This one was tough. For the Terribleminds Game of Aspects (Halloweenie Edition) the d10 of Destiny dictated: Southern Gothic Evil Awakens! Strip Club Stage Magic Hoo boy. Happy Halloween! It was another hot, muggy night, but the wind was low, meaning the mugginess was not supplemented by the heavy, muddy water of the bayou. Still,… Continue reading Flash Fiction: Stella's Corner Hitching Post
Month: October 2012
Storm's Passage
We’re okay. And if you’re reading this, I hope you are, too. I don’t want to downplay the impact of the storm at all. Millions are without power. People have died. The largest city in the Western world is oddly silent and seemingly empty. Yet, the storm is moving on. It does not linger and… Continue reading Storm's Passage
Hatches Battened Down
Sandy is currently pelting my area with rain. The wind is mild, as far as I can tell, and many places (like my office & the school Danielle attends) are shut down. But public works folks, soldiers, first responders, and people with less cool administrators are out there, in this weather, and I for one… Continue reading Hatches Battened Down
Writer Report: Forward Motion
Preparations for the move are ramping up. Q4 is looming on the horizon at the dayjob. I have a dozen things to do between now and next weekend, and smack dab in the middle of all of that is jury duty. Compared to these things, progress on Cold Streets feels absolutely glacial. There is progress,… Continue reading Writer Report: Forward Motion
Flash Fiction: John Doe's Journal
Courtesy istaevan For Terribleminds’ Flash Fiction Challenge Five Ingredients Make A Story: “I don’t have any idea where that storm came from.” Mark brought down the newspaper he’d been holding over Janet and himself when the squall began. They’re come back inside to get Janet’s oversized golf umbrella, which she tended to take with her… Continue reading Flash Fiction: John Doe's Journal
Movies as Meta-Humor
I love mixing things up, in a literary sense. Fairy tales with superhero flavor? That’s my jam. Greek myths in space? Been there, wrote it. Norse gods in the Wild West? Saddle up. But what I haven’t quite gotten into yet is the meta-humor powering such novels as Pride & Prejudice & Zombies, and the… Continue reading Movies as Meta-Humor
The Legacy of Magic
Art by Greg Staples I’ve been playing Magic: the Gathering off and on since I was introduced to it in high school almost 20 years ago. Quite a few things have changed in the game since then, but nothing in the game has changed so dramatically that the old cards are strictly unplayable. In fact,… Continue reading The Legacy of Magic
Extra Life 2012 Aftermath
THANK YOU to everyone who tuned in, tweeted, and donated! Donations Raised: $162 Kitties Fragged: 413 Notable Kills: Dakhath nar Sihkag aka “Deathstroke” Khajja nar Ja’targk aka “The Machine”, “The Fang” Bakhtosh nar Kiranka aka “Redclaw” Kur aka “Human-Killer” Fighters Wrecked: 85 I’m still recovering from the weekend, I think. Regular posts resume tomorrow. Fighter… Continue reading Extra Life 2012 Aftermath
Writer Report: Busy Busy Bee
Let’s take a quick look at where things stand in various non-dayjob areas right now. Cold Streets I’m beginning to think my “end of 2012” prediction for this novella might have been too ambitious. That, or I simply need to make more time to write. I have the outline laid out and a decent handle… Continue reading Writer Report: Busy Busy Bee
Movie Review: The Cabin in the Woods
This may be one of the most difficult reviews I’ve ever written. Not because the material is difficult or intentionally inscrutable (Antichrist) or highly subjective (Repo! The Genetic Opera) but because there are key aspects to The Cabin in the Woods that make me want to recommend it that I simply cannot tell you. I… Continue reading Movie Review: The Cabin in the Woods
