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The Dispatch #8 – On Palate Cleansers
July 2025's monthly update from Jordan Acosta, a British speculative fiction writer.
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The Dispatch #7 – On Writing a First Chapter
June 2025's monthly update from Jordan Acosta, a British speculative fiction writer.
Book Review: The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett
Bio-engineered fantasy mystery takes a leaf out of Nero Wolfe
Book Review: Gorse by Sam K. Horton
British folklore suffuses this magical, historical fantasy
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Book Review: Graveyard Shift by M.L. Rio
Weird conspiracies on campus in this dark academic setting
The Dispatch #6 – On Greenland, What to Do Next & Resisting GenAi
May 2025's monthly update from Jordan Acosta, a British speculative fiction writer.
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Play Review: Blackeyed Theatre's Dracula
A sharply economical adaption of Stoker's original story
Book Review: Strange Pictures by Uketsu
Haunting illustrations are key to solving generational murders
Event Review: Kate Mosse – Unlocking the Secrets of the Labyrinth
A brilliant one-woman stage show weaving narrative and history
Book Review: The Deadly Percheron by John Franklin Bardin
A bizarre and deeply disturbing conspiracy upends the life of a New York psychiatrist
The Dispatch #5 – On Editing for Submission & Dracula
April 2025's monthly update from Jordan Acosta, a British speculative fiction writer.
Film Review: The Monkey (2025)
Gore-galore horror comedy overflows with memorable deaths
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The Dispatch by Jordan Acosta
The Dispatch by Jordan Acosta
The monthly roundup by British speculative fiction writer, Jordan Acosta. News, short reviews and more, published every first Thursday.
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