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Book reflections, fantasy stories, writing thoughts, and the occasional literary analysis

Newsletter · By Kiki Ellingson · English · US · Official site

Indexed issues, last 90 days
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Sep 27, 2026
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Latest issues

  1. Issue · Sep 27, 2026

    Genre BINGO Reading Challenge (opens the original)

    Excerpt · Neutral tone

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    <img alt="The word GAME spelled out with colorful plastic letter cubes on a blue surface" class="sizing-normal" height="434" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NU_n!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazon

  2. Issue · Sep 23, 2026

    Substack Serials Sunday (opens the original)

    Excerpt · Positive tone

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    This list will be updated every Sunday. Thank you to and for doing all the heavy lifting to bring this to fruition and continue it!Click the BOLD words at the top of the list to sort by that category, e.g. Genre or Last Name.

  3. Issue · Sep 20, 2026

    Character Observations and Writing Exercise (opens the original)

    Excerpt · Neutral tone

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    <img alt="3 x 3 rubiks cube" class="sizing-normal" height="483" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ISwZ!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd5c0909c-0d6b-4c02-8b09-3d290767

  4. Issue · Sep 13, 2026

    Book Talk: Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman (hear me out!) (opens the original)

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    “The transformation occurred at approximately 2:23 A.M., Pacific Standard Time.” —opening line of Dungeon Crawler CarlI will be the first to admit this is not the usual kind of book I read. I’m definitely not the target audience, and I absolutely resisted reading this even though it had been recommended by several people in my real life, in addition to the many people on the internet going wild over this book. To be honest, I have mixed feelings. It’s entertaining, witty, and fast-paced. It’s al

  5. Issue · Sep 6, 2026

    Original Fiction: "From Out of the Shadow" (opens the original)

    Excerpt · Positive tone

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    <img alt="silhouette of trees during night time" class="sizing-normal" height="624" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!G_RA!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6d7b90d5-924

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