May
04
2010
Magazine Subscriptions
Most readers probably know that I subscribe to Black Gate and On Spec fairly regularly but there are other magazines I have subscriptions for (or have had subscriptions for). I allocate a budget for magazine subscriptions and every year I choose *different* magazines to subscribe in. Even if I find a magazine I like, I [...]
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May
03
2010
Black Gate has arrived!
Received issue 14 of Black Gate and have started reading it. The magazine is a print magazine but given the expense of using the postal system, I elected to continue my subscription via PDF. So far happy with it. Formatting is good, I’ll test it on a variety of devices and give an update later.
In [...]
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Apr
15
2010
Rogue Blades Entertainment & Black Gate Subscription
Check out this notice over at Black Gate… basically you can get a rebate on a Rogue Blades anthology with the purchase of a new Black Gate subscription.
Since my subscription to Black Gate has expired, I think I might go and take advantage of this…
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Nov
28
2009
Fave magazines
Two of my favorite magazines are On Spec and Black Gate (they cater to two different readings tastes but both provide intelligent and entertaining stories every issue). Anyways the folks on the Black Gate blog have posted a short note congratulating On Spec on their 20th anniversary!
If you haven’t read both of these fine [...]
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Aug
31
2009
Review: Black Gate 13
I have every issue of Black Gate… a fantastic magazine. I don’t think I’ve posted any reviews for it yet though, so I’ll start with the latest issue. (Note: I subscribe to the print issue, but there is now a digital copy available too).
The Beautiful Corridor
Jonathan L. Howard
Good, fun adventure tale, with a thief daring [...]
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