Reviewed The Rainseekers by Matthew Kressel www.tarvolon.com/2026/02/10/s...

i forget who made it but it cracks me up lol

😮

My *second* ever print ARC—so exciting!

Got another review up: When We Were Real by Daryl Gregory www.tarvolon.com/2026/02/03/s...

Got another review up: When We Were Real by Daryl Gregory www.tarvolon.com/2026/02/03/s...

The schools last week: we’re canceling every day because *some* people haven’t shoveled their sidewalks and it’s dangerous for walkers. Where the school dismisses their walkers:

ICYMI this is a great roundup that includes my new fantasy novelette “The Soundtrack of My Afterlife.” Issue 1 of @adventitiouswords.bsky.social is great. Totally worth getting. Find it here: www.adventitious.net/shop/

Blowing multi-goal leads two days in a row…where have I heard this before?

Dang that was slick from Nikishin

The annual tradition: I’m stoked to see Locus recommend my favorites in the length-categories where I’ve read < 30 things (The Dream Hotel! Shroud! The Apologists!) and am raging at them missing my favorites in the categories where I’m in super deep (The Name Ziya! Liecraft! Barbershops!)

So very keen to see @cornellwriter.bsky.social's "The Soundtrack of My Afterlife" in Jay's roundup. It's a lovely story that deserves a lot of love.

Happy Saturday! I’ve got a roundup of my January reading and reviewing, including my favorite novel of 2025 and a short fiction section that’s all favorites www.tarvolon.com/2026/01/31/j...

I love what @tarvolon.bsky.social had to say about my novelette “The Soundtrack of My Afterlife” (included in @adventitiouswords.bsky.social Issue 1). Read about it below. Also, reminder that today is the last day to subscribe to my newsletter to get your free playlist that goes with this story.

Happy Saturday! I’ve got a roundup of my January reading and reviewing, including my favorite novel of 2025 and a short fiction section that’s all favorites www.tarvolon.com/2026/01/31/j...

The /Canes were down 4-2 with two minutes remaining. They won 5-4 in regulation. 🤯 #NHLStats: https://media.nhl.com/public/live-updates?date=2026-01-29&utm_source=xdotcom&utm_medium=nhl_social+&utm_campaign=pr

What is happening?!?!?

Oh fuck off, Sergachev. A dangerous hit and then gloating about it 😡

Switched from a horrendous quarter of women’s basketball to a horrendous period of hockey 🤦‍♂️

I don’t read a lot of speculative litfic, but The Dream Hotel might be the best I’ve ever encountered. Easily tops my 2025 list www.tarvolon.com/2026/01/29/s...

I don’t read a lot of speculative litfic, but The Dream Hotel might be the best I’ve ever encountered. Easily tops my 2025 list www.tarvolon.com/2026/01/29/s...

“Take Flight” by @danpeacock.bsky.social (Winter ‘26) is “a story that expertly blends the small-scale storyline with big questions about family and morality…”

Who out there is eccing/reviewing short fiction not behind a paywall? I know @runalongwomble.bsky.social, @tarvolon.bsky.social, @wyrmholemag.bsky.social, and the various short fiction Reactor columns. Who else?

For those who don’t want to click, that favorite of the month is “Take Flight” by @danpeacock.bsky.social, pairing a small-scale story of finding a thought-extinct bird with big family disputes about leaving a dying earth kaleidotrope.net/winter-2026/...

It’s a bit early to have a favorite story of the year, but my favorite of the sixteen 2026-published short works I’ve read is reviewed here in my Magazine Minis, featuring Asimov’s and Kaleidotrope www.tarvolon.com/2026/01/26/t...

It’s a bit early to have a favorite story of the year, but my favorite of the sixteen 2026-published short works I’ve read is reviewed here in my Magazine Minis, featuring Asimov’s and Kaleidotrope www.tarvolon.com/2026/01/26/t...

Got a couple more 2025 reads in the review backlog. This is an older one that feels quite appropriate this weekend in particular www.tarvolon.com/2026/01/25/f...

Got a couple more 2025 reads in the review backlog. This is an older one that feels quite appropriate this weekend in particular www.tarvolon.com/2026/01/25/f...

Honesty in advertised puck drops when?

I said this last time but their real position is “if you disagree with us we can kill you.”

Jeez, are they ever going to start this game?

Check out an early review of my most-anticipated novel of 2026: Sublimation by Isabel J. Kim www.tarvolon.com/2026/01/22/f...

Thrilled to see @thomasha.bsky.social's UNCERTAIN SONS long-listed for a BSFA Award. Also nice to see @megapolisomancy.bsky.social on here: www.bsfa.co.uk/bsfa-awards-...

Check out an early review of my most-anticipated novel of 2026: Sublimation by Isabel J. Kim www.tarvolon.com/2026/01/22/f...

Today's discussion theme is Sunken Transformations. Come join us to discuss weird stuff happening underwater! Our slate: "Something Rich and Strange" by L.S. Johnson "Cypress Teeth" by Natasha King "We Used to Wake to Song" by Leah Ning www.reddit.com/r/Fantasy/co...

My first magazine review of 2026 is up, as I take a look at the January issues of Clarkesworld and GigaNotoSaurus www.tarvolon.com/2026/01/21/t...

My first magazine review of 2026 is up, as I take a look at the January issues of Clarkesworld and GigaNotoSaurus www.tarvolon.com/2026/01/21/t...

Need more Brandon Bussi IMO

My goodness, Bussi

The eye test is looking great, even if the scoreboard isn’t

A lot happened this week that is way more important, and this feels like a million years ago, but icymi: (1) Uncertain Sons was nominated for the Philip K. Dick Award! (2) If you missed getting a copy, Undertow's running a big sale on some 2025 ebooks, incl. this collection for $3! Just 3 man

Two days in a row, eh?

Was half-watching the second period sans sound while helping the kids with stuff, and I legitimately thought the second goal was a replay until several minutes later when I noticed the scoreboard

Sports suck. That is all.

Short fiction crew, come on and raise up

I struggle immensely to connect with about 85% of speculative litfic, and something from the other 15% will invariably be my book of the year 🤷🏼‍♂️

I read one of last year’s big fantasy trend books—check out my thoughts on The Raven Scholar! www.tarvolon.com/2026/01/12/f...

I read one of last year’s big fantasy trend books—check out my thoughts on The Raven Scholar! www.tarvolon.com/2026/01/12/f...

Happy Saturday! I’ve bundled the boys to basketball and have a backlist book review! Check out my (admittedly mixed) thoughts on We Who Are About To…by Joanna Russ www.tarvolon.com/2026/01/10/s...