Reading – Aidan Doyle Thu, 04 May 2017 21:30:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 7544570 The Three-Tongued Mummy /2017/05/05/the-three-tongued-mummy/ Thu, 04 May 2017 21:29:57 +0000 / The Three-Tongued Mummy Read More »

]]> “On the third night of the circus, the mummy stalked Doyle, who was redolent with the scents of a hundred countries.”

I have a cameo role in E. Catherine Tobler‘s awesome circus story, The Three-Tongued Mummy in Apex.

http://www.apex-magazine.com/the-three-tongued-mummy/

Go read the story.

“It’s funny that pirates were always going around searching for treasure, and they never realized that the real treasure was the fond memories they were creating.”
– Jack Handey, Deep Thoughts

Then read the write up about her inspiration for the story. If only I’d listened to Jack Handey’s advice, my fictional life could have turned out happier.

]]> 4909 Michelle Goldsmith’s The Jellyfish Collector /2016/11/04/michelle-goldsmiths-the-jellyfish-collector/ Thu, 03 Nov 2016 19:14:24 +0000 / Michelle Goldsmith’s The Jellyfish Collector Read More »

]]> Years of studying genre fiction have taught me that all of the best stories have animals in them. This time it’s jellyfish!

For my first appearance as a guest host at PodCastle, I hosted an Australian fiction special episode of Michelle Goldsmith’s The Jellyfish Collector.

PodCastle 440: The Jellyfish Collector (Aurealis Month)

]]> 4599 Octoblerfest /2016/10/20/octoblerfest/ Wed, 19 Oct 2016 19:43:54 +0000 / Octoblerfest Read More »

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It’s Octoblerfest – a chance to celebrate the writing of E. Catherine Tobler!

Alexi Hunter has been putting a series of guest reviews, posts and giveaways on her web site.

My review of The Indigo Mantis – an awesome story about a crime fighting praying mantis is up at her site now.

https://alexisahunter.com/2016/10/19/octoblerfest-aidan-doyle-reviews-the-indigo-mantis/

]]> 4596 25 Years of Reading /2016/01/19/25-years-of-reading/ Mon, 18 Jan 2016 19:41:17 +0000 / 25 Years of Reading Read More »

]]> For the last 25 years I’ve been keeping a record of the books I’ve read. I read 1147 books over 25 years – an average of 45.88 books a year. If you’ve ever been dying to know how many books I read on average in December, this is the opportunity you’ve been waiting for. Plus my most read authors. There are even graphs 🙂

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]]> 4420 SF Signal Mind Meld – Translated Works /2015/09/23/sf-signal-mind-meld-translated-works/ Wed, 23 Sep 2015 06:30:53 +0000 / I took a part in a SF Signal discussion of favorite translated SF/F works. I chose Murakami’s Kafka on the Shore.

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