Michael Kelly

Shadows & Tall Trees, Vol. 8"Shadows & Tall Trees is a smart, soulful, illuminating investigation of the many forms and tactics available to those writers involved in one of our moment's most interesting and necessary projects, that of opening up horror literature to every sort of formal interrogation. It is a beautiful and courageous series."-Peter Straub"Shadows & Tall Trees epitomizes the idea of and is the most consistent venue for weird, usually...

For decades, aesthetics has been subjected to a variety of critiques, often concerning its treatment of beauty or the autonomy of art. Collectively, these complaints have generated an anti-aesthetic stance prevalent in the contemporary art world. Yet if we examine the motivations for these critiques, Michael Kelly argues, we find theorists and artists hungering for a new kind of aesthetics, one better calibrated to contemporary art and its moral and...

Shocking and original new fiction from Seán Padraic Birnie, Corey Farrenkopf, Jason Fernandes, Derrick Boden, Avra Margariti, Mike O'Driscoll, Gordon Brown, Jorja Osha, Hiron Ennes, Nelson Stanley, and Sasha Brown. Plus commentary, opinion, reviews, and illustrations. "Excellent!"- Ellen Datlow, The Best Horror of the Year "With its seventh issue, Weird Horror (Fall 2023) has finally hit its stride. All 11 stories are effective, and sever-al are...

They knew it was the end. Weakened by four years of war, the reality had finally dawned on the Germans that their armies could never stop the combined might of the Allied forces, now bolstered by the fresh, enthusiastic Americans, who were now determined to be involved in the conflict that had engulfed the world. The US effort in 1918, in what became known as the Hundred Days Offensive, was focused on the Argonne Forest. It was there that 1,200,000...

Strange and startling new fiction from Stuart Arthur, Kay Chronister, Thomas Ha, Annika Barranti Klein, Lynn Hutchinson Lee, Thersa Matsuura, Spencer Nitkey, M.M. Olivas, Josh Pearce, M. Rickert, and Kristiana Willsey.Plus opinion, reviews, and commentary from Simon Strantzas, Orrin Grey, and Lysette Stevenson."Excellent!"-Ellen Datlow, The Best Horror of the Year

Strange and new fiction from Elin Olausson, Jess Koch, Alison Moore, David Ebenbach, John Patrick Higgins, Jack Klausner, Gary McMahon, Jacob Steven Mohr, Aimee Ogden, Perry Ruhland, and RJ Taylor.Plus opinion, reviews, and commentary from Simon Strantzas, Orrin Grey, and Lysette Stevenson."Excellent!"-Ellen Datlow, The Best Horror of the Year

Unfortunately, most of the imported supermarket tomatoes we buy taste of absolutely nothing at all. It is not until you grow your own that you realise this! The homegrown tomato is a delectable treat, and while a little TLC is required to grow them, it’s worth the effort.

Who knew French Beans were so easy to grow? Michael Kelly says French Beans are one of the most straightforward vegetables to grow - both the climbing green, and dwarf purple varieties, do really well in the glasshouse, raised bed and container.

Once a vegetable grown to feed cattle, but now a staple ingredient for juicers everywhere, Kale is the fifth vegetable to feature in this series. This highly nutritious vegetable thrives in both the raised bed and container - despite a pigeon attack that prompts Michael Kelly to cover each of the three varieties sown.

In this second episode, Michael and Karen take a fresh look at the pumpkin and why it's a fantastic vegetable to grow, cook and eat during the year, rather than just buy, carve and dump at Halloween.