One of my favourite things to do is read the reviews at Free SF Reader (run, it seems, by 
bluetyson). They're succinct, pared back, funny as fuck, and the best of them aren't more than a line. For example, 'The Grief Doll', written by Lily Chrywenstrom, is referred to as, "Dead woman, toy has advice. Three out of five." Margo Lanagan's award winning, much loved 'Singing My Sister Down' is, "Execution by tar pit, with ceremony. Two and a half out of five." Paul Haines 'Malik Rising' is "Drugged whacko angel wannabes. Three and a half out of five."
Indeed, you read enough of them, and a certain poetry begins to emerge.
I'm there twice, first for 'Johnny Cash', which is described as, "Presidential demons, and those that have to clean up after them. Four out of five." And second for 'Cigarettes and Roses', which is described as, "Two people are being paid to transport the corpse of a fake saint. For a dead body, it seems to have a strange smell, and things go plenty bad. Three out of five." There is even another site, Not Free SF Reader, for fiction that's not free online, and 'Dream of a Russian Princess' is described as as, "Dead girl. Dull. Two out of five."
Sheer. Poetry.
I love 'em. I want more. Blue, you need review copies?
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bluetyson). They're succinct, pared back, funny as fuck, and the best of them aren't more than a line. For example, 'The Grief Doll', written by Lily Chrywenstrom, is referred to as, "Dead woman, toy has advice. Three out of five." Margo Lanagan's award winning, much loved 'Singing My Sister Down' is, "Execution by tar pit, with ceremony. Two and a half out of five." Paul Haines 'Malik Rising' is "Drugged whacko angel wannabes. Three and a half out of five."Indeed, you read enough of them, and a certain poetry begins to emerge.
I'm there twice, first for 'Johnny Cash', which is described as, "Presidential demons, and those that have to clean up after them. Four out of five." And second for 'Cigarettes and Roses', which is described as, "Two people are being paid to transport the corpse of a fake saint. For a dead body, it seems to have a strange smell, and things go plenty bad. Three out of five." There is even another site, Not Free SF Reader, for fiction that's not free online, and 'Dream of a Russian Princess' is described as as, "Dead girl. Dull. Two out of five."
Sheer. Poetry.
I love 'em. I want more. Blue, you need review copies?
Free SF Reader
Not Free SF Reader
Australian SF Reader
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Sweet Potato Woman - Chris Barnes
Fantasy - A potato sends a man a message.
3.5 out of 5
Love it!
Love this one for Kaaron's The Softening: Death is bad for architecture.
I don't think he should call himself Blue Tyson & use Terry's book cover for his icon though. People may assume the dude is actually Terry Dowling, which he is not.
a lot, by the looks of it.
Rick Polito of the Marin Independent Journal printed in Northern California is locally famous for his droll, single-sentence summations of television programs and movies which the newspaper reports will be broadcast. For the Wizard of Oz, he wrote, "Transported to a surreal landscape, a young girl kills the first person she meets and then teams up with three strangers to kill again."
A bit more verbose, but the same idea...
If you have more stuff, people, I am happy to read it, by all means. You can email me at aussievamp2@gmail.com or I will email you if you have one listed online if you like, wheatland and others.
What Ben said, just a guy who likes to read. I picked that username, as you do, when people I got tired of the old one I had used for years, actually before I started doing this. Anyone that isn't Australian won't have any idea what it means, as opposed to gurus like you lot. :) I am geeky enough to have all three editions of Rynosseross. It was just a fan thing, using the logo.
Cat, if you reckon its bad, I could change it, or put a disclaimer. 'I am not, and never will be a good SF writer. Unlike Terry Dowling, who is not me, and has never exchanged a word.'?
Also, if anyone has other stuff online that I don't know about, you could let me know? If you look at the very bottom right of Australian SF Reader there is a list of stuff that is online, broken down by the sections in the blog, Awards, big anthologies, and 'other'. I just came across a few mp3s at oleo of some horror by Rob Hood and others. For oz people that is.
I come across them occasionally as I look at people's websites - Leigh Blackmore's today, for one thing.
I wouldn't want to do a few thousand times 500 that is for sure! :)