I have some complicated thoughts about fishnet tights.
Specifically, I have some complicated thoughts about fantasy art, fishnets, and Red Sonja’s chainmail bikini.
Tansy Rayner Roberts
Tansy Rayner Roberts is the author of many fantasy novels, including the Creature Court trilogy and the Mocklore Chronicles. Her short story collection, Love and Romanpunk, was released as part of the critically acclaimed Twelve Planets series. She is the co–host of Galactic Suburbia and the Verity! podcasts. Check out her blog at https://tansyrr.com/ or follow her on Twitter at @tansyrr.
The Patrician
Clea Majora walked through the hot streets of Nova Ostia, her sandalled feet lightly treading on the wide, baked, paving stones. She bought a honey cake from a pastry stall and nibbled it as she walked, using the vine leaf wrapper to catch the crumbs.
Girl Meets House: Kitchen Sinks, Joanna Russ and the Female Gothic
It’s not just me, right? The Gothic novel is ripe for a comeback. This particular sub-genre has been creeping into my subconscious for some time, and not just because I accidentally went to a lecture the other month on the Female Gothic in Film, which quoted Joanna Russ and made me squee like the fan girl I am.
The Australian Dark Weird
Australians. They’re generally happy people, right? Beer, sunshine and prawns. Happy people in shorts, sunnies and thongs (it’s a kind of footwear, honestly!) Nothing sinister about that.