Tales from the Raven

Another great film adaptaion of a story by Philip K. Dick, and true to the writers incredible ability to see a story’s myriad possiblities and let them all play out in and around the core of the plot.
Next, starring Nicolas Cage, Julianne Moore, and Jessica Biel,is the story of a man cursed with the ability to see [...]

You’ll notice a couple new names in my blogroll, Jordan Lapp and Von Darkmoor, and I’ll probably be adding more in the next while.  I’ve discovered a forum, SF Reader, that has some cool folks and great links.
Check it out.  They might bark, but they don’t bite.

10 - You’re thinking of changing your name to Honey, Sweetie, or Dear, and want to try them out.
9 - It’s the safest way to gain experience with unreasonable and angry people.
8 - You find poetry in poverty.
7 - You need an opportunity to show off how impervious you are to hot juice and glass shards.
6 - You get a rush [...]

Vanilla Ice was just beyond kitten, not yet fully cat.  She strolled around the kitchen, stopped for a small sniff at my dish, then moved on with a lift of her nose.
I lay quietly under the table; just watching.  Missus had been so sad since Rusty, the old tom, had died.  I was willing to give [...]

For those of you who’ve read my prior math blogs, or believe in the mathematician conspiracy, I need not tell you how broken up I am to be putting my math book away.  So devastated I’ve gone beyond wailing and tears into the realms of the deleriously happy.  I even wrote the ratty old thing [...]

Going to see the Dentist, in our family, is generally looked forward to with about as much pleasure as an apointment to be tied to the railroad tracks with the 9′o clock train bearing down.
If fact, I am even now struck by the similarities.
And this last round of visits have been no exception.  I need [...]

In the course of submitting Warrior’s Flame to Ricasso Press’s Black Dragon, White Dragon, I came across comments in the forum saying what a cool name it is.  Apparently it’s something that anyone ‘in the know’ wouldn’t have to ask about.
So, here’s a definition of ricasso on wikipedia, and here’s the definition from a glossary of [...]

AlienSkin’s advertizing another contest that’s piqued my interest.  This one follows all the usual rules, such as must be a well-written story, 1,000 words or less, etc., but is supposed to be an integrated sci fi and horror story.
The deadline is May 28th, the winner gets $50.00 and a t-shirt, the honorary’s will be mentioned.  [...]

Last Saturday we took the kids to the Renaissance Faire, at the State Fairgrounds.
Our sweet and loving daughter liked the sword fight best, or, as she put it, “the one where they were bleeding”.  Our son was divided in loyalty between the girl who breathed fire and the jousting, in which we got to watch a [...]

I’ve been enjoying Miss Snark’s site for some time, so I was appreciative of this ‘lessons learned’ list posted by one of her snarklings.  I’ve taken the liberty of adding a few of my own.

Agents are human, too.  Be cool.
Don’t grovel.  It waves a red flag before the horned stilettos.
Resist the urge to stalk your [...]