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Feb.07.2013
I spent most of today half-zonked out of my mind in a post-inventory daze. It always - always - throws me completely off. Reading sheets with tiny printed numbers on them for eight hours isn't pleasant, and doing so until nigh upon one in the morning doesn't really add to the joy. But it gets...
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Feb.06.2013
Not to overstate, but tonight is my full store inventory, that's its own kind of hell.
If you've ever had that longing to be locked in a bookstore overnight and feel like it would be some sort of utopia, allow me to suggest that if the reason you're trapped there is that you have to count every...
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Feb.05.2013
Wee spoiler alert today, in that there's a reveal of sorts in this story that I'm about to ruin. If you're at all a fan of Japanese mythology, however, this story is going to be like sliding your hand into a comfortable glove.
"The Lady in Fur," by Allison Sakaida
There will likely always be a...
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Feb.04.2013
This morning I found a lovely review had popped up on the phenomenal Out in Print blog. If you don't know about this blog, it is packed with reviews, interviews, and discussions about LGBT books - and is a strong voice for titles that might otherwise never be discussed. This morning they reviewed...
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Feb.03.2013
For my most recent review for Erotica Revealed, I got an anthology of vampire erotica, Coming Together: In Vein. Now, one of the first lines of the editor's introduction is basically, “Not another vampire book....” and that made me chuckle.
I'll mention briefly here that the anthology was fresh...
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Feb.02.2013
It's still February. It's still cold and dark. I suppose I should be patient for things to change, but when it's freezing and pitch black out and I have to head out to work soon, I'm not exactly thrilled. Also, my cereal was mushy, because I poured it and then wandered off for too long,...
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Feb.01.2013
February and I have a love-hate relationship. Wait, no. February and I have a hate-hate relationship.
Perhaps I'm overstating.
It's dark. It's cold. It's dark and cold. But there is that whole Valentine's Day thing wherein the most magical and wonderful thing happens - right after Valentine's Day...
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Feb.01.2013
Okay, give me a moment to put myself back together.
Rebekah Weatherspoon, you nearly killed me with those last dozen pages.
Sorry. Breathing in. Breathing out.
Right. So, if you're just joining in with Blacker Than Blue, I'm going to hold up a hand and tell you to halt, do not pass "Go" and head...
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Jan.31.2013
Here I am at the end of a whole month of Short Stories 365. This is fun, and though there has been a day or two where I had to force myself to get online and post, I've been happy for the focus. Originally, I thought I'd be jumping around looking for all sorts of short stories to talk about -...
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Jan.30.2013
It feels like this last week or so has been full to the brim with magic.
The re-opening of After Stonewall, Ottawa's LGBT Bookstore (which has transformed into not only a bookstore, but has added in handmade functional art (pottery, glassware, woodwork, textile, metalware) for the home as well...
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Jan.29.2013
I know I did a story-by-story wander through Fool for Love: New Gay Fiction when it first came along back in 2009 - and can we just take a moment to be stunned that that was four years ago? But if you click that link there, you'll see a publication date of this month - for the audiobook.
I had no...
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Jan.28.2013
I have a forthcoming rant bubbling up, but I also have a vodka cooler and as such the two are cancelling each out out. So far. Today was just horrendous. Deep breath, exhale, continue.
The nuts and bolts of today's frustrations were people. Mostly nuts. I have a genuine desire to see the best...
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Jan.27.2013
Last night, my fella and I went to the grand re-opening of After Stonewall, our local GLBT bookstore, which has expanded to include handmade functional art (pottery, glassware, woodwork, textile, metalware) and handcrafted jewellery for both men and women - all from Ontario and Quebec artists....
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Jan.26.2013
Evil can be fun.
Now, before you jump to conclusions, let me clarify a wee bit. Sexy demons, in the hands of clever authors, can be fun. You can put down the pitchforks and holy water now.
In the last month or so, I've mentioned Jerry L. Wheeler quite a bit. This Short Story 365 project has...
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Jan.25.2013
It's cold out there. We're having some seriously impactful wind chill right now, and the end result is a lot of time under a blanket with a hot cup of tea and as much not-going-outside as I can manage around work. I'm certainly getting a lot of reading done. Winter is definitely good at...
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Burgoine’s characters are as sharp as the points on their teeth and their dialogue snaps like breaking spines.”
—Out in Print Queer Book Reviews
About Nathan
‘Nathan Burgoine grew up a reader and studied literature in university while making a living as a bookseller—a job he still does, and still loves. His first published short story was “Heart” in the collection Fool for Love: New Gay Fiction. Since then, he has...
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Nathan’s Favorite Books
It Had To Be You (Timothy James Beck), Straight Lies (Rob Byrnes), A Coventry Christmas (Becky Cochrane), Murder in the Rue Ursulines (Greg Herren), Practical...