It starts out just like any other workday. You board the bus in Seattle’s Belltown neighborhood, pay your fare, find a seat that isn’t too gross to sit in. The usual morning crowd is there: the Ass-Starer, Newspaper-Guy, and Napping-Woman. Everything’s fine until the pistol-packing …
First published in the 1930s and 1940s, C. L. Moore’s collection of short stories embodies the otherworldly appeal of science fiction during that time, echoing America’s growing fascination with space exploration and its rapidly expanding multicultural awareness. But Moore’s stories were a level above the …
Zombies, Vodou, carnivals, mysteries of erotic passion and tales of unrequited love all flood the pages of René Depestre’s book, and it’s taken nearly thirty years to be released in English. Perhaps the English-speaking world wasn’t ready for the unapologetic sensuality of this book in …