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Kris Ashton
- May 2, 2019
- 1 min
Story published in issue #250 of AntiSF
My science fiction story ‘Slower Than The Speed Of Light’ is now available to read free in the bumper 250th edition of Antipodean SF. It...
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Kris Ashton
- Apr 8, 2019
- 2 min
It’s a non-fiction cavalcade!
While I can’t seem to give away a short story at the moment, I’ve been having much more success with my non-fiction writing. An essay...
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Kris Ashton
- Apr 1, 2019
- 3 min
Let’s stop apologising for horror fiction
I finally bought a car with Bluetooth last year and it transformed my daily commute. Rather than putting up with radio, I’ve been...
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Kris Ashton
- Mar 10, 2019
- 4 min
Don’t let word count envy ruin your life
There are more than the usual number of reasons to read the latest edition of Australia’s longest-running speculative fiction journal,...
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Kris Ashton
- Feb 14, 2019
- 2 min
The reviews are in...
And so are the sales. These are two unusual occurrences for me. You see, even though I’ve published three novels and nearly forty short...
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Kris Ashton
- Nov 19, 2018
- 1 min
NEWS: Story to appear in AntiSF #250
A couple of weeks back, Antipodean SF editor, Ion ‘Nuke’ Newcombe (pictured) issued a call-out to former contributors, asking them to...
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Kris Ashton
- Oct 25, 2018
- 3 min
The editor’s letter: an arcane art
I consumed magazines voraciously in my youth, everything from Blitz and WWF to nature periodicals, Marvel Comics, and adult titles like...
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Kris Ashton
- Oct 4, 2018
- 1 min
‘Invasion at Bald Eagle’ now available!
The second edition of my sci-fi/horror novel Invasion at Bald Eagle, from Digital Fiction Publishing, is now on sale in paperback and...
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Kris Ashton
- Sep 18, 2018
- 2 min
‘Invasion at Bald Eagle’ to soar again!
Back in September 2015, I made the difficult decision to part ways with Grand Mal Press, which published my third novel, Invasion at Bald...
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Kris Ashton
- Sep 5, 2018
- 1 min
A long overdue spring clean
Over the past eight years or so, I have revisited the short stories I wrote in the early to mid 2000s and, if I thought their core...
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Kris Ashton
- Aug 27, 2018
- 2 min
Building a novel one ‘block’ at a time
Between 2002 and 2005 I was the editor on a magazine called What DVD. It was a dream job in many respects; not only I could review...
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Kris Ashton
- Aug 9, 2018
- 2 min
Nearly time to hit the highway
Several years ago I went on a road trip and began to reflect on the crosses that dotted the highway, marking the precise spot where...
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Kris Ashton
- Jul 31, 2018
- 1 min
AntipodeanSF #241 now available
Local flash fiction stalwart, AntipodeanSF, has just published issue #241 which contains my story ‘Freckle Face’. Once you’ve read it...
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Kris Ashton
- Jul 20, 2018
- 2 min
The clockwork of a word nerd
I’ve previously confessed that as a teenager I used to read the dictionary for pleasure; that learning new words gave me a sense of...
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Kris Ashton
- Jul 5, 2018
- 1 min
Some quick updates
The second half of 2018 is shaping up to be a fruitful time. Here’s what’s coming: 1. I have narrated my story ‘Freckle Face’ for...
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Kris Ashton
- Jun 6, 2018
- 3 min
The rise of the anti-realists
A few weeks ago, while attending the launch of a university press literary anthology, I crossed paths with a person who ‘identifies as...
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Kris Ashton
- Jun 4, 2018
- 1 min
Andromeda Spaceways #71 out now!
Along with the usual fictiony goodness one can expect from Australia’s pulpiest SF magazine, this edition features my review of Eugen...
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Kris Ashton
- May 30, 2018
- 1 min
NEWS: Story to appear in AntipodeanSF
Along with Aurealis and Andromeda Spaceways, AntipodeanSF was one of three Australian markets where I always wanted to get something...
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Kris Ashton
- May 1, 2018
- 2 min
Winter wonderland: new story and review coming soon
I’m still on a high from my podium finish in The Fiction Desk’s 2018 Ghost Story Competition – and I’m pleased to report the story,...
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