John Wiswell on the Web

My favorite thing about BestReads is remembering how many special books I encountered in a year. It's easy to take great literature an...

I have a tradition with my brother. He likes to figure out what's in his Christmas presents, so I give him a book. Unable to figure...

My mom doesn't really like Fantasy and Science Fiction. She barely reads what I write, preferring more grounded dramas like No Country f...

It's December, which means it's Best Reads time. This is an annual event for bloggers asking what your favorite books were of t...

It could be worse. This is what it's like when it's bad. Thursday is one of those nights. I intended to push four mile...

My November reading got cut short by some health problems, but I still crossed several amazing short pieces. Since October, I've starte...

I went on a little Twitter rant Thursday morning. It was a positive rant, which is unusual because rants are not usually positive - nor a...

I'm proud to announce my short story, "Making Her," is live in the inaugural issue of The Charleston Anvil ! "Making H...

Foggy: No no no no no. Matt: What's the matter, Foggy? Foggy: I just realized this guy is going to kill one of us and you're...

1. On December 25th. 2. As you're leaving a Christmas Eve party. 3. The week before Christmas, as you part company with someone...

Let me tell you the problem of Based On True Events. Because a lot of friends don't know it, but there was a time when I was chased by a...

My superhero short "The Terrible" is now up and free to read at Daily Science Fiction ! It follows The Terrible, the self-proclaim...

Happy Halloween, everybody! While I prepare for World Fantasy, I wanted to share some of the great things I've been reading. I'm onl...

This will make very little sense to most readers, but sometimes it's good to review how a scene can end. While I was stuck in the docto...

If only all my posts could have this much good news. The editors at Podcastle just produced their latest episode, which includes an audio v...

The other night, a friend of mine said I should've expected SOMA ending grimly because "it's Horror." It bugs me when pe...

Not the hospital I visited. VAH at Salem, MA . This happened. It happened to me, and happens to others too often. “You’re going to ...

Today I'm happy to present a guest post by author Carrie Bailey. She's seldom discussed her ocillopsia, and bringing up health issue...

I'm thrilled to present my flash story, " Bones at the Door ," as part of the newest issue of Fireside Fiction . On Monda...

Chuck Allen asked: If I bought a John Wiswell lunch box (those cool metal ones like when I was young, not those cheap plastic or cloth kind ...