The Curio Cabinet

As someone who writes weird and slipstream fiction, I know how hard it can be to find pieces with the aesthetic I enjoy. Great weird writing often falls under general fantasy, science fiction, or horror categories. I’ve collected some of my favorites that are sure to keep you in a curious mood. If you want to receive monthly updates about the Curio Cabinet, sign up for my email list.

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Curio Shelf, January 2023

Curio Shelf, January 2023

4 min read
Thoughts on: Murder by Pixel by S. L. Huang, Wallers by Mari Ness, To Cheer As They Leave You Behind by James L. Sutter and The Satellite Charmer by Bougouma Diene
Motherhood: A Gutting Truth

Motherhood: A Gutting Truth

2 min read
Today I had the immense pleasure of listening to Eating Bitterness by Hannah Yang in The Dark Magazine on The Dark’s podcast. This was one of those stories that came at the right time to pack an emotional gut-punch. Generally, I struggle with the expectations of motherhood vs. my capacity to give. To be perfectly […]
Technology as Religion, Searching for the Perfect Time, and Just a Story

Technology as Religion, Searching for the Perfect Time, and Just a Story

4 min read
Thoughts on: Promises We Made Under a Brick-Dark Sky by Karen Osborne, I’m Feeling Lucky by Leonid Kaganov, and The Child Feast of Harridan Sack by Kaitlyn Zivanovich
At the Apex: What I Love this Month

At the Apex: What I Love this Month

4 min read
Thoughts on How to Be Good by R Gatwood, What Sisters Take by Kelly Sandoval, and The Fine Print by Chinelo Onwualu.
A March Roundup of Great Fiction

A March Roundup of Great Fiction

3 min read
Thoughts on Spells for Going Forth by Day by V.G. Campen and Keeping House by Sarah Day
A Few February Treats

A Few February Treats

4 min read
Thoughts on: Things That Happen When You Date Your Ex’s Accidentally Restored Backup from Before the Divorce by LISA NOHEALANI MORTON, The Van Etten House by Carrie Laben, and We, the Girls Who Did Not Make It by E.A. Petricone
A Bit of Poetry

A Bit of Poetry

3 min read
Curios: Bird by Crystal Ignatowski, Medusa Gets a Haircut by Theodora Goss
A Taste of the New Year

A Taste of the New Year

4 min read
Thoughts on: My Country is a Ghost by Eugenia Triantafyllou, Intentionality by Aimee Ogden, Forward Momentum and a Parallel Pass by Anamaria Curtis
Snakes, gods, Gods, and bodies

Snakes, gods, Gods, and bodies

5 min read
Thoughts on: Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi
Her Body and Other Shorts

Her Body and Other Shorts

5 min read
Thoughts on: Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado
Memoir as Surrealism

Memoir as Surrealism

5 min read
Thoughts on: In the Dreamhouse by Carmen Maria Machado
What DOES happen when a man falls from the sky?

What DOES happen when a man falls from the sky?

1 min read
Thoughts on: What Happens when a Man Falls From the Sky by Lesley Nneka Arimah
Sinking Into Toni Morrison’s Beloved

Sinking Into Toni Morrison’s Beloved

5 min read
Thoughts on: Beloved by Toni Morrison
What Shall We Be?

What Shall We Be?

2 min read
Thoughts on: We Shall Be Monsters edited by Derek Newman-Stille
Cyclists, Ghosts, and Connection… Oh My!

Cyclists, Ghosts, and Connection… Oh My!

3 min read
Thoughts on: We Are the Flower by Claire Humphrey
Meta Yet Fun

Meta Yet Fun

4 min read
Thoughts on: Does Earth have a Future? by Andrew E. Love, Jr.
Of Covens and Death

Of Covens and Death

2 min read
Thoughts on: “The Coven of Dead Girls” by L’Erin Ogle
A Mother’s Perspective

A Mother’s Perspective

3 min read
Thoughts on: The Cost of Wonder by Leah Cypess
Corvids and Viruses: Story Time During Quarantine

Corvids and Viruses: Story Time During Quarantine

2 min read
Thoughts on: When Robot and Crow Saved East St. Louis by Annalee Newitz
Recipes Aren’t Only For the Kitchen

Recipes Aren’t Only For the Kitchen

2 min read
Thoughts on: A Handful of Dal by Naru Sundar and Sweet and Sour Christmas: A Recipe by Tara Campbell
This Week’s Obsession: Welcome Back by Jessica Starika

This Week’s Obsession: Welcome Back by Jessica Starika

2 min read
Thoughts on: Welcome Back by Jessica Staricka
The Soul and Consumerism in Cloud Atlas

The Soul and Consumerism in Cloud Atlas

3 min read
THoughts on: Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
On the Topic of Sex: Sexbot’s Lament by Eric Del Carlo

On the Topic of Sex: Sexbot’s Lament by Eric Del Carlo

3 min read
Thoughts on: Sexbot’s Lament by Eric Del Carlo
Halloween Treat: Lucy Pemgrass Eats a Crow

Halloween Treat: Lucy Pemgrass Eats a Crow

2 min read
Thoughts on: “Lucy Pemgrass Eats a Crow” by Koji A. Dae
Examining Language: Pomegranate, Pomegranate by Jack Westlake

Examining Language: Pomegranate, Pomegranate by Jack Westlake

3 min read
Thoughts on: “Pomegranate, Pomegranate” by Jack Westlake
Gushing Over “The Propagator” by Simone Kern

Gushing Over “The Propagator” by Simone Kern

2 min read
Thoughts on: “The Propagator” by Simone Kern
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