Eric Primm

Jul 12, 2024 | strangehorizons.com | Eric Primm |Louis Hall |Elizabeth McClellan |J. Deery Wray

Patterns are a part of life, and the human mind is excellent at seeking them out. In fact, humans are so good at imposing order on seeming chaos that we invent it where sense cannot be found. Why? Because patterns are comforting. Patterns make it seem like there is a purpose to everything, a purpose to our suffering. For some reason, it’s easier to bear a burden if we know there’s a reason for it. But patterns can also become cages of comfort.

Nov 22, 2023 | strangehorizons.com | Eric Primm |Beston Barnett |Lesh Karan |Jaye Nasir

Secrets are the hidden coin of politics. Whether state, military, or personal, secrets give one power over another. Skeletons buried deep in closets provide leverage, and often people will go to great lengths to protect theirs. In Josiah Bancroft’s latest novel, The Hexologists, secrets abound. More than that, it’s a book built upon hidden things. One of the main characters, Isolde Ann Always Wilby, is a detective who excels at finding hidden things.

Sep 14, 2023 | primmlife.com | Eric Primm

Unexpected gems are one of the best things about life. Finding a craft beer bar in a strip mall surrounded by chains is exciting. The five dollar game bought impulsively on Steam that you’re still playing one hundred hours later is amazing. A book that surpasses and then reworks your expectations mid-read is beautiful. I recently read that book. It’s The Circumference of the World by Lavie Tidhar. Reviewing books takes a toll on me, and burnout is a constant danger looming on the edge of my reading.

Sep 5, 2023 | primmlife.com | Eric Primm

If you could talk to the dead, what would you say? If you could talk to your lost loved ones, would you attempt to reconcile the past? These are questions that Schrader’s Chord by Scott Leeds explores.