The third monthly summary of what I’ve been reading, listening to, and watching in 2026!
BOOKS
I read 8 books in March: 6 in print, 1 in e-book format, and 1 in audio format. They were:
1. The Mill House Murders (House Murders #2) by Yukito Ayatsuji (trans. Ho-Ling Wong). (PRINT - SOFTCOVER)
2. The Labyrinth House Murders (House Murders #3) by Yukito Ayatsuji (trans. Ho-Ling Wong) (PRINT - SOFTCOVER)
3. Something Is Killing the Children Vol 9 by James Tynion IV, Werther Dell'Edera, Miquel Muerto (PRINT - SOFTCOVER)
4. Orchard of the Dead & Other Macabre Tales by Stefan Grabinski (trans. Anthony Sciscione). (PRINT - SOFTCOVER)
5. The Twenty Days of Turin by Giorgio De Maria (trans. Ramon Glazov). (PRINT - SOFTCOVER)
6. Butterfly Effects (InCryptid #15) by Seanan McGuire. (E-BOOK)
7. Divine Ruin (Sister Holiday #3) by Margot Douaihy (PRINT – HARDCOVER) (STANZA BOOKS MYSTERY BOOK CLUB MARCH PICK)
8. The Body by Stephen King (AUDIOBOOK – narrated by Wil Wheaton)
STORIES
I have a goal of reading 365 short stories (1 per day, essentially, although it doesn’t always work out that way) once again this year. Here’s what I read this month and where you can find them if you’re interested in reading them too. If no source is noted, the story is from the same magazine or book as the story(ies) that precede(s) it.
1. “Eat, Prey, Love: A Modest Proposal for Ensuring Gender Equality Through Selective Dietary Practices; or, A Geriatric Millennial’s Guide to #GirlDinner” by Jilly Dreadful, in Lightspeed Magazine #190, edited by John Joseph Adams
2. “Espie Droger Dreams of War” by Matthew Kressel
3. “Terms of Enlightenment” by Patrick Hurley
4. “An Encounter at the Dawn of the Time War” by J T Petty
5. “The Devourers of War; or, An Excerpt from the Cookbook of the Gods” by Oluwatomiwa Ejeigbe
6. “The Tide Folk” by Jennifer Hudak
7. “Lotus Dew for the Emperor's Tea” by Vanessa Fogg
8. “When We Loved Giants” by Sara S. Messenger
9. “When Your Ex-Husband Lies Dying and Only You Can Get Him the Magic Elixir from the Bodega” by Ben Francisco from Sunday Morning Transport March 2026, edited by Fran Wilde and Julian Yap
10. “La Sirena's Blessing of Belonging” by V.M. Ayala
11. “Self-Portrait, with Bones” by Alex Irvine
12. “In A Yellow Wood” by Seanan McGuire, from the Author's Patreon
13. “At Sarah's House” by Stefan Grabinski (trans. Anthony Sciscione), from Orchards of the Dead and Other Macabre Tales, edited by Anthony Sciscione
14. “Burning Ground” by Stefan Grabinski (trans. Anthony Sciscione)
15. “Parable of the Tunnel Mole” by Stefan Grabinski (trans. Anthony Sciscione)
16. “Before A Long Journey” by Stefan Grabinski (trans. Anthony Sciscione)
17. “Blind Man's Buff: by Stefan Grabinski (trans. Anthony Sciscione)
18. “Orchard of the Dead” by Stefan Grabinski (trans. Anthony Sciscione)
19. “Ksenia” by Stefan Grabinski (trans. Anthony Sciscione)
20. “On the Trail” by Stefan Grabinski (trans. Anthony Sciscione)
21. “Mud Hut in a Clear Field” by Stefan Grabinski (trans. Anthony Sciscione)
22. “Red Magda” by Stefan Grabinski (trans. Anthony Sciscione)
23. “The Loft” by Stefan Grabinski (trans. Anthony Sciscione)
24. “Szatera's Engrams” by Stefan Grabinski (trans. Anthony Sciscione)
25. “Countess Maspera's Secret” by Stefan Grabinski (trans. Anthony Sciscione)
26. “The Death at Missolonghi” by Giorgio De Maria (trans. Ramon Glazov), from The Twenty Days of Turin, editor unknown.
27. “We Sing It Anyway” by Seanan McGuire, from Butterfly Effects, editor unknown
28. “The Snow Women” by Fritz Leiber, from Swords and Deviltry (Fafhrd and the Grey Mouser Book 1), editor unknown
So that’s 28 short stories in March. A bit less than “1 per day,” and I don’t think I managed any author birthday short stories at all! (March 31st was the 90th day of 2026.)
COMIC BOOKS
I’ve begun tracking the individual monthly comic book issues I read and thought it would be fun to include that list in this monthly round-up as well. I’m striving for a comic book per day. I’ve also started doing a “Random Back Issue Comic Books Read/Reread” daily post on my Facebook, Instagram, and Bluesky accounts. We’ll see how long that lasts. Here’s the comics I read in March:
1. Deadly Hands of K'un Lun #1 (Marvel 2026)
2. Prowler #1 (Eclipse, 1987)
3. Lost Fantasy #7 (Image, 2026)
4. Exquisite Corpses #10 (Image, 2026)
5. Green Lantern Corps #13 (DC, 2026)
6. Batman/Superman: World's Finest #48 (DC, 2026)
7. Blackhawk #251 (DC, 1980s)
8. The Flash #29 (DC, 2026)
9. Superman Unlimited #10 (DC, 2026)
10. Wynd: The Power of the Blood #7 (Boom! Studios, 2026)
11. The Flash #30 (DC, 2026)
12. Wiccan: Witches’ Road #3 (Marvel, 2026)
13. The Flash #269 (DC, 1970s)
14. Blood of the Innocent #1 (WaRP Graphics, 1980s)
15. Blood of the Innocent #2 (WaRP Graphics, 1980s)
16. Blood of the Innocent #3 (WaRP Graphics, 1980s)
17. Blood of the Innocent #4 (WaRP Graphics, 1980s)
18. DC Special #14 (Secret Origins of Super-Villains) (DC, 1970s)
19. Giant Size Invaders #1 (Marvel, 1975)
20. Justice League of America #73 (1969)
21. Marvel Premiere #54 (Caleb Hammer) (Marvel, 1980)
22. Atari Force #12 (DC, 1984)
23. The Miracle Squad #1 (Upshot Graphics, 1986)
24. Superman Spectacular (DC, 1977)
25. JSA #17 (DC, 2024)
26. Other/Half #1 (2026)
27. Avengers 1959 #1 (Marvel, 2011)
28. Beowulf: Dragon Slayer #1 (DC, 1975)
29. Beowulf: Dragon Slayer #3 (DC, 1975)
30. Beowulf: Dragon Slayer #5 (DC, 1975)
31. The Lost Planet #1 (Eclipse, 1987)
32. The Lost Planet #2 (Eclipse, 1987)
33. The Lost Planet #3 (Eclipse, 1987)
34. The Lost Planet #4 (Eclipse, 1987)
35. The Lost Planet #5 (Eclipse, 1987)
36. The Lost Planet #6 (Eclipse, 1987)
37. The Phantom of the Opera #1 (Image/Skybound, 2026)
38. The Peril of the Brutal Dark: An Ezra Cain Mystery #1 (DC/Vertigo, 2026)
39. The Nice House By the Sea #07 (DC/Vertigo, 2026)
40. The Nice House By the Sea #08 (DC/Vertigo, 2026)
41. Nova: Centurion #5 (Marvel, 2026)
42. Gatchaman #16 (Mad Cave, 2026)
43. Action Comics #1096 (DC, 2026)
44. Green Lantern Corps #14 (DC, 2026)
45. Supergirl #11 (DC, 2026)
46. Emperor Aquaman #15 (DC, 2026)
47. Flash Spectacular (DC, 1978)
48. Justice League Unlimited #16 (DC, 2026)
49. Superman #35 (DC, 2026)
50. Bug Wars: The Spyder Witch Special #1 (Image, 2026)
51. Sword of Sorcery #1, featuring Fafhrd & The Grey Mouser (DC, 1973)
52. Dead of Night #11, featuring The Scarecrow (Marvel, 1975)
53. Marvel Spotlight #26, featuring the Scarecrow (Marvel, 1975)
54. Marvel Two-In-One # 18, featuring the Thing & the Scarecrow (Marvel, 1976)
55. Dell Four Color #775, featuring Sir Lancelot & Brian (Dell Comics, 1957)
56. DC Comics Presents #91, featuring Superman & Captain Comet (DC, 1978)
57. The Power of Shazam! #01 (DC, 1995)
58. The Invaders #41 (Marvel, 1979)
59. Camelot 3000 #1 (DC, 1982)
60. The Tomb of Dracula #18 (Marvel, 1974)
61. All-Star Squadron #1 (DC, 1984)
62. Werewolf By Night #19 (1974)
63. All-Star Comics #58 (DC, 1976)
64. Ka-Zar the Savage #1 (Marvel, 1981)
65. Batwoman #1 (DC, 2026)
66. The Peril of the Brutal Dark: An Ezra Cain Mystery #1 (DC, 2026)
67. Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #49 (DC, 2026)
68. Justice League Unlimited #17 (DC, 2026)
69. Superman Unlimited #11 (DC, 2026)
70. Wiccan: Witches’ Road #3 (Marvel, 2026)
71. Exquisite Corpses #11 (Image, 2026)
72. Night Force #1 (DC, 1982)
73. Gravestone #1 (Malibu, 1993)
So that’s 73 comics, way ahead of the “one per day” goal.
MOVIES
1. Ten Little Indians (1989), directed by Alan Birkinsaw (DVD)
2. Ten Little Indians (1987), directed by Stanislav Govorukhin DVD)
Still not even close to the “one per week” I’m aiming for.
TELEVISION
· Shoresy Season 5 Eps 1 – 6 (6 episodes)
That’s 6 episodes of television, still not even close to the “1 per day” I was shooting for.
LIVE THEATER
1. Death Becomes Her (musical, Lunt Fontanne Theater, NYC)
2. Chicago, Teen Edition (Oneida High School, Oneida NY)
PODCASTS
I’m a fairly recent convert to listening to podcasts, so I thought it would also be fun to list those here in the monthly roundups, with links to the podcast stream websites or FB groups if available:
1 Justice Society Presents Episode 30 (The Sandman Slept Here 01 (Sandman Mystery Theatre Issues 1-4))
2 Justice Society Presents Episode 31 (JSA in the 90s: Justice Society of America #8 ('93))
3 Justice Society Presents Episode 32 (The Sandman Slept Here #2 (Sandman Mystery Theatre Issues 5-8))
4 Justice Society Presents Episode 33 (JSA in the 90s: Spotlight on Jim Corrigan The Spectre)
5 Justice Society Presents Episode 34 (JSA in the 90s: Spotlight on Ted Grant Wildcat)
6 Justice Society Presents Episode 35 (JSA in the 90s: Justice Society of America #9 ('93))
7 Justice Society Presents Episode 36 (JSA in the 90s: Justice Society of America #10 ('93))
8 Justice Society Presents Episode 37 (The Sandman Slept Here #3 (Sandman Mystery Theatre Issues 9 -12)
9 Justice Society Presents Episode 38 (JSA in the 90s: Spotlight on The World At War RPG Supplement by Mayfair Games)
10 Justice Society Presents Episode 39 (JSA in the 90s: Spotlight on the Holidays with Starman and The Flash)
11 Justice Society Presents Episode 40 (The Sandman Slept Here #4 (Sandman Mystery Theatre Issues 13-16))
12 Justice Society Presents Episode 41 (JSA in the 90s: Justice Society of America (1991) #1)
13 Justice Society Presents Episode 42 (JSA in the 90s: Justice Society of America (1991) #2)
14 Justice Society Presents Episode 43 (JSA in the 90s: Spotlight on Hippolyta as the Golden Age Wonder Woman)
15 The Earth-2 Podcast Episode 300 (Enactment of DC Special 10 (Strange Sports Stories)
16 The Earth-2 Podcast Episode 301 (Enactment of a Golden Age Bulletman story)
17 The Earth-2 Podcast Episode 270 (Enactment of a Silver Ghost story from a Batman special issue)
18 DC SpecialCast Episode 11 (Discussion of DC Special 27: Danger; Dinosaurs at Large)
Summary of Challenges:
366 Short Stories Challenge: This month: 28 read; YTD: 115 of 366 read.
Books Challenge: This month: 8 read; YTD: 29 of 120 read.
Graphic Novels Challenge: This month: 1 read; YTD: 5 of 52 read.
Read the Book / Watch the Movie Challenge: This month: 0 read/watched; YTD: 0 read/watched.
Movie Challenge: This month: 2 watched; YTD: 6 of 52 watched.
TV Shows Challenge: This month: 6 episodes watched; YTD: 25 of 365 watched.
Live Theater Challenge: This month: 2 shows attended; YTD: 3 of 12 attended.
Comic Books Challenge: This month: 73; YTD: 180 of 365 read.