Poetry 101: The Ode
Poetry 101: The Ode By James Matthew Byers Greetings from the Darque Bard! This week’s venture into poetry centers on the ode. Its purpose is to formally address a person, thing, or event not…
Non-Fiction
Episode 025 – Jonathan Cosgrove
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-hz6a8-e1c80d Jonathan Cosgrove is an Irish author who has a story in Crystal Lake Publishing’s “Arterial Bloom” anthology, out now! We talk about why you don’t need to write, nothing matters, nobody is special—and…
Review Corner: Juniper by Ross Jeffery
Juniper by Ross Jeffery Review by S.J. Budd (Originally Published in Issue #9 Interstellar) Juniper is the first book in Ross Jeffery’s novella trilogy: a post-apocalyptic horror about an insane American town seemingly…
Poetry 101: Subject Driven Poetry (The Dragon)
Poetry 101: Subject Driven Poetry (The Dragon) By James Matthew Byers Greetings from the Darque Bard! Today’s poetry blog takes a break from instruction and method and instead centers on the dragon, a…
Review Corner: The Reddening by Adam Nevill
The Reddening by Adam Nevill Reviewed by Morgan K. Tanner I do enjoy a nice little folk horror tale, and this offering from Adam Nevill certainly raises the creep-factor in this frightening horror sub-genre….
Episode 024 – Bo Chappell
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-kz8et-e17e3d Bo Chappell is the South Carolina-based author of Year 47 and Once You Get to Know Me, as well as the editor of By Year’s End and Aphotic Realm’s Appalachian Horror anthology. We…
Review Corner: Green Fingers by Dan Coxon
Green Fingers by Dan Coxon Review by S.J. Budd “A series of micro-collections featuring a selection of peculiar tales from the best in horror and speculative fiction.From Black Shuck Books and Dan Coxon comes Green…
Poetry 101: Narrative Poetry Continued (The Ballad)
Poetry 101: Narrative Poetry Continued (The Ballad) By James Matthew Byers Greetings from the Darque Bard! Narrative poetry continues this week with the ballad. Most of us associate the term “ballad” with a…
Review Corner: The Drive-Thru Crematorium by Jon Bassoff
The Drive-Thru Crematorium by Jon Bassoff Reviewed by Morgan K. Tanner (Originally Published in Issue #9 Interstellar) Well this was one weird-ass story. Although the narrative flows effortlessly, it’s a story that takes some…
Episode 023 – Marshall Riley
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-jns4z-e0b06d Marshall Riley is a Seattle-based musician who made, among many other brilliant tracks, Losing the Plot’s intro tune!! Their last release, “Emerald Shitty”, is now available on cassette tape through Captain Crook Records:https://captaincrookrecords.bandcamp.com/album/emerald-shitty?fbclid=IwAR2blAk5uUjpXv5wYTdth0ogc6V06VJwbClQJPzS09ERVAwOwVXR_n1WTJ4…
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