Tales from the Raven

The large-ish batch of stories I sent off some months ago are coming back in having been politely stamped with the big R.  I don’t mind too much, as I’m also looking at several publications pretty soon here, but I do feel divided.
On the one hand, I have an almost compulsive horror of stories sitting [...]

I’ve come across the site of Alan of the Word before, I’m guessing through an online mutual friend.  Then I ran across him at sfreader and thought I should blogroll him, only to forget about it…until today, when I once again came across his site.  Each visit has been amusing and generally satisfying, so I’d say it’s time [...]

Like any item of great import, the alarm clock has a few rules for proper handling, the code by which this wondrous and terrible tool can be used.
First in importance, place the alarm clock on a stand at least four feet from the bed.  This crucial space will prevent the tool from being abused by repeated use [...]

My very short flash piece, Sweet Revenge, has been picked up by Every Day Fiction.  My thanks to editors Jordan Lapp and Camille Gooderham Campbell for a sweet sale.

Okay, so first I have to admit that I was wasting time, and took one of those online quizzes.  The OkCupid Greek Personality Test, to be precise.
But at least I got a laugh out of it!
These were my results:
Your Score: Narcissus!
 
33% Extroversion, 20% Intuition, 44% Emotiveness, 80% Perceptiveness
You are viewed by others as tasteless, thick-skinned, [...]

I’ve been looking through my duotrope listings and came across the guidelines for Wild Blue Yonder, an inflight magazine, posted on Lighthouse Writers Workshop.  The magazine discusses their wants, etc., then adds that the content must be appropriate for all ages.  Here’s an excerpt:
Each issue of WBY has a theme that the fiction writer must [...]

I was struck by how foreign this movie was to everything I knew as a girl, everything my life was in my ‘formative years’.  As an adult I’ve brushed up against this kind of thing–fiercely competitive polish and ’society’–but only enough to recognize it when I saw it.
Some of it is the difference in times, or [...]

Tonight as I was driving home (about 9:30pm) I came down a tree-lined, rural street and saw something big-ish in the middle of the road.  Around here we’re always watching for dear, but this looked more like a dog.
I slowed, assuming it would run, but covering the brake.
The thing stood there, turning to look around, [...]

Next time your laundry is overflowing with the stinky sock smell and company shows up, just tell them you have a new orchid in your collection.  Maybe they’ll find a flower that smells like spoiled leftovers soon!

10 - Date a Blonde.
9 - Crush rose petals in your shoes.
8 - Make your mother-in-law green tea every day for a week.
7 - When parking your car, take the spot furthest from the store.
6 - Wallpaper your front door with all your old computer disks.
5 - Go to your local high school and kiss their mascot rock.
4 [...]