by Chad Lutzke
* Ichthyosis, by Pierce Skinner
* Mastectomy Scars, by Mark Matthews (trigger warnings: suicide. An emotional, gut-wrenching story that I felt was an amazing companion piece to Aaron Dries' story at the end.)
* In the Field Where the Fireflies Glow, by Trevor Firetog
* Damage, Inc., by Aaron Dries (More confirmation that Aaron Dries is at the top of his game right now. This story will stay in my memory for a long time--it felt both timeless and futuristic. Trigger warnings: suicide)
* Howling Through the Keyhole (Author Notes)
* Notes from The Editor’s Desk (This was interesting-learning about the origins and purpose for this lit mag)
* The Fluids That Giveth and Those That Taketh, by Chad Stroup (Chad Stroup has been on my radar after reading his collaboration in the Chiral Mad4 anthology. This story proves that I definitely need to buy more-I like his weird/bizarro style.)
* His Hands, by Natalia Theodoridou (Natalia writes for a variety of publications and platforms. She has a unique storytelling voice that can lend itself to a variety of genres and genre mash-ups. A horror/sci-fi/dark fantasy flavor)
* Georgia on My Mind, by Robert Ford (This one made me feel my feelings! Anyone who has been married for quite some time dreads the idea of their partner's mind/memory failing them. A unique, emotional story about identity)
* Bird on a Wire, by Chad Lutzke (This one gave me the creeps)
* Our Gentleman of Blue Bay Massage, by Chris Kuriata
* Summertide, by Josh Malerman (Josh Malerman always delivers something unusual but in a package that is very "Malerman". He has a style that I have come to really enjoy. I love it when I find that he has a story in a magazine or anthology.)
* Strange Goods and Other Oddities (Reviews)
* Plague Rooster, by Micah Hyatt (Poetry) (2019 marks the year that I have found my love of poetry)
* The Dark Lord of Silk, by Brian Trent
* From “Family Man” to Renaissance Man: A Conversation with Henry Rollins, by Chad Lutzke
* Ichthyosis, by Pierce Skinner
* Mastectomy Scars, by Mark Matthews (trigger warnings: suicide. An emotional, gut-wrenching story that I felt was an amazing companion piece to Aaron Dries' story at the end.)
* In the Field Where the Fireflies Glow, by Trevor Firetog
* Damage, Inc., by Aaron Dries (More confirmation that Aaron Dries is at the top of his game right now. This story will stay in my memory for a long time--it felt both timeless and futuristic. Trigger warnings: suicide)
* Howling Through the Keyhole (Author Notes)
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