Once & Future

Charlotte Ashley – Book seller, collector, writer, editor, historian

September 19, 2014

Reviews: September 19th 2014

Yep, more reviews up at Apex Magazine. Read along, argue with me, comment, participate!

September 4, 2014

Reviews: September 4th 2014

My reviews are up at Apex! Being a poor, working-class man is, and always has been, a raw deal, as three authors told us this month…. Read on!

August 18, 2014

Reviews: August 18th 2014

We’re well into the surveillance society now, so I reviewed a round up of well-recorded futures in my short story reviews over at Apex Magazine. Check ’em!

August 1, 2014

Reviews: August 1st 2014

Summer’s a busy time, especially if you’ve bought your first first house, moved, thrown three consecutive birthday parties and gone for a 10-day at the cottage…. but there is always time for flash fiction! Here’s a review of a handful of them over at Apex Magazine.

July 17, 2014

Reviews July 17th 2014

My enthusiasm for these stories sometimes doesn’t come through as strongly as I’d like, but I swear to you, the three stories I analyzed this week all made me VERY enthusiastic! One of these days I will write some reviews with a lot more hyperbole and exclamation marks – I will.

Anyway, read my reviews this week at Apex Magazine, and then read the stories! Or the other way around, if you choose. You won’t regret it!

July 3, 2014

Reviews, July 3rd 2014!

Sometimes your world ends, but life goes on… a little essay in the form of reviews up at Apex Magazine!

June 19, 2014

Reviews June 19th 2014

Is this just an excuse to embed a YouTube video? No! I reviewed some great works about love, loss & memory over at Apex Magazine. Check ’em!

June 6, 2014

Reviews, June 6th 2014

Once again, catch my reviews over at Apex Magazine! Highlights: World’s Creepiest Unicorn, plagues of birds, the existentialism of bunkers.

May 22, 2014

Reviews May 22nd 2014

A new Clavis Aurea is up at Apex Magazine! I looked at some interesting depictions of power this time around – have a look!

May 8, 2014

Reviews May 8th 2014

My short story reviews are up at Apex Magazine. This week, some exploration of what really makes a “hopeless situation” and how a protagonist reacts. Read here!

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