Fiction Inferno

It's all going to the dogs

2011-11-04T13:22:00.000-07:00

Pssst. Here's a secret. If you're having one of those days where everything just seems to be more challenging than it needs to be, play a little mind game. Imagine the best vacation you can come up with. Plan it in practical detail, everything except how to pay for it. Think about house sitters, pet sitters, mail holds, packing, booking reservations for rooms and travel, maps, itineraries, trip

2011-04-27T12:28:00.000-07:00

I know, it's self-serving and gratuitous, but I'm really trying to get this search marketing thing off the ground. So I'm going to post in this kind of archaic blog. What I'm talking about here is internet search marketing. Which is something you need, if you run a website and you're trying to sell stuff. Or draw traffic. Or just want more visitors. Really, what you need is SEO at the speed of

2011-02-19T11:54:00.001-08:00

Live from Eugene, Oregon!A new SEO blog has erupted from the volcanic forests of Eugene Oregon. Eugene SEO, read it, make fun of it, inflict it on all your friends.

2011-02-07T10:13:00.000-08:00

This is kind of funny A bunch of years ago, I gave a brief quote to a nice woman named Moira Allen who was writing an article about writing called "Five Mistakes that Spell Rejection." She published it online, and MAN this thing grew legs. My Google search just now found 428 instances of that article or references to it. Jesus Pete. It's even been translated into French (Cinq erreurs menant au

2011-01-21T10:22:00.001-08:00

Some online search marketing resources live here.

2011-01-15T10:48:00.000-08:00

Searching for an SEO company?For SEO and all your internet and search marketing needs, trust Speed of Light Enterprises to deliver the goods.

2010-11-16T12:49:00.000-08:00

Another new client, suppliers of the hardware, software and expertise needed to manage a supply chain. Really. Inventory control has reached a whole new level, with RFID tracking, handheld computers, mobile barcode readers and the like. Their name is Quest Solution. And if you're stuck with the out-of-date and unfixable Telxon barcode hardware, they've got you covered there also.

2010-08-09T13:57:00.000-07:00

Just took a new client. They are a great Eugene storage warehouse, with climate control and a variety of unit sizes. Check it. West Eugene Heated Storage.

2009-12-07T10:20:00.000-08:00

Solution to Fermi's Paradox The solution to Fermi's paradox is kind of obvious, really, if you think about it in the right way. First, in case you're unfamiliar, Fermi's Paradox is: The age of the universe and its vast number of stars suggest that if the Earth is typical, extraterrestrial life should be common. In an informal discussion in 1950, the physicist Enrico Fermi questioned why, if a

2009-04-08T11:56:00.000-07:00

As one of the hordes of newly unemployed, I have to tell you this:It Sucks.No, really.It really, really sucks.

2008-12-22T15:13:00.001-08:00

Wyrd Word is coming..... Beware! Beware!

2008-11-04T13:09:00.000-08:00

Still working on the house. Home decor is not my strong suit.... but luckily my wife is good at it. The kitchen is 90% done and we are both loving it. The garage is 75% there. The sunroom is in process, the bathroom up next, and the master bedroom not far behind. Not to mention a few random projects like tiling the hearth, painting the trim, and completely remodeling the front yard landscaping.

2008-08-22T11:26:00.000-07:00

This business web development and search marketing job is wild. In the three months I've been here, we've signed about a dozen new clients, and four of them for multiple projects. If it keeps going like this, I'm gonna sell the house, turn into a big hippie and play hacky sack all day.

2008-07-19T16:39:00.001-07:00

2008-07-09T12:24:00.000-07:00

There was a time when you could count on the front of your boat staying attached to the back of your boat. If only I knew where to find some nice stainless steel fasteners.... Something in a nice hex head, perhaps.

2008-06-30T10:45:00.000-07:00

I just started a new job! Web marketing is the gig, and I'm acquiring clients in a hopefully controlled fashion.Here's a couple of the first:Indulge in YouBath and body lotions and potions.Treat yourself to something nice!Winship DesignsGlass rod, lampworking tools, and other glass supplies.Glassblowing supplies for every sized studio

2006-06-21T13:16:00.000-07:00

Need a tat?Cool as that.Area 51 Tattoos

2006-02-09T10:41:00.000-08:00

THE DONERAIL is the total shit.

2006-02-07T09:30:00.000-08:00

The soup, by the way, was fabulous.

2006-02-02T08:53:00.000-08:00

Tonight's menu:Leek and Potato SoupRomaine Salad with red onion, capers, and crumbled feta cheeseCrusty ciabata rollsLeek and Potato SoupTwo pounds of fresh leeks, sliced and WELL rinsedThree tablespoons butter, plus one pat of butter for each finished servingThree medium-sized white fleshed potatosOne cup half-and-halfThree cups milkSalt and pepperOne half cup white wineCube potatos and boil

2005-05-19T15:43:00.000-07:00

The test is done. Everything is okay. Nothing is broken. Go back to your homes. There's nothing more to see here. Just move along now. Show's over. That's it. Game, set, match. Finished. Let that be an end to it. All done.

2004-12-16T11:15:00.000-08:00

Buddha Used to Rockcthulhu still does.And let's not forget MarvinBut whatever happened to Henry Kissinger?

2004-11-03T13:54:00.000-08:00

Fools.

2004-10-09T10:56:00.000-07:00

Okay, then. Things are different, now. Crystal Houser died. There is a non-profit foundation in her name dedicated to helping Oregon families get through the process of caring for a transplant patient. The Crystal Foundation. My job has changed in strange and challenging ways. My brain hurts. The Little Pink House is no longer Pink. It is now Taupe, and much easier on the asthetic environment.

2004-03-18T17:45:00.000-08:00

Something's happening, but I don't know what it is. Item of interest: The hottest hot sauces known to exist anywhere in the universe can be found at . Please don't be afraid. The culinary conflagration will only hurt for a little while.

2003-10-31T06:36:00.000-08:00

It's Here........... The Last Issue of Fiction Inferno. Peace out.

2003-10-27T17:53:00.000-08:00

It's Coming.... The Final Issue of Fiction Inferno is almost here. Coming October 31, 2003 to an Internet near you!

2003-10-18T12:03:00.000-07:00

The Fire Is Going Out Sadly, I must report that Fiction Inferno: the Literary Magazine that Burns You Up has exhausted its primary fuel reserve, and burned itself out. Submissions will no longer be accepted. If you have submitted something that you are waiting to hear about, please be patient for a few more days. There will be one final supernova issue of Fiction Inferno released October 31. We

2003-09-13T12:22:00.000-07:00

There's a lovely young lady I know who has a most sincere need for some kindness. She has a condition called Eisenmengers Syndrome that is untreatable, debilitating, and terminal. Her only real hope is a heart-lung transplant. She is currently on a list, waiting for an available organ set. Here's the thing: in this country, with the "greatest health care system in the world," only those with

2003-09-10T13:53:00.000-07:00

Max before moving into the Little Pink House: Max after moving into the Little Pink House: Quite the improvement, don't you think?

2003-09-04T13:19:00.000-07:00

Hell yes. Living in a pink house. So much to do, so much to do. Doesn't matter, it's still very cool. We gots us a house.

2003-08-26T12:55:00.000-07:00

It's moving day! Very soon now, the Little Pink House will be filled with all the useful/useless stuff we've accumulated over the past eight or nine centuries. And then, us. This is very exciting. This blog just surpassed 3,000 visits. Of course, 2300 of those were me.... Randomness: Somebody emailed me the other day, saying that he/she/it was a time traveller stuck in the year 2003, and

2003-08-14T12:36:00.000-07:00

Don't believe me? Eh? PINK IS STRONG.

2003-08-12T13:24:00.000-07:00

Not that I LIKE pink, necessarily. Just that it's STRONG. Very Strong.

2003-08-11T13:33:00.000-07:00

Once, while attempting a solo crossing of the Indian Ocean in an orange plastic washtub, I discovered a few important, if untrue, insights into the Universe, Myself, and Something Else. Everything began with a BANG, and I've been BANGING by head against it ever since. Of all the biblical plagues of Egypt, the Plague of Boils is the one that would've done it for me. Good Scotch is a pure

2003-08-04T06:41:00.000-07:00

It's HERE! Fiction Inferno Summer Issue #2:008 is up and alive. Three brand spanking new works of speculative fiction guaranteed to torch your toupee: "Victim of Fashion" by Mark Siegel, "Rain" by Edwin McRae, and (ya gotta love this title) "Mini Jesus Clones Replacing Elvis As Most Popular Holiday Gift!" by Jason Stoddard. Come visit!

2003-08-03T13:13:00.000-07:00

It's Coming..........

2003-07-25T10:21:00.000-07:00

FI News Flash Due to my odd circumstances, the Summer Issue of Fiction Inferno will likely be a bit later than the usual August 1 release. I am shooting for August 9, but I'll keep y'all posted. Assuming there actually is anybody out there....

2003-07-23T06:44:00.000-07:00

Wow, what a slacker. My name is Max, and it's been 2 and a half months since my last blog. In that time, I've endured a motherboard burnout, made some enemies, ignored some friends, written nothing, purchased and begun renovating an old PINK house, read and rejected 125 short stories, bought 5 short stories, eaten excessively well, made the people I work for a boatload of money, dug a bunch of

2003-05-02T06:41:00.000-07:00

Okay, fixed it. Also, just got a story into Shadowshow. It's called The Incarnator, and is rated PG for Plastic Goodness. Peace out, dawgs.

2003-05-01T13:31:00.000-07:00

New Issue Happy Days! The Fiction Inferno spring issue is up, with a wonderful story by Daniel E. Blackston, Strategist in Glass. There's another story there also, but it's broke. I'll fix it as soon as I can. Don't worry, though. It's pretty lame and pointless.

2003-04-17T09:59:00.000-07:00

As of this weekend, my wife and I are homeless. We sold our house, and don't have another lined up. Hey, don't judge us. We did this on purpose. No, really. We have every intention of sponging off relatives for as long as possible, and then moving into a yurt someplace well off the road. Just as long as there's electricity. And running water. And central heating. Why am I telling the world this?

2003-04-05T09:19:00.000-08:00

This is the part where it gets weird. Twelve unicorns came down to drink at the public fountain. Three of them had broken horns. Two were bleeding from many wounds. Four wore garlands of blackberry bramble. One carried an exhausted monkey. One danced skittish, as if the ground burned white. Last, the smallest unicorn sang a cruelly beautiful, lilting ballad about war and hate and sweet tender

2003-03-25T17:40:00.000-08:00

Oh. Did I mention the correct answer is: London Calling From the LP of the same name. The Clash (Sorry, sweetie.... )

2003-03-22T08:53:00.000-08:00

We have a winner. Fifty points to Bob. Use them however you wish, but please remember that your final grade will be based in part on attendance.

2003-03-17T15:34:00.000-08:00

For 50 points, identify the following: song, title, album "The ice age is coming, the sun is zooming in Engines stop running and the wheat is growing thin A nuclear error, but I have no fear London is drowning-and I live by the river"

2003-03-12T06:47:00.000-08:00

ALEXANDRINE DEXEDRINE I am the magus of the spirit of the lamb. I hunt the sacrificial ram above the sky with arrows made of bone and butterfly to match my spinning crimson blade. I fly within eternal night in search of pagan rites to make my final fatal sin contrite.

2003-03-04T06:47:00.000-08:00

A funeral/memorial for Ross Kurzer will take place on Monday, March 10 in Chicago, Illinois at The Viaduct Theater, 3111 N. Western Ave.

2003-03-03T18:27:00.000-08:00

I must confess I did not expect my simple announcement last Friday to attract so much attention. Apparently, Ross was known and loved by many people in many places. I do not know many details, but I will share what I do know. Ross Kurzer was from Milwaukee. He passed away Friday after suffering an extreme allergic reaction earlier in the week. His wife, Margit, survives him. Ross was quite a

2003-02-28T12:51:00.000-08:00

A friend and co-worker died today. Ross Kurzer was basically a good guy. He could be a little abrasive at times, but you always knew he meant well. In fact, that is the single thing about Ross. He always meant well. Wanted to do good. Wanted to make a positive difference. Tried to do the right thing. He had an interesting life and a loving wife and he will be missed by a lot of people. R. I. P.

2003-02-27T15:37:00.000-08:00

And a long soak in a hottub, followed by a two hour massage.

2003-02-27T13:29:00.000-08:00

Oh yeah, and a really really nice villa on a hillside in Tuscany.

2003-02-26T13:05:00.000-08:00

Here's what I want. I want a lightsail star-yacht stocked with books, movies, music, and singlemalt, and enough sentient-but-loyal robots to run it. I want a flying car. VTOL, please. I want a time machine. I want a tiny pet dinosaur (two-legged type, preferably not too vicious) but a two-foot high wooly mammoth would be cool, also. I want an 80"+ flat panel plasma hdtv display that shows looped

2003-02-25T12:54:00.000-08:00

Answers: A screaming came across the sky. Gravity's Rainbow, Thomas Pynchon 1974 The sky was full of ships. "The Sky Was Full of Ships," Theodore Sturgeon 1947 Overhead, without any fuss, the stars were going out. "The Nine Billion Names of God," Arthur C. Clarke 1972

2003-02-24T10:18:00.000-08:00

For extra credit, please identify the book or short story wherein lies each of the following lines: A screaming came across the sky. The sky was full of ships. Overhead, without any fuss, the stars were going out.

2003-02-21T06:56:00.000-08:00

War, Pestulence, Tragedy, Disaster. I am gonna crawl into a deep hole, and duct-tape it closed. There is something fundamentally wrong with this millennium, and I don't think I want any part of it.

2003-02-20T15:46:00.000-08:00

Some more I thought of later.... 15. The Dispossessed, LeGuin 16. Gun, With Occassional Music, Lethem 17. The Killer Inside Me, Thompson 18. The Big Sleep, Chandler 19. On Beyond Zebra, Suess 20. 1984, Orwell 21. Clockwork Orange, Burgess 22. The Revelations of Saint John the Divine, Some Mad Stoner from Antiquity

2003-02-20T07:03:00.000-08:00

Here is a partial, off-the-cuff, non-inclusive list of books that have informed my writing style over the years. Not necessarily the best (or even my favorites, although most of them are on that list too), just books that have stuck to me in terms of voice and direction. In the order I remembered them. War of the Worlds, Wells Brave New World, Huxley Bill the Galactic Hero, Harrison Stand on

2003-02-16T10:41:00.000-08:00

Writer's Tip # 654108 Dues ex Machina (God in the Machine) The term Dues ex Machina comes from Greek theater. It refers to a common (if cheap and amateurish) technique of solving a character's intractable dilemma by injecting a god. In example, we last saw our hero, Larry, tied to barrel that's heading towards a 10,000 waterfall with a pool full of venomous alligators at the bottom, and then,

2003-02-10T06:36:00.000-08:00

My stars are in the House of Fuckup, with a transit of the Planet Dumbass, and a conjunction with the Node of Unforeseeable Bad Luck. If I can just get past today, things should improve, with an impending Opposition of the Entire Universe. I'm looking forward to that.

2003-02-06T13:18:00.000-08:00

Two interesting people I've been in some contact with lately: 1. Ursula K. LeGuin. I met her at a book signing a couple of weeks ago. I scored a first HC edition of City of Illusion and got it signed. She is a wonderfully accessible person, and even though I was pretty much in awe, we had a nice little chat. If I were putting together a list of the 10 most literary specfic writers, she would be

2003-02-03T06:49:00.000-08:00

There is an all new issue of Fiction Inferno available for you to read for free. That's right absolutely free. Well, okay, not completely. It will cost you an hour or two of your time. And maybe a few braincells. What the hell. You weren't using them anyway, right?

2003-01-31T06:38:00.000-08:00

I want my truck. It's been in the shop for three weeks. I want my truck. It will cost a fortune to get it back. I want my truck. It's getting old and tired and I can't trust that it won't die somewhere inconvenient at any given moment. I want my truck. New issue coming out in a couple of days. In it will be stories that amaze you, worry you, move you, and make you want to touch yourself in

2003-01-25T09:29:00.000-08:00

NEFERTITI, ISIS AND ME In the land of the pyramid graveyards, where wretched love confronts the shrieking sands, a dog-faced god waits endlessly for Isis bearing veils and lotions. A caravan of resurrected birds, she rides a phoenix through his godly mind; he wonders if he'll ever be the master of turbulent oceans. Dog-face ejaculates hot viscous words that drip like blood from his

2003-01-22T06:44:00.000-08:00

I used to print out submissions to the magazine, then read them, then reject most of them. Which left me with a very large stack of paper, which I was reluctant to just throw in the recycle bin. Imagine if some story that had been submitted to Fiction Inferno suddenly turned up as the short story assignment in 250 high school english classes? That would be bad, I think. So I bought a shredder.

2003-01-12T10:22:00.000-08:00

I can't fully claim the concept (it stemmed from an off-hand comment during a business dinner, actually), but this statement actually defines and explains the concept behind the attitudes and belief systems that the entire human species uses collectively to destroy, abuse, debase, murder, and subjugate one another: "My invisible friend can beat up your invisible friend."

2003-01-11T11:26:00.000-08:00

Writer's Tip #2359245 Characters Your characters do things because you make them do things. Not because they should, or because they would, or even because they could, but only because you made them do it. This is an awesome responsibilty. For instance, you've just written a clever, well-developed protagonist named Larry. Larry is sitting in a coffee shop waiting for his ex-wife to show up

2003-01-04T08:33:00.000-08:00

New Years Resolutions Write something. Publish something. Read something. Earn something. Avoid something. Win something. Trust something. Fight something. Learn something. Love something.

2003-01-01T09:14:00.000-08:00

Happy New Year! Please support FI and our authors in the 2002 Preditors and Editors Readers' Poll. Click here to cast your vote January 1 through January 21, 2003. Remember! A Vote for Fiction Inferno is a vote for truth, justice, peace, and plenty!

2002-12-30T12:52:00.000-08:00

In No Particular Order: Iggy Pop and the Stooges The Velvet Underground The Pretenders Siouxsie and the Banshees The Clash The Sex Pistols REM Nirvana David Bowie The Kinks Patti Smith The Ramones Neil Young Jethro Tull King Crimson Elvis Costello The Police The Trogs The Talking Heads Roland Kirk Cream Blur Anybody Else?

2002-12-29T09:10:00.000-08:00

Also explained by theory outlined below: Ever wake up to find your world just a little bit different from the way you left it? Maybe you could swear that you turned off the living room lights, but there they are, blazing away like glory itself? Or perhaps you discover in conversation with someone from your distant past that a favorite story didn't happen the way you remember it? Is it possible

2002-12-27T13:06:00.000-08:00

Suppose, for a minute, that this is true: There are an infinite number of alternate realities, in which anything that is possible happens somewhere. For instance, YOU just coughed. In an infinite number of realities, YOU cough; in another infinite number YOU don't; in still another set, the cough bursts a vessel in your head and YOU die instantly. In every iteration where YOU die, the spark of

2002-12-24T08:59:00.000-08:00

Oh Yeah. and I hope you all have simply fabulous, wonderous, intoxicating, Happy Holidays!

2002-12-24T08:56:00.000-08:00

Moira Allen, the former managing editor of Inklings and Inkspot, has written an interesting article for those who have just decided their fiction should be published. Some good advice here, but 'though anybody who's been doing this writing thang for more than a little while has heard it all before, it's good to get a reminder once and a while. Ms. Allen did a good job of putting it together. She

2002-12-23T10:19:00.000-08:00

"This is a Public Service Announcement................. ...............with Guitar" Joe Strummer, 1952--2002 R. I. P.

2002-12-21T09:08:00.000-08:00

A Cheer to the End of Time The Clock ticks, three strokes to midnight. "A toast, then," he says, with the last of the confetti drifting about his head like snowflakes unwilling to concede the spring. "To the End of Time!" Champagne sparkles and hisses. "The end," they all murmur, as one, but without enthusiasm. No one drinks but a single symbolic sip. A grin splits his face; he tosses his

2002-12-16T06:49:00.000-08:00

Oh man. Now THAT's some good eating chili.

2002-12-15T10:34:00.000-08:00

Who wants some chili? 2 pounds of lean beef, cubed 1 large Anaheim pepper, roasted 2 medium Jalapino peppers, roasted 2 large onions 56 oz diced tomato 16 oz Guinness Stout 4 cloves garlic 5 tablespoons chili powder 3 tablespoons cumin salt & black pepper to taste olive oil beef stock (as needed) 4-6 hours of applied heat I'll let you know how it turns out....

2002-12-14T08:35:00.000-08:00

The Evil That Is Spam Okay, I have come to expect a certain amount of spam. After all, I have six active email accounts, most of them posted on the internet, free for anybody to see, contact, or spider. This I do because I run a magazine, and I want people to email me. I want them to send me fiction, and send me comments, and send me money if the spirit so moves them. But you know what? 65% of

2002-12-06T06:53:00.000-08:00

Writer's Tip #65 Backfill Backfill is the technique of reporting events or histories that occurred prior to the action within a scene, intended to shed light on motivation or offer explanation for other aspects of plot or character. Backfill can be very effective, if used correctly. It can also be a distraction, a confusion, or a bore. Sometimes, backfill can help the writer understand

2002-11-29T11:54:00.000-08:00

Let's see, what shall we talk about today? Hmm? Writer's Block. My nemesis. I've been entertained by this affliction for many, many years. The longest single bout of block I can remember stretched between 1991 and 1997 and the usual frequency is at least one episode every few years. And I don't mean "Gee I can't think of anything to write today," I mean "I cannot commit a single goddamned word

2002-11-24T11:08:00.000-08:00

Oh, and did I mention the tornado?

2002-11-23T10:12:00.000-08:00

Just got back from a week's vacation in the Deep South. Occasion was a reunion of some of the in-laws' family and that part was great: got to meet some people I've been hearing about, and catch up with some pretty good folks. However, in terms of what this week also contained, it was an odd few days. Travel day. Just to put the proper mood in place, we're up for something like 45 hours straight

2002-11-06T06:40:00.000-08:00

Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeek!

2002-10-31T13:13:00.000-08:00

Okay then. Got the new issue of Fiction Inferno UP. And it's really really scary. Oh, okay, it's really not that scary. But it is pretty well chock full of weird stuff. Fiction by Kfir Luzatto, LA Franks, and Woody O. Carsky-Wilson. Check it out. I'm serious. Go there now. Fiction Inferno

2002-10-25T06:41:00.000-07:00

Writer's Block

2002-09-19T06:39:00.000-07:00

busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy

2002-09-13T10:12:00.000-07:00

In Praise of the Short Declarative Sentence I like a short declarative sentence. They rock. Impact is maximized. Distortion is minimized. Accuracy reigns. And then, he went long. Because, you see, writing is all about communicating ideas in clear, accurate ways that leave little or no room for misunderstanding--unless you are trying for obfuscation of course, in which case you'd be better off

2002-09-10T06:50:00.000-07:00

Wanna see one of my poems? Yeah, I write these sometimes. And no, I'm not very good at it. ARE YOU HAVING FUN? Still here at morning coffee hours slide past minutes crowded useless in the same old ashtray Solstice passes quickly full moon drops into my head with the subtle noise of airplanes waiting still waiting waiting still I'm dry ice happy to be here holding tight to

2002-09-05T12:58:00.000-07:00

Rock and roll. Single malt scotch. Crown rack of lamb. '66 GTO. Leggy brunettes named Ruth. Rocky beaches. Desert night sky. Literate speculative fiction. Brie and crackers. Nut brown ale. Witty repartee. Purring cat, wagging dog. Growl of wind high in tall trees. Fat black cherries. Flight of geese weaving in and out of a misty dawn. Digging out a perfect gemstone. Swishing a long hook shot.

2002-08-24T09:56:00.000-07:00

Chapter Fifteen In Which All Hell Breaks Loose The great deflated airship billows across the tableau like an angry fog. The airship gondola grinds into the ground like a slow motion meteorite, throwing up dirt and sparks and fractured bits of battle debris. The surviving elephant sees something he finds unacceptable, and begins building up a threat display, rather like a timid, frightened man

2002-08-15T12:52:00.000-07:00

For many of us, the key to successful writing is rewriting. Of course, Harlan Ellison is excepted, but for me and most everybody else, the first draft of a story just isn't ready for the world. So here's what I do: Finish the first draft. I never go back to work on a partial draft. That way lies madness. Give it a once-over. I look for gross incompetence, spelling, bad turns of plot, those

2002-08-09T10:10:00.000-07:00

No particular game, really. I just always liked that phrase. Going to the beach tomorrow! Whoohoo! Gonna interact with gulls and sand and alcohol and people I like and stuff.

2002-08-08T06:10:00.000-07:00

The game is afoot.

2002-08-07T10:17:00.000-07:00

Chapter Thirteen Which Proves Exceptionally Unlucky for at Least One Elephant Riding Archer The hapless archer, formerly mounted, currently flat on his ass in a large pile of moist elephant dung, flailed about for his crossbow, his terrified eyes firmly fixed on the gargantuan floating beast above him, his mouth agape, his hands frantically slapping all the ground within reach for the weapon.

2002-08-04T10:26:00.000-07:00

Chapter Twelve In Which We Wonder What Might Have Been It could have happened like this: Vince and Wendy (if that is her real name), after working long hours toward the goal of helping ignite a maelstrom conflagration, after placing all the bits in motion to instigate the collision of multiple massive armies, after setting in motion the series of events that would inexorably lead to millions

2002-08-02T13:27:00.000-07:00

Chapter Eleven In Which Things Just Go From Bad To Worse The scent of ripe elephant overwelmed even the fetid odor of death and char that filled the battlefield. "And just who the hell are YOU?" Wendy shouted, not a meter from the lead elephant's tusk tip, having just leapt from the behind the pile of debris. She held her spear in an aggressive way, as if to challenge the beast to a duel.

2002-08-01T10:13:00.000-07:00

The Summer 2002 Issue of Fiction Inferno is out! It went up in kind of a rush, so if you notice anything really really whack, please send a note to The Techie Slave Unit. Thanks for your support.

2002-07-30T10:17:00.000-07:00

SFFWorld has posted a story of mine, The Test of Time. This is one of my first attempts at publishable fiction, from somewhere back in the early 80s, and man, it is pretty "young." Jam over and read it, though, if you're in the mood, and don't forget to rate it! Chapter Ten In Which Things Go Terribly Awry Wendy popped over the hill of detritus like a jackinthebox on speed. Vince came up

2002-07-29T10:06:00.000-07:00

The gravity in my general vicinity has increased, I'm pretty sure.