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POTATO MOON, Part 33: “Santora,” by Allyn Gibson

Note from PAD: Our contributors seem to be feeling their oats. The previous installment was 800 words and Allyn seems to have gone insane and produced over 2400. I'm being flexible about the length, but guys, seriously...feel free to stay within the recommended lengths.

"If you hear ...

STASH WEDNESDAY: May 20

So what did you read this week? Discuss.

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POTATO MOON, Part 32 by Kevin Killiany

The ferret skittered past the wailing orphans littering the street and between the wheels of the speeding ambulance with preternaturally unrodent grace and charged the double doors of Prescott's Ascott's Ford's Theater and House of Flapjacks. Jakob resumed his true form and pushed through the double doors with more haste ...

POTATO MOON, Part 31 by Matt “Tuberous” McLain

"The force? The force? The Force! Of course! The FORCE! I must follow the Force!!!!1111111"

The magnitude of such a realization shook even the gods of (sic) grammar, and broke the physics of language. For a brief moment, exclamation points went through a rapid breeding period, evolution to an ascended, even ...

POTATO MOON, Part 30, by Rhonda Eudaly

"But you can't be!" Something gasped in a truly tragic manner seen only in melodramatic movies and Scooby Doo cartoons. "Solanum is DEAD! Everyone knows that!"

Ominous organ music swelled in a stereotypical "Dum, dum, dum."

Edwood, shimmered in his overly-sparkly self, as he looked around. "Where'd the music come from?"

Solanum rolled ...

POTATO MOON, Part 29 by Keith “Rah-Rah” DeCandido

PAD here: I'm pretty sure that Keith DeCandido now holds the land speed record, turning in his entry a mere two hours and three minutes after getting the call.

Jakob and Edwood dashed angstily toward the Forks, Washington nuclear power plant, the scene of the battle royale (without cheese) between ...

POTATO MOON, Part 28 by El Weiss

“Here I come to save the day, Edwood Sullen’s on his way!” sang out a perfect voice, on perfect key, with flawless accuracy as Edwood swept down from the skies, looking like the perfect prince. All he needed was a white horse to complete the look.

Bela swooned as she watched ...

POTATO MOON, Part 27, “The Blast Action Hero,” by Christopher Walsh

Which is when the muffled explosion-y sound reached them.

Bela and Jakob spun towards the sound, from the direction of Sullen Manor. The glow of the explosion from that direction let them know they hadn’t just imagined it.

"My house!" yelled Bela.

They then saw a meteor-like streak in the sky, arcing glowingly. ...

POTATO MOON, Part 26 by Jennifer Volpe

“You know,” Jakob growled, still holding her as he ran full-force through the woods, “if you had just dumped Edwood in book two, none of this would be happening right now! But no-o! You had to fly across the ocean and stop him!”

“How dare you tell me what I should ...

Cowboy Pete’s TV Round-Up: Getting “Lost” in “Smallville”

Two genre series had their season enders this week. One did it right. One did it...not so much. Some spoilers follow:

"LOST"--With the announced end of the series in 2010, "Lost" has been driving with greater energy and focus this season. The season ender was no exception ...