Andrew Moore's Blog, page 34

Addendum

I haven't thought of anything better yet, but there just has to be something. What about The Riddle-Master of Hed?

Controversial Statements

I've been holding this in for a long time, but I just have to say it: I don't think Dennis L. McKiernan's The Iron Tower is especially suitable for a fighting game. I think you could find better.

En Route to Terror

"Captain, it's November Standard. Isn't it time to take that jack-o'-lantern out of the exercise room?"
"What jack-o'-lantern?"
"The one you bought at port, stored away all this time, and put there for Halloween. It was a nice gesture though."
The captain frowned. "I didn't buy anything of the sort."
A chill gripped the crew of the Calvary, three months out from Sofia on its five-month journey . . . through the depths of space!
Finis




Boo!
Actual Finis

A Common Lament

You've been waiting your whole life for a chance to write "orthopraxy," but it just never comes up. What a fallen world is this.

November

Who needs it? November has no character of its own. It just sits there between October and December, much like your main character stands between the villain and the status quo. Zing!

Addendum

Another third are because of access roads, but this is true for California only when Perry Mason was practicing (before he became a judge or stepped down to practice again).

It's Almost Halloween

Did you remember to make out your wills? I advise against it. Do you know many people are murdered because they changed their wills so somebody kills them and destroys or hides the new will? About a third of all murder victims based on the literature.

Frightening Thought of the Day

A tree stump is just a zombie when you think about it.

Genre Confusion

Is a cozy mystery a story in which nobody much cares that somebody got murdered? That's the impression I've gotten, but maybe there's more to it. For instance, does it have to star Angela Lansbury? That could present problems for the subgenre in the future.

The More Modern Prometheus

"I have created life!" the scientist proclaimed.
"That's great, though that sounds more like an engineering problem!" the crowd cheered.
"I have decided not to be evil," the scientist's creation announced.
"I really don't see why that was in question!" the crowd cheered.
The End

"That was an awfully short story."
"That's right. You're now trapped in a world where stories lack conflict . . . Forever! Muhahaha!"
"Nooooooo!"
Finis