Category Archives: Short stories

Short stories

More of This World or Maybe Another – Barb Johnson

Posted on May 25, 2014 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) I’m usually critical of short stories. They tend to leave me unsatisfied, wanting more. I’m left unsure of what makes the characters tick, and what ultimately happens to them. So needless to say when I was visiting … Continue reading →

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Busted Valentines and Other Dark Delights – Frank De Blase

Posted on March 16, 2014 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “‘Twas the night before the night before Christmas and Jack Frost was pissed.” That’s the intro to my favorite story, “The Night Before the Night Before Christmas” in Busted Valentines and Other Dark Delights. But what … Continue reading →

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Philippine Speculative Fiction Volume 8

Posted on November 12, 2013 by J D Jung

(Mo Francisco (Author), Laurence Roxas (Author), Kenneth Yu (Author), Gabriela Lee (Author), Andrew Drilon (Author), G. Justin Hulog (Author), Eliza Victoria (Author), Joseph De Guzman (Author), Dean Francis Alfar (Editor), Nikki Alfar (Editor)) (Reviewed by Melanie Hamilton) I like short … Continue reading →

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Things I’ve Learned From Women Who’ve Dumped Me – edited by Ben Karlin

Posted on February 13, 2012 by J D Jung

  Check this out! What happens when a man moves across country and tells his girlfriend that he doesn’t want a long distance relationship? Or how about the one who consistently takes a girl to dinner, only to reach into … Continue reading →

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