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So here we have it Vastarien volume 2. I was extremely excited to see how this volume would begin and was some what apprehensive, would I be in for another wonderful wander in the weird or would I be in for a let down . Well i had little too fear Mr Jon Padgett and the fantastic contributors have out done themselves once again. My personal favourite stories in this fine collection were The Lord is an Active Shooter by Fiona Maeve Gist, The Curse of the Three Biblical Magi by Sepehr Goshayeshi an...
Vastarien continues to deliver the weird, the horrific, and the enlightening. The essay “Magic, Madness, and Women Who Creep: The Power of Individuality in the Work of Charlotte Perkins Gilman” by Gwendolyn Kiste added more stories to my “to read” pile. “The Curse of the Three Biblical Magi” by Sepehr Goshayeshi is a weird bit of blasphemous conspiracy theory. “The Ageless Agelasts” by Rhys Hughes is a odd bit of antiquarian dark humor that would have made Ambrose Bierce or Mark Twain proud.If y...
As with the previous issue of Vastarien V1 #3, these stories stray a bit from what I would categorize strictly as "Ligottian." Also there's a too many stories were are a bit too short, with 2,000 words or less. The best entries were the first and last ones by Gemma Files and Matthew M. Bartlett respectively, with a decent one by Forrest Aguirre toward the middle. Most of the others were interesting but didn't make a lasting impressing on me.Venio - Gemma Files - I wasn't entirely sold on the con...
I continue to be impressed with each issue of “Vastarien” and I am so proud to be a patron of this journal. Each issue has not only offered rich and enjoyable work, but the organization and thought put into the journal’s execution is the mark of quality.
A wonderful romp thru the neighborhood.
There are some good stories in here but on the whole this issue was lacking in authenticity. I felt a lot of the stories seemed pedantic and forced. Still love the series but this issue was a struggle at times to get through.
Venio by Gemma FilesFour people, writers and a blank page, and with drawing of closed door they draw they write what is behind it. What a great exercise. Let the challenge/ritual begin.Thus is how it begins the voice in this tale tells: “Draw a door, a shut door, locked if it must be, and look at it. Look at it for as long as you must before you can write down exactly what’d be behind it, if it opened.”And“The door, and what’s behind it. What’s behind your door? See it, guys.Write it down.Write
