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Jack

October 17, 2018November 1, 2018 Shyla Fairfax

The knife was efficient; serrated on both sides. She liked the way it felt in her hand.

Tagged dark comedy, fiction, flash fiction, Halloween, horror, horror story, Short Story2 Comments
Reviews and Essays

Book Review: Stolen (Kelley Armstrong)

October 16, 2018October 17, 2018 Shyla Fairfax

I really, really disliked this book. Let me explain.

Tagged Book Review, book reviews, books, feminism, film theory, gender, horror, Kelley Armstrong, Stolen, supernatural, Werewolves, Witches, Women of the OtherworldLeave a comment
Stories and Poems

Word of the Day Prompt: Tergiversation

October 15, 2018October 16, 2018 Shyla Fairfax

100-word story Alice is leaving tonight.

Tagged abuse, cult, drabble, fiction, horror, micro fiction, Short Story, word prompt2 Comments
Reviews and Essays, Seasonal

Spooktober Podcast Essentials

October 15, 2018November 1, 2018 Shyla Fairfax

Some Halloween-themed podcasts to get you in the Spooktober mood

Tagged Ghosts, Halloween, horror, Monsters, Mystery, podcasts2 Comments
Crochet, Seasonal

Crochet Pattern: Petite Wool Shawl

October 14, 2018October 15, 2018 Shyla Fairfax

a warm, easy, and versatile crochet shawl pattern

Tagged Crochet, crochet patterns, crochet shawl, woolLeave a comment
Reviews and Essays, Seasonal

Book Tag: Creatures of the Night

October 12, 2018November 1, 2018 Shyla Fairfax

Books! And things that go bump in the night...

Tagged Agony House, Book Review, Book tag, books, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Halloween, Harry Potter, Kelley Armstrong, MonstersLeave a comment
DIY, Recipes

Recipe: My First Samosas

October 11, 2018February 11, 2019 Shyla Fairfax

Easy, tasty, baked samosas

Tagged Curry, food, Homemade, Indian Food, Recipes, Samosas, vegetarianLeave a comment
Seasonal, Stories and Poems

Partners in Death

October 10, 2018October 17, 2018 Shyla Fairfax

Don't worry. I'm a Hunter. A Protector. I know what I'm doing.

Tagged death, fiction, flash fiction, Halloween, Magic, Short Story, Slavery, supernatural, Voodoo, zombies1 Comment
Reviews and Essays

Book Review: The Agony House (Cherie Priest)

October 9, 2018October 16, 2018 Shyla Fairfax

A ghost story set against the backdrop of race and class relations in post-Katrina New Orleans

Tagged Agony House, Book Review, books, Cherie Priest, class, gentrification, Ghost Story, horror, paranormal, race, YA2 Comments
Reviews and Essays, Seasonal

Spooktober Book Essentials!

October 8, 2018November 1, 2018 Shyla Fairfax

If October Chills was a crash course that I was teaching, this would be my Required Reading List.

Tagged Book Review, books, Classic Stories, comic books, gothic, Halloween, horror, mystery stories, YA4 Comments

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