Welcome (or for some of you, welcome back!) to the Speculative Chic Book Club! Thank you so much for joining us on our relaunch in 2020. To say I’m excited about it is an understatement: I’m tickled that every month, a different blogger gets to select a book and lead us in a discussion, and […]

For my Speculative Chic Resolution Project 2020, I decided to distract myself from work by catching up on random things I’d never seen before on the new streaming service, Disney+. What I should be working on: Rewrites of my first novel for its second edition release later in 2020. What I watched instead: Season 1 […]

I’m kicking off my 2020 Resolution fresh out the gate, starting with a rewatch and review of the science fantasy series Voltron: Legendary Defender, created by DreamWorks Animation, animated by Studio Mir, and currently available for streaming on Netflix as well as DVD. Voltron: Legendary Defender is a reimagining and update of the 1984 series Voltron, […]

They might not be raindrops on roses or whiskers on kittens, but that doesn’t mean that we love them any less. Welcome back to My Favorite Things, the weekly column where we grab someone in speculative circles to gab about the greatest in geek. This week, we sit down with James Chambers, whose On the […]

At Speculative Chic, we feature a lot of authors who share everything from their favorite things to the inspiration for their work. Today, we’re introducing a new column called Fiction Friday, where you’ll be able to sample the fiction of a variety of authors, including those who write at Speculative Chic! For our very first […]

As you may or may not have heard by now, Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat recently collaborated on yet another TV miniseries adaptation of Bram Stoker’s Dracula — three episodes, produced through the BBC, available right now on Netflix. And much like Gatiss and Moffat’s version of Sherlock Holmes (BBC Sherlock, admired and hated in […]

I can’t remember where I first heard about The Last Sun. I think it popped up on a list of science fiction and fantasy picks for your Christmas list. Wherever it was, I was intrigued enough by the idea of a modern Atlantis to put it on Goodreads so I’d remember to check it out. […]

Some writers create worlds on the map, others universes, or lands of imagination. Today we’re taking a road trip on the Connie Willis Scenic Parkway, with stops in the Country of Awards, including the states of Nebula, Hugo, and Locus, among others. Read More »

Like a lot of us here at Speculative Chic, I went to Seton Hill University for their Creative Writing program, as did Rhonda Mason. When I heard she’d gotten one of her books published, I picked it up since I like to support my fellow graduates — plus it sounded pretty awesome. And let me […]

To truly understand my journey with this podcast (because it has been a journey), you first need to understand that this article started its life in the Salt Mine. I began listening to this podcast back in 2015-16 and was ultimately betrayed by the wait in between episodes and things that were happening on the […]

They might not be raindrops on roses or whiskers on kittens, but that doesn’t mean that we love them any less. Welcome back to My Favorite Things, the weekly column where we grab someone in speculative circles to gab about the greatest in geek. This week, we sit down with Kristin Dearborn, whose most recent […]

Hey, hey, hey! I’ve returned from my trip to Korea to visit family, and I have to give many kudos to Shara for taking the reins on my editing duties and all the Weekly Roundups while I was out. Thanks for your awesome work! And now I get to state my disbelief that we’ve made […]

This month, I decided to have a look at His Dark Materials, which is currently on HBO. It is an eight-episode series based on Philip Pullman’s book series of the same name. Dafne Keen plays Lyra Belacqua, our main character. As a note, though I’d heard of the book series (and adored the name), I’ve […]

Happy New Year! If you’re anything like me then the start of 2020 has you filled with ideas and excitement. I’m working on putting together a new campaign for my Dungeons & Dragons group. Now, what is a campaign? A campaign is a longer-form game that lasts many sessions (sometimes going on for years!) and […]