Robert Runte

For people in the Lethbridge area...

Redshirts Sometimes Survive by Finnian Burnett Reviewed by Robert RuntéFinnian Burnett is one of those writers who explodes on the scene apparently overnight. A prominent figure in the Canada Writes online community, Burnett is suddenly a keynote ...

My review of Finnian Burnett's "Redshirts Sometimes Survive" is up at Ottawa Review of Books.
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Issue One Thank you to all of our inaugural contributors for helping us to launch!

My flash fiction, "Kill Switch Override", was published today in Infocalypse #1.
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Renee Nicole Good, murdered by ICE, was a prize-winning poet. Here’s that poem. Renee Nicole Good, 37, mother to a six-year-old boy, was murdered earlier today by an ICE agent in Minneapolis, a few blocks from her home. According to the Minnesota Star Tribune: [An ICE agent] s…

Renee Nicole Good, 37, mother to a six-year-old boy, was murdered by an ICE agent in Minneapolis, a few blocks from her home. She was also a prize-winning poet.

Of possible interest to anyone thinking about trying to write flash fiction. Karen Schauber was the person who got me into, and published my first, flash fiction.

My 485-word flash fiction, "The Yard Sale", is up at Sudden Fiction. yoursuddenflash.blogspot.com/2025/12/the-...

My short story, "Grandfather's Birthday Barbeque" has been reprinted in Professor Feiff's Trans-Dimensional Travelogue (JayHenge Publishing). Thanks to Jessica Augustsson for including it.
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Hemo Sapiens by Emily A. Weedon Reviewed by Robert RuntéOccasionally, one should judge a book by its cover. The cover of Hemo Sapiens is a sophisticated, modern take on art nouveau that tells us this is from a sophisticated literary...

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My review of Emily Weedon's Hemo Sapiens now up at the Ottawa Review of Books
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RELEASE DAY! Year's Best Canadian F&SF Volume 3 is now available! Grab ebooks at all retailers and print via Amazon, with Ingram to follow shortly for bookstore & library sales. Grab your copy today and pls share WIDELY!
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Schrodenger’s Train How can you tell if you’re being ridiculous, paranoid, or if there really is someone after you?

My short story, "Schrodenger's Train," is up today at Metastellar Science Fiction.
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Starship Librarians edited by Shannon Allen and JR Campbell Reviewed by Robert RuntéWhen I first selected this collection for review, I had assumed it would be an example of cozy SF. I imagined quiet little stories about the library of the future: massive coll...

My review of Starship Librarians, edited by Shannon Allen and JR Campbell, from Tyche Books is now up at Ottawa Review of Books.
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My 50-word story, "The Experimental Writer," is up at Sudden Flash.
(And yes, he's an example of an unreliable narrator.)
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Michael Antman’s Cherry Whip: the 20th Anniversary Edition is now available from Donovan Street Press!

Michael Antman's prose is superb and incisive, conveying the reader smoothly into the depths of young jazz prodigy Hiroshi's neurotic but charming mind.

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My short story, "Split Decision", has been reprinted and is up for free reading at Twin Flame Literary as of Sept 14.
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The story originally appeared in Tesseracts 15, 2012.
This is the story's fourth appearance, but the first time available online for free.

Pleased my flash fiction, "Iceberg" has been reprinted in Polar Borealis #35. PB is available for free download from polarborealis.ca/currentback-...

Yeah, happens sometimes. I forget the science but read up on it when happened to my family. Lovely bowel, just kaboom. But it's uncommon..

BREAKING:

The White House lashed out at the creators of this ad for "fear-mongering".

It must have really struck a nerve. Maybe they don't like being outed as fascists.

You know what to do: SPREAD THIS EVERYWHERE!

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2025 Sunburst Award Longlist The longlist for the 2025 Sunburst Award for Excellence in Canadian Literature of the Fantastic was announced June 17, 2025: Mood Swings, Frankie Barnet (McClelland & Stewart) William, Mason Co…

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My Review of Sorry, Not Sorry: An Unapologetic Celebration of Canadian Life Through Story, edited by Shawn Bird, is up at Ottawa Review of Books.
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My drabble, "The Perfect Storm," was reprinted today in Flash Flood (an annual online event in which a piece of flash fiction is published every 15 minutes for 24 hours) flashfloodjournal.blogspot.com/search?updat...

AntipodeanSF AntipodeanSF podcast/radio show is devoted to the presentation of flash speculative fiction stories (science fiction, fantasy, and horror). AntiSF is where speculative fiction belongs -- downside-up!

Dr. Robert Runte
@DrRunte
My flash, "Fami's Dissertation Defence" is out today on AntiSF Radio Show. This is the 13th appearance of Fami. My thanks to editor Ion Newcombe and narrator Ed Errington.
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Fami's Dissertation Defence originally appeared in Ripples in Space, Spring 2020.

My drabble, “Perfect Storm", will be reprinted on National Flash Fiction Day at 5:10 a.m. (BST) on 14 June 2025. You don't have to get up then to see it, though: the posting is permanent.
"Perfect Storm" was previously published by Fatal Flaw (2020) and ScribesMicro (2022).

FlashFlood Put on your wellies! The 2025 Flood starts at 00:01 and lasts until 23:59 BST on National Flash Fiction Day, 14 June 2025.  We’ll publish a new flash at FlashFlood, NFFD’s online journa…

My drabble, Perfect Storm," has been accepted by Flash Flood for publication on National Flash Fiction Day, June 15, 2025.
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Adventures in Publishing (Part One) A blow by blow account of Donovan Street Press's progress so far...

Part One of a blow-by-blow account of the evolution of Donovan Street Press Inc. so far, including numbers. Adventures in Publishing: The Early Days.

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Absolutely brilliant book.

Hacker Chess - MetaStellar Jerry is used to brushing off teen hackers, but this one is in a whole different league.

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My short story, "Hacker Chess," has been reprinted by Metastellar, April 18, 2025. You can read it for free here:

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This is my ninth short fiction publication so far in 2025 .

I'm honoured to be on this year's Aurora Award ballot for my 2024 speculative fiction reviews in The Ottawa Review of Books.
My thanks for editor Ian Shaw for publishing my reviews.

Muscle and Other Stories by Matthew Hughes Reviewed by Robert RuntéMatthew Hughes is one of Canada’s best fantasy and science fiction writers, but as he confesses in the foreword to this collection, that has all been a mistake. What he really ...

My review of Matthew Hughes' "Muscle and Other Stories" is up at the Ottawa Review of Books.
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