A friend on my FB Author Page recently asked me to assemble a Top 10 list of my favorite K-Dramas. Totally my personal opinion. OMGAAAAAAAA…! I mean, I have maybe a Top 5 or 8 for sure…but past that there are about 30 equally amazing dramas. So, here’s my best shot! (Along with where you can stream them.) And…
When asked if I was interested in writing “an alternate history about a young Marie Curie getting mixed up in dark fantasy shenanigans”, of course I said YES. (Dead Women in STEM FTW!) And then I proceeded to do the most research I have ever done for a short story. I read a myriad of books and articles on…
Now available for your listening pleasure:Title: “An Elegy for the Bucephalus”Author: Rhiannon RasmussenNarrator: Alethea Kontis I had a lot of fun with the names in this one!“It’s music, Val…”
Once upon a time in the autumn of 2020, I wrote a fairy tale about true love and a storm chaser. I titled it “On the Edge of All This,” after the song I have words in on The Fireside Sessions. (Remember when we made that album with Gary Lightbody from Snow Patrol?) Finally–FINALLY–after much tribulation and many years,…
Our coffee truck for the fabulous and amazing Lee Dong-wook (omg I love him so much) arrived on the set of Tale of the Nine-Tailed 1938 TODAY! Not only is my name on the banner in big, bold letters, but he SIGNED that banner. And I’m guessing my name is about eye-level. So you know he saw my name!…
Over the past year, @GirlsWhoChase has grown from an @Instagram account to a full-fledged, North American-wide community of female storm chasers. @jwhittalTWN has the story on the thriving group of passionate storm chasers. CLICK HERE TO SEE THE VIDEO!
Now on YouTube for those who couldn’t join us LIVE – watch here!
I got a new podcast gig! Now available for your listening pleasure: StarShipSofa 689: “Just Another Date Night on the Highway Out of Town” Author: Zandra Renwick Narrator: Alethea Kontis Performing this zany little SF was crazy amounts of fun. It’s even more amusing if you know exactly how much I don’t like pizza. 😁 This story originally appeared…
Release Date: October 1, 2022 Featuring my darkly humorous original short story “The Ghost Lake Mermaid” – for fellow fans of ghosts, mermaids…and K-dramas! 😁 The Ghost Lake Mermaid and her best friend Jinna welcome a new ghost, whose presence unravels the mysteries of Buckle Springs and the Merry Death Bridge… *As an Affiliate, I may earn on qualifying…
Release date: August 1, 2022 Featuring my original story “Dear Auntie Star” – An orphan girl (Star) rescues a cursed raven princess and a magic ring from an evil wizard in Egypt, then grows up to become a time traveling Agony Aunt/Fairy Godmother whose advice helps everyone but herself. Dear Someone, I have stoppered this message up inside a…
My dark retelling of Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Little…
I’ve been a lot of things in my life,…
I’ve been waiting for over ten years to finally…
