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    3 Favorite Self-Hosting Choices To Kick Start Your Website

    by LitStack Editor 19 May, 2024
    by LitStack Editor 19 May, 2024

    Consider Self-Hosting Are you a looking to find your home online or make your mark …

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  • LitStack RecsOpinion

    The “Wheel of Time” and My Complex Relationship with the Epic Series

    by Sharon Browning 5 May, 2023
    by Sharon Browning 5 May, 2023

    This LitStack Rec not only examines character building but also some of the challenging aspects …

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  • Opinion

    6 Books That Will Help You Get Your Sh** Together

    by Tee Tate 8 November, 2022
    by Tee Tate 8 November, 2022

    My God, do some of us procrastinate. There are so many programs and calendars and …

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  • OpinionBook LoveInspiration

    Recommendations and Reflections | The Tower of Babel Story in SFF Fiction

    by Sophie Williamson 2 November, 2022
    by Sophie Williamson 2 November, 2022

    In the Old Testament,  the tale of the Tower of Babel is only nine short …

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  • Creative WritingOpinion

    Curating Your Reading

    by Cat Rambo 3 October, 2022
    by Cat Rambo 3 October, 2022

    One of the things about being a writer is that in some ways, you never …

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  • Of InterestOpinion

    The Books That Affected Us the Most

    by Tee Tate 27 September, 2022
    by Tee Tate 27 September, 2022

      One of our favorite thing about literature is the impact it has on our …

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  • Of InterestOpinion

    Our (New) Favorite Literary Quotes

    by Tee Tate 30 August, 2022
    by Tee Tate 30 August, 2022

    A few years back, we discussed our favorite five literary monologues and you LitStackers seemed …

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  • Of InterestOpinionUncategorized

    In Praise of Difficult Genre Fiction

    by Sharon Browning 22 August, 2022
    by Sharon Browning 22 August, 2022

    A while back I was fortunate to read, in close succession, three masterful works in …

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  • Of InterestOpinion

    Eight Fictional Places We’d Love to Visit

    by Tee Tate 9 February, 2022
    by Tee Tate 9 February, 2022

    The Wizarding World of Harry Potter in Orlando is a fantastic park to visit for …

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  • Of InterestOpinion

    The Fictional Places We’d Love to Call Home

    by LitStack Editor 12 October, 2021
    by LitStack Editor 12 October, 2021

    Fiction is an amazing tool of escapism. With it, we dive into worlds that exist …

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  • Of InterestOpen ThreadOpinion

    Book Endings We’d Like to Change

    by Tee Tate 7 October, 2021
    by Tee Tate 7 October, 2021

    It’s happened to you before. You’re invested in a great book, in the flux and …

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  • Of InterestOpinion

    The Books We Wished Had Sequels

    by Tee Tate 13 September, 2021
    by Tee Tate 13 September, 2021

    Sometimes, when we love a great book, we feel the smallest bit of dissatisfaction at …

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  • Book LoveOf InterestOpinion

    LitStaff Pick: Characters We Really, Really Hate

    by Tee Tate 24 July, 2021
    by Tee Tate 24 July, 2021

    Some people, for whatever reason, rub us the wrong way. It happens in fiction as …

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  • Of InterestOpinion

    LitStaff Pick: ‘I Wish My Favorite Author Would Write…’

    by Tee Tate 21 June, 2021
    by Tee Tate 21 June, 2021

    The books closest to our hearts become a part of us. We love them for …

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  • Of InterestOpen ThreadOpinion

    Fallback Fiction – The books we never, ever tire of reading

    by Tee Tate 10 May, 2021
    by Tee Tate 10 May, 2021

      Ah, books. They’re not like TV shows. Your favorite characters never age; there are …

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  • Opinion

    LitStaff Pick: Top Two SciFi/Fantasy Stories Every Genre Fan Should Read

    by Tee Tate 4 January, 2021
    by Tee Tate 4 January, 2021

    There is something unique about genre fiction. Perhaps it is the notion that great fiction …

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  • LitStack RecsOpinion

    Celebrating PRIDE Month: A Dozen LGBTQA SciFi/Fantasy Books I Would Highly Recommend

    by Sharon Browning 24 June, 2020
    by Sharon Browning 24 June, 2020

    As a middle-aged, monogamous white CIS woman, it may seem strange that I’m recommending LGBTQA …

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  • Of InterestOpinion

    Our Favorite Timeless Plots

    by Tee Tate 18 May, 2020
    by Tee Tate 18 May, 2020

    There are seven stories in the world. It’s a well used maxim and not necessarily …

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  • Of InterestOpinion

    Staff Rec: The Clothing of Books & Boy Erased

    by Lauren Alwan 5 July, 2019
    by Lauren Alwan 5 July, 2019

    The Clothing of Books by Jhumpa Lahiri “How do you clothe a book?” is the …

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  • Of InterestOpinion

    The Least Predictable Books We’ve Read

    by Tee Tate 31 January, 2019
    by Tee Tate 31 January, 2019

    Sometimes, it isn’t all that difficult to sort out what will happen in a novel. …

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  • Opinion

    Bond Instead of Ban

    by Tee Tate 27 September, 2018
    by Tee Tate 27 September, 2018

    I confess that I was one of those mothers. You know the type, the one …

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  • Creative WritingOf InterestOpinion

    No Nonsense Writing Advice from Folks Who ‘Know’

    by Tee Tate 20 June, 2018
    by Tee Tate 20 June, 2018

    When you put yourself out ‘there’ as a writer, when you lasso the title of …

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  • Opinion

    We Heart Books

    by Tee Tate 9 March, 2018
    by Tee Tate 9 March, 2018

    Here are a few posters and quotes that remind us why we love books. Which …

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  • Of InterestOpinion

    The Writers We Lost Too Soon

    by Tee Tate 18 August, 2017
    by Tee Tate 18 August, 2017

    Death and taxes, as the old cliche goes. Both are unavoidable, and while we won’t …

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  • UncategorizedOpinion

    The Heartache We Take As Normal

    by Tee Tate 13 August, 2017
    by Tee Tate 13 August, 2017

    There is a baby in my home. Evidence of his existence is littered around us, …

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  • Opinion

    Why We Love Our Genres

    by Tee Tate 2 August, 2017
    by Tee Tate 2 August, 2017

    The best thing about running a site like LitStack is the diversity of folks you …

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  • OpinionIn Memoriam

    Remembering Carrie Fisher

    by Sharon Browning 29 December, 2016
    by Sharon Browning 29 December, 2016

    An Actress, Yes, But Also an Amazing Writer I first came across Carrie Fisher, as …

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  • LitStack SeriesOpinionUncategorized

    OpEd: The Varying Poverties of Now

    by Tee Tate 3 June, 2015
    by Tee Tate 3 June, 2015

    The Varying Poverties of Now In the appendix to his brief but radiant 2010 manifesto …

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  • Creative WritingOpinionShort Stories

    Traveling Light: Unpacking a Story

    by Lauren Alwan 22 April, 2015
    by Lauren Alwan 22 April, 2015

    So there I am, in a small hotel between the Costa Brava and Sitges, once …

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  • Of InterestOpinion

    Our Favorite Fictional Friends

    by Tee Tate 21 October, 2014
    by Tee Tate 21 October, 2014

    Sometimes the truest friends aren’t those sitting next to you in class or skipping rocks …

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  • Of InterestOpinion

    Our Favorite Historical Novels

    by LitStack Editor 6 August, 2014
    by LitStack Editor 6 August, 2014

    There’s something about settings of the past that just grabs us. We love the escapist …

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  • LitStack RecsOpinionUncategorized

    LitStack Recs: Pushcart Prize 38 & Leviathan Wakes

    by Tee Tate 29 May, 2014
    by Tee Tate 29 May, 2014

    Pushcart Prize 38: Best of the Small Presses, ed. by Bill Henderson Now in its …

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  • Of InterestOpinionUncategorized

    LitStaff Pick: The Most Important Book I’ve Ever Read

    by LitStack Editor 13 May, 2014
    by LitStack Editor 13 May, 2014

    Some books plant seeds. Some books are so dear to us, affect us so profoundly …

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  • Of InterestOpinion

    Best/Worst Surprise Endings

    by LitStack Editor 30 April, 2014
    by LitStack Editor 30 April, 2014

    Some authors love to pull whammies on us. Sometimes, there’s nothing better than an evil …

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  • Of InterestOpinionUncategorized

    The Books We Can’t Wait to Read: February 2014

    by Tee Tate 4 February, 2014
    by Tee Tate 4 February, 2014

    There’s nothing quite like the thrill of getting our hands on a book we’ve been …

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  • LitStack SeriesOpinion

    Op Ed: The Wheelbarrows of Violence

    by Tee Tate 8 January, 2014
    by Tee Tate 8 January, 2014

    The Wheelbarrows of Violence After missing a 7:15am train on my way upstate last Saturday, …

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