HAPPY OCTOBER

October isn't just the month of my very favorite holiday HALLOWEEN, it's also BLACK SPECULATIVE FICTION MONTH!

HURRAY!

So, instead of just watching horror movies all month long (like I usually do), I'm going to surf the Web for science fiction, fantasy, and horror with diversity (I'm tired of seeing the token Black guy in the horror film get killed off first anyway). I'm also going to bone up on my reading in light of this dark month. Instead of reading Steam Punk, I'll read Steam Funk. Instead of reading Sword & Sorcery, I'll read some Sword & Soul.

Because it's a fact, Black and Multicultural Speculative Fiction (as well as Street Lit) is gaining in popularity, perhaps to reflect today's true ethnic landscape of America and the world beyond (Hollywood take note).

Also, on October 17th I will be the guest blog for Alicia McCalla's insightful blog:

MULTICULTURAL SPECULATIVE FICTION WITH HEROINES WHO FIGHT BACK

Don't miss it! I won't!

Boo!