Robert Runte
@robertrunte.bsky.social
Editor, author, sociologist, educator. (he/him)
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My review of Emily Weedon's Hemo Sapiens now up at the Ottawa Review of Books
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My review of Emily Weedon's Hemo Sapiens now up at the Ottawa Review of Books
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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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November 19, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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My review of Emily Weedon's Hemo Sapiens now up at the Ottawa Review of Books
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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!
#BookRelease #NewBook #SpecFic #fantasy #sciencefiction #canada #Booksky 💙📚🪐
#BookRelease #NewBook #SpecFic #fantasy #sciencefiction #canada #Booksky 💙📚🪐
October 21, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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!
#BookRelease #NewBook #SpecFic #fantasy #sciencefiction #canada #Booksky 💙📚🪐
#BookRelease #NewBook #SpecFic #fantasy #sciencefiction #canada #Booksky 💙📚🪐
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The Epstein Ballroom it is
Why does everyone keep calling it “The Epstein Ballroom?” Please stop repeating “The Epstein Ballroom” because it is not called “The Epstein Ballroom!” Don’t tell the news that it’s called “The Epstein Ballroom” and please don’t repost this!!!!!
October 22, 2025 at 11:13 PM
The Epstein Ballroom it is
My short story, "Schrodenger's Train," is up today at Metastellar Science Fiction.
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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?
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October 23, 2025 at 12:50 AM
My short story, "Schrodenger's Train," is up today at Metastellar Science Fiction.
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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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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...
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October 14, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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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(And yes, he's an example of an unreliable narrator.)
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The Experimental Writer
These editors aren't up for something really fresh.
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September 18, 2025 at 9:51 PM
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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(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.
#bookrelease
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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.
#bookrelease
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Available now at your favorite digital store!
Cherry Whip by Michael Antman
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September 15, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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.
#bookrelease
books2read.com/u/4DBjkO
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.
#bookrelease
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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.
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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.
September 15, 2025 at 1:53 AM
My short story, "Split Decision", has been reprinted and is up for free reading at Twin Flame Literary as of Sept 14.
twinflameliterary.com/split-decisi...
The story originally appeared in Tesseracts 15, 2012.
This is the story's fourth appearance, but the first time available online for free.
twinflameliterary.com/split-decisi...
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-...
July 27, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Pleased my flash fiction, "Iceberg" has been reprinted in Polar Borealis #35. PB is available for free download from polarborealis.ca/currentback-...
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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!
#MAGAKidnappers
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!
#MAGAKidnappers
June 18, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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!
#MAGAKidnappers
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!
#MAGAKidnappers
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2025 Sunburst Award Longlist locusmag.com/2025/06...
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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June 19, 2025 at 1:45 AM
2025 Sunburst Award Longlist locusmag.com/2025/06...
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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June 17, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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...
June 14, 2025 at 10:42 PM
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...
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.
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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.
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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May 4, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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.
antisf.libsyn.com
Fami's Dissertation Defence originally appeared in Ripples in Space, Spring 2020.
@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.
antisf.libsyn.com
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).
"Perfect Storm" was previously published by Fatal Flaw (2020) and ScribesMicro (2022).
April 30, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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).
"Perfect Storm" was previously published by Fatal Flaw (2020) and ScribesMicro (2022).
My drabble, Perfect Storm," has been accepted by Flash Flood for publication on National Flash Fiction Day, June 15, 2025.
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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…
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April 21, 2025 at 10:57 PM
My drabble, Perfect Storm," has been accepted by Flash Flood for publication on National Flash Fiction Day, June 15, 2025.
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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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Adventures in Publishing (Part One)
A blow by blow account of Donovan Street Press's progress so far...
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April 18, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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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#publishing #books #culture #arts
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#publishing #books #culture #arts
Robert Runte @robertrunte.bsky.social
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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 .
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My short story, "Hacker Chess," has been reprinted by Metastellar, April 18, 2025. You can read it for free here:
www.metastellar.com/fiction/hack...
This is my ninth short fiction publication so far in 2025 .
Hacker Chess - MetaStellar
Jerry is used to brushing off teen hackers, but this one is in a whole different league.
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April 18, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Robert Runte @robertrunte.bsky.social
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My short story, "Hacker Chess," has been reprinted by Metastellar, April 18, 2025. You can read it for free here:
www.metastellar.com/fiction/hack...
This is my ninth short fiction publication so far in 2025 .
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My short story, "Hacker Chess," has been reprinted by Metastellar, April 18, 2025. You can read it for free here:
www.metastellar.com/fiction/hack...
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.
My thanks for editor Ian Shaw for publishing my reviews.
April 16, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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.
My thanks for editor Ian Shaw for publishing my reviews.
My review of Matthew Hughes' "Muscle and Other Stories" is up at the Ottawa Review of Books.
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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 ...
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April 15, 2025 at 10:43 PM
My review of Matthew Hughes' "Muscle and Other Stories" is up at the Ottawa Review of Books.
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Politico had to bring up how we all laughed at Frank Graves in January and now we might owe him a fruit basket if the Liberals win.
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What the Polls in Canada Are Really Saying
A top Canadian pollster explains how Trump completely upended the election.
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April 15, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Politico had to bring up how we all laughed at Frank Graves in January and now we might owe him a fruit basket if the Liberals win.
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The opening 4000 words of my WIP has been published by EMBARK Literary Journal #22 this morning.
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(ART: excerpt from the original cover art for The Assurance by Fred Gambino)
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(ART: excerpt from the original cover art for The Assurance by Fred Gambino)
April 8, 2025 at 7:46 PM
The opening 4000 words of my WIP has been published by EMBARK Literary Journal #22 this morning.
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(ART: excerpt from the original cover art for The Assurance by Fred Gambino)
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(ART: excerpt from the original cover art for The Assurance by Fred Gambino)
Very pleased that my article "The Writer/Editor Relationship: What Should You Expect" is out today in Westword (April-May, 2025) pp.13-14 (the magazine of the Writers' Guild of Alberta).
April 2, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Very pleased that my article "The Writer/Editor Relationship: What Should You Expect" is out today in Westword (April-May, 2025) pp.13-14 (the magazine of the Writers' Guild of Alberta).
My poem, "Memory Loss", has been published as "Poem of the Month" for April by the Worchester Public Library for "The Poet's Place".
(Reprinted from Forgotten Fragments of Time, Adam Shove, ed. Dark Thirty Poetry, April 15, 2024, pp25-26 and originally appeared in Impspired #23, June 1, 2023.)
(Reprinted from Forgotten Fragments of Time, Adam Shove, ed. Dark Thirty Poetry, April 15, 2024, pp25-26 and originally appeared in Impspired #23, June 1, 2023.)
March 31, 2025 at 11:07 PM
My poem, "Memory Loss", has been published as "Poem of the Month" for April by the Worchester Public Library for "The Poet's Place".
(Reprinted from Forgotten Fragments of Time, Adam Shove, ed. Dark Thirty Poetry, April 15, 2024, pp25-26 and originally appeared in Impspired #23, June 1, 2023.)
(Reprinted from Forgotten Fragments of Time, Adam Shove, ed. Dark Thirty Poetry, April 15, 2024, pp25-26 and originally appeared in Impspired #23, June 1, 2023.)
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