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THE ANIMALS IN THAT COUNTRY by Laura Jean McKay (BOOK REVIEW)
“Animals are straight up like that. It’s people you have to watch out for.” “Birds are making nonsensical sounds above, but all around me, trails of glowing messages have been laid out overnight. In stench, ...THE RUINS OF CONTRACOEUR AND OTHER PRESENCES by Joyce Carol Oates (BOOK REVIEW)
“What is interesting here, from a disinterested/objective perspective, is how the unimaginable improbable will become, within a surprisingly short period of time, the imagined probable. How the lurid-freakish becomes, within that period of time, particularly ...
Book Reviews
THE RUINS OF CONTRACOEUR AND OTHER PRESENCES by Joyce Carol Oates (BOOK REVIEW)
“What is interesting here, from a disinterested/objective perspective, is how the unimaginable improbable will become, within a surprisingly short period of time, the imagined probable. How ...
Self-Publishing
Self-Publishing
SCALES AND SENSIBILITY by Stephanie Burgis (BOOK REVIEW)
Content warnings: Death of parents (prior to book, some grieving on page); emotional abuse from family. Sensible, practical Elinor Tregarth really did plan to be the model poor relation when ...
Writing and Publishing
The Writing Life of a Parent – GUEST POST by Ron Walters (DEEP DIVE)
Today, we welcome Ron Walters to the Hive, who has a guest post for us on writing and parenting! Ron’s debut novel Deep Dive is out this week from Angry ...
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News and Announcements
BLACKDOG by KV Johansen (AUDIOBOOK ANNOUNCEMENT)
It’s been a long wait for an audiobook of Blackdog, but here it is! When Blackdog was first published in 2011 it was marketed as a standalone, though I ...
Gaming Guru's Corner
Tales of Xillia: Establishing the World as More than Just a Backdrop – GUEST POST by Craig Bachoo
(Spoilers present for Tales of Xillia) Tales of Xillia is a sci-fi fantasy Japanese role-playing game. It was released in Japan in 2011 and brought ...Filip’s Favourite Baldur’s Gate 3 Bugs, Again
Hey, everyone! One of the upcoming games I’m most excited about in 2021 is Baldur’s Gate 3 by Larian Studios, the long-awaited entry in one of ...Most Impressive: ORX (Demo)
Hey, Hivelings! Below is the script to this here video–I just wanted to warn you, some of these jokes are…bad. Real bad. Welcome, folks! Today, I ...Most Impressive: Spiritfarer
It’s rare that I’ll come across a game that leaves me breathless. Staggered, silent in the face of the skill and artistry at display. Spiritfarer is ...
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Warhammer
Getting Into Warhammer 40K, Part 4: How to Build an Army (and Fight!)
This is gonna be a quick-and-dirty intro to how to play Warhammer 40K, which should hopefully be enough of a primer to help you understand what ...Getting Into Warhammer 40K, Part 3: Choosing Your Allies
Aaaand we’re back with more Warhammer! Be sure to check out Part 1 and Part 2 to get the full picture. Some Warhammer factions play nice ...Getting Into Warhammer 40K, Part 2: Choosing Your Faction
Choosing a faction in Warhammer 40K is sort of like taking a Rorschach test. One person may look at Space Marines and see bland sci-fi beefcakes, ...Getting Into Warhammer 40K, Part 1: The Basics
I never liked Warhammer 40K because when I buy a game, I want to sit down and start playing. Warhammer is the opposite of that. Getting ...
