Melinda Brasher

You can read my latest published story free here, at Diabolical Plots: https://www.diabolicalplots.com/dp-fiction-117b-the-lighthouse-kee...

My story won second place in On the Premises' "Expertise" contest. You can read it here: https://onthepremises.com/issues/issue-44/is...

It's been a busy day--two stories appearing within a few hours of each other. See my previous post for details about "Midnight Muster"...

"Midnight Muster" is about a resourceful amateur paleontologist facing possible death at the hands of very polite space pirates. It was...

One of my creepier stories, "A Learned Man," has found a new home on Just Chills Podcast. You can listen  here or find it on Spotify,...

My story, "Vodník," appears in Flame Tree Publishing's anthology, Shadows on the Water, which publishes today in the UK. It will be...

This is the time of year I have fun reflecting on my last year's reading list. Some stats: Books read:  50 But don't be too impressed: ...

I had a lot of fun writing this story. It's quite light-hearted, and I was delighted when Zombies Need Brains Presents accepted it. It's...

My story about the Czech water gobin

Like many of you, I do the Goodreads yearly book challenge. My goal was to read 50 books and I managed to read 52. Of course, half of...

Here's a link to "Silence," one of my short stories, published by The Dread Machine earlier this year. You need a subscription to read...

Here are the best books I read in 2021 based purely on my enjoyment: 1) Look Big; and other tips for surviving animal encounters of all...

Cashore's Graceling is one of my favorite fantasy books ever. Winterkeep is the fourth in the series, with a very different feel, and...

Here are the best books I read in 2020, based purely on my enjoyment: 1) Extraordinary Birds, by Sandy Stark McGinnis—A beautiful middle...

Okay, yes, I'm dating myself here. One summer between university semesters, I worked at a day camp for kids. We had board games. We had...

Here are some of the books I remember liking most from my high school years. You'll notice a high proportion of fantasy, science fiction,...

I was thinking back on some of my favorite fantasy and science fiction novels of my childhood. I haven't re-read these lately (except...

I read part of this as an e-book and listened to the rest as an audiobook, and I thought the reader, Jennifer English, was really good....

I enjoyed this. It's a strange style, with lots of "dear reader"-type sections where the narrators address the reader directly. It quite...

I've read both of these books recently, but only after finishing the second did I realize how similar their covers are. And...the plots...