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Allen Ashley

Afternoon into Evelyn

Allen Ashley reviews “Painted Dreams; The Art of Evelyn De Morgan”, an in-person

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BFS Online: Worldbuilding, Politics & Social Conventions

Anywhere you have people you have politics and society, so what system to choose? Monarchy or

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Meet Paul S. Edwards

Every Friday, we meet a member of the BFS and peer deep into their soul (or, at least, a form they

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David Green

Waiting Mode, Submissions, and Moving On

Fantasy author David Green gets *real* about being an autistic writer on

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BFS Online: Worldbuilding – Magic Systems

We see different types of magic in our fictional worlds, but which is best? Hard or soft? Should

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BFS Online: Worldbuilding – Faith & Religion

With an estimated 10,000 distinct religions worldwide and a whole host of mythologies to choose

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BFS Reviews

Guillotine by Delilah S. Dawson

Dez Lane dreams of being a fashion designer, but is finding it hard to get a foot in the door.

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Key Lime Sky by Al Hess

The premise of Key Lime Sky is fairly simple. One day, a UFO crashed near a small town in Wyoming.

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Blackwater: The Flood By Michael McDowell

Perdido, Alabama 1919. A flood has all but destroyed the town of Perdido, and the residents are

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HEARTSEER: THE TALE OF ANISE STAR by Rowan Foxwood

Anise Star works from her home in the White Woods, following closely in her mother’s

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SCHRADER’S CHORD By Scott Leeds

Charlie Remick is known by his colleagues as ‘the man with the golden ear’. An A&R

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Navola by Paolo Bacigalupi

While his friends play, Davico di Regulai works in the scrittorium, copying his

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