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Dr. Robert Runte @Runte

Editor (sfeditor.ca and EssentialEdits.ca), educator, assessment specialist, sociologist, and novelist. Retired professor.

Joined March 2009
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Dr. Robert Runte@Runte
22 Oct 2024
What the Wing Brings is one of the best historical novels ever written--I donated to Hughes' gofundme to write a second historical novel. Look it over! gofund.me/43eda909

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Dr. Robert Runte retweeted
Penumbric Speculative Fiction Mag@PenumbricMag
10 Dec 2024
Thank you to all the contributors in December's #Penumbric: Yuliia Vereta, @CultTVMike, @timhil12, Ritiksha Sharma, @ZaryFekete, Denny E. Marshall, Simon Christiansen, Kasia Runté, Meg O’Connor, Adele Gardner ... #reading #fiction #poetry #art #scifi #fantasy #horror #magazine
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My review of Cole's "Zebra Meridian" is up today at Ottawa Review of Books: ottawareviewofbooks.com/sing…

Zebra Meridian by Geoffrey W. Cole

Reviewed by Robert RuntéI try to cover as much of the range of Canadian speculative fiction as I can, reading across its many subgenres. Zebra Meridian and Other Stories is a collection of short...

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My short story, "The Missing Elephant" is up today and free to read at Commuter Lit: commuterlit.com/2024/10/thur…

THURSDAY: The Missing Elephant

BY ROBERT RUNTE Originally published in They Have to Take You In, Ursula Pflug, ed. Brighton, Ontario: Hidden Brook Press, 2014. Copyright is held by the author. 1967ALAN CAUTIOUSLY stacked the but…

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All Lit Up - now on bsky as alllitupcanada@alllitupcanada
11 Oct 2024
When sci-fi writer Dave Duncan passed away, his family trusted his unpublished manuscripts to @Runte, his longtime editor. Today, Robert shares the road to posthumously publishing two novels: Corridor to Nightmare and The Traitor’s Son (@ShadowpawPress). alllitup.ca/under-the-cover-…
The cover of The Traitor's Son by Dave Duncan. A labelled arrow points to the cover and reads "read The Posthumous Literary Career by Robert Runte."

ALT The cover of The Traitor's Son by Dave Duncan. A labelled arrow points to the cover and reads "read The Posthumous Literary Career by Robert Runte."

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I'm a guest today on Re-Creative talking about the book Yellowface and my editing, writing, and breakfast. re-creative.ca/yellowface/
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My article, "The Posthumous Literary Career" is up at All Lit Up Canada today. alllitup.ca/under-the-cover-…
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My short story "Weathering" was reprinted in Daikaiju #19. daikaijuzine.org/ "Weathering" originally appeared in Lamplit Underground #4, Sept 2020, pp.12-19.
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My reviews of Kyber by Chadwick Ginther, and Shared World by Ball, Chomichuk, Gillespie and Ginter, are up at the Ottawa Review of Books. ottawareviewofbooks.com/sing…

Khyber by Chadwick Ginther & Shared World by Ball, Chomichuk, Gillespie and Ginter

Reviewed by Robert RuntéKhyber is a collection of sword and sorcery stories by Winnipeg author, Chadwick Ginther. The stories all share the setting of the great city of Khyber, though a city with its...

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Two of my drabbles, "Pillow Talk" and "Peppermints" are reprinted in the current issue of The Siren's Call (Summer 2024, #66). Copies are available for free download from the website (bottom of the cover photo).
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My flash fiction "Fami's Watch" was podcast on AntipodeanSF July 14 and is available at: antisf.libsyn.com/ My story comes at about minute 6 into the podcast. The story was originally published in Polar Borealis #20 (2021), and reprinted in AntipodeanSF #301 (2023).

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!

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My six-word story, "After" was published today (as part of UKs National Flash Fiction Day) by Flash Flood: flashfloodjournal.blogspot.c…
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My review of Guy Immega's Super-Earth Mother is now up at the Ottawa Review of Books ottawareviewofbooks.com/sing…
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My overlong review of Yellowface by R.F.Kuang is up at sfeditorca.blogspot.com/ I highly recommend the novel to anyone interested in the writing life, the publishing industry, social media, writing courses, and/or issues of representation and cultural appropriation.
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The Lost Poetry Club@lostpoetryclub
11 May 2024
✨ Sneak Peek Alert✨ Ever felt like you're shouting into the void, seeking help but hitting a wall? 👨‍💻 Tune in for a gripping (and relatable) tale of Tom Bandcliff who messes with dark forces and seeks help from an unexpected place. #teaser #demon #podcastclip #TheChronicle
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The Lost Poetry Club@lostpoetryclub
17 May 2024
Have you ever sought help in all the wrong places? 👹📖🤦‍♂️ Adam Kotz's witty portrayal of Tom Bandcliff in 'Summoning Demons' brings levity to dabbling with the dark arts in this tragicomic tale. @runte #humour #occult #darkarts #demon #supernatural #audiodrama
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My short horror story "The Guy with the Shopping Cart" came out in Bullet Points Vol 5 today, and is available to read online for free (maybe behind a paywall later?) bulletpoints.nathantoronto.c… I don't usually write horror but sometimes things just pop into one's head.
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Alison McBain@AlisonMcBain
23 Apr 2024
It's GO time for Author Versus AI! TODAY Starts 2 MILLION Words in 365 days! authorversusai.com/home/toda…

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My poem, "Memory Loss" has been reprinted in the FORGOTTEN FRAGMENTS OF TIME anthology from Dark Thirty Poetry Publications (Adam Shove, editor). amazon.ca/Forgotten-Fragment… This is really my only serious poem, so am pleased to see it getting new life in this anthology.
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