At the beginning of 2016, Steve Spalding – author of Founder’s Saga and creator of the popular podcast Steve Reads Stories – challenged himself to write one piece of short fiction, every weekday, for a full year. This collection, Cobalt Blue, is the first in a series of books to chronicle that journey.
Inside are 20 original tales, ranging from a contemporary fantasy piece about relationships, gods and the weather (“Partly Cloudy”), to a science fiction short that follows an aging treasure hunter as he searches the galaxy for his lost son (“The Fire and the Black”).
After every story, Steve gives insight into his inspiration, the writing process, and the challenges of 2am editing sessions.
Cobalt Blue is the perfect companion for listeners who like their whimsy with a dose of darkness, for anyone looking to have their heart strings plucked at, and for connoisseurs of great fiction the world over.
I liked this book I liked this book.short stories,interesting.i’d love to read the other months as well.
I liked the personal Afterthoughts but I didn’t like the layout … I’m not fond of short pieces but requested this LibraryThing Member GiveAway (thank you for it) as I was fascinated to see what a writer could write in a day every weekday for the first month of a year-long project. It certainly was interesting: the stories were different from each other and well written with few typos. I liked the personal Afterthoughts but I didn’t like the layout with large paragraph breaks.
A very good year Fast-paced, beautifully constructed stories. The characters come out of nowhere much of the time, make their way through the tales, and when their arc has ended something has transferred in the process. That something intangible hidden within each story. Always surprising, with such variety and scope. And the humour…gives Woody Allen a run for his money! I only wish I could have this is print.