Eric James Stone's Blog, page 8

Tweets for the week of 01-26-2013

Blog post: http://t.co/KVRCgHkF – Tweets for the week of 01-19-2013 23:59:09, 2013-01-26
@cathshaffer @rachelswirsky I didn't get it either. I think there's a problem. in reply to cathshaffer 14:23:45, 2013-01-28
RT @ian_creasey: More generally, people are keen to sell all types of alternative medicine… until you propose to pay them with alterna … 13:55:48, 2013-01-31

Tweets for the week of 01-19-2013

RT @iowahawkblog: The Good, The Misunderstood and the Victim of Society's Unrealistic Attractiveness Standards #LiberalWesterns 09:45:58, 2013-01-19
Blog post: http://t.co/UvGXtjyl – Tweets for the week of 01-12-2013 23:59:40, 2013-01-19
RT @JoshMorrey: Just read, "Tabloid Reporter to the Stars" by @EricJamesStone . Witty, suspenseful, and eye-rolling all in one. Great story. 18:39:27, 2013-01-20
@RandyTayler @jaredgarrett Since good fences make good neighbors, check with your good neighbors to see if any of them are fences. in reply to RandyTayler 11:36:44, 2013-01-23

Tweets for the week of 01-12-2013

Blog post: http://t.co/flBXKlJi – Tweets for the week of 01-05-2013 23:59:56, 2013-01-12
Gas leak in the building at work, so we've been evacuated. http://t.co/OTL0yUaL 11:26:33, 2013-01-14
@TrevorJGreen @JulieCFrost After about 15 minutes, our boss sent us home. in reply to TrevorJGreen 11:49:12, 2013-01-14
RT @BrianRathbone: Found: Dragon. Answers to Run! Run for your life. Not very good with children or cats or dogs or horses…Free to a g … 12:16:08, 2013-01-14
My post at the blog of the Association for Mormon Letters: Throne of the Crescent Moon & the use of God in epic fantasy http://t.co/hWlO8kgd 08:23:37, 2013-01-16
@saladinahmed You're welcome. I really enjoyed Throne of the Crescent Moon and look forward to the sequel. in reply to saladinahmed 10:13:11, 2013-01-16
@PeterAhlstrom Funny, I'd forgotten that. Maybe I was misremembering that as ancestor worship, or is that in there, too? in reply to PeterAhlstrom 11:24:43, 2013-01-16
@PeterAhlstrom Yeah, I updated my post based on a wiki article. in reply to PeterAhlstrom 15:56:50, 2013-01-16
What a coincidence: me too! > MT @cathshaffer I think I've achieved all of the Irish fiddle mastery I'm going to have before tomorrow night. in reply to cathshaffer 20:24:07, 2013-01-17
One of my coworkers with really bad teeth is hoping to win a dental makeover. Vote for #53 here: http://t.co/FOZtF4hz (Registration needed) 10:26:22, 2013-01-18

Tweets for the week of 01-05-2013

Blog post: http://t.co/l90qwslb – Tweets for the week of 12-29-2012 23:59:17, 2013-01-05
Is it cheating to listen to @saladinahmed's Throne of the Crescent Moon while standing in line for the final Wheel of Time book? 07:52:07, 2013-01-07
Asmodean was killed by a sled? #AMOL #WOT 00:15:04, 2013-01-08
Just got this free Kindle ebook: The Complete Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle http://t.co/ilyqTbDB 16:04:03, 2013-01-08
@tchernabyelo @janetharriett Can we stop with the vicious stereotyping? I only ever kill guilty birds. (Also, I've lost weight recently.) in reply to tchernabyelo 17:07:33, 2013-01-08
My company is looking for a full-time, experienced web developer to work in-house at our office in Lehi, UT: http://t.co/zgbUIt0K 17:25:53, 2013-01-08
I'd write a novel about a baker who casts spells by slicing dough in different shapes, but it would be dismissed as "cookie-cutter fantasy." 18:38:15, 2013-01-08
I just donated to help my friend @jay_lake get genetic testing that might aid his fight against cancer: http://t.co/tn7S3R71 14:04:54, 2013-01-10
@irishspy Can't do it at the federal level w/o repealing 16th Amendment, or we'll end up with a national sales tax & national income tax. in reply to irishspy 15:44:48, 2013-01-10
My cookie-cutter fantasy tweet is featured on conservative IMAO.us http://t.co/QU7H8NPO & liberal DailyKos: http://t.co/2fBNF8kY #Bipartipun 16:08:44, 2013-01-10

Tweets for the week of 12-29-2012

Blog post: http://t.co/lgw2cQl7 – Tweets for the week of 12-22-2012 23:59:40, 2012-12-29
RT @2p2TrollCat: How did people win Internet arguments before Hitler was born? 16:00:42, 2012-12-30
RT @SaintEhlers: INDEED IT DOES. RT @adampknave: I'm sorry. My little Pony + Star Trek Into Darkness somehow WORKED. http://t.co/bOyQrWGa 16:51:44, 2013-01-03
RT @ASterling: In 2013 Its Time for Women to Take Control of Our Future via @PolicyMic | Amy Sterling Casil http://t.co/1X55bgsj 17:37:52, 2013-01-03
@JessDayGeorge @thmazing Those engineers really have a way with words, don't they? in reply to JessDayGeorge 17:53:19, 2013-01-03
RT @saladinahmed: New giveaway: RT this by 12am EST for a chance at a signed copy of THRONE OF THE CRESCENT MOON! Check out the reviews: … 07:53:11, 2013-01-04
I rarely recommend articles from Mother Jones, but here's a fascinating explanation for recent crime rate trends: http://t.co/aXpBBFMM 13:02:20, 2013-01-04

Tweets for the week of 12-22-2012

@thmazing Unbelievable. It came out on 10/28/2010. Even if you only read 2 words/day you should have finished reading it by 2/5/2012. in reply to thmazing 10:00:08, 2012-12-22
@SplinteredMind They were valid. But the random number generator didn't go your way. in reply to SplinteredMind 10:01:14, 2012-12-22
RT @TheLowTechWorld: Eric James Stone's "They Do It with Robots" convinced me that short-form fiction about super-heroes could have dept … 10:55:33, 2012-12-22
Blog post: http://t.co/mVKPOvD3 – Tweets for the week of 12-15-2012 23:59:10, 2012-12-22
@SplinteredMind I'm finishing up a substantial revision. We'll see what my agent thinks. in reply to SplinteredMind 11:06:04, 2012-12-23
RT @dewfaced: Pentagrams in the snow? Must have been Satan Claus! @ UTA FrontRunner Lehi Station http://t.co/yZ5OajVN 12:30:49, 2012-12-24
@ferretthimself And when environmentalists say we should all cut carbon emissions… in reply to ferretthimself 13:41:14, 2012-12-24
Got a Kindle for Christmas? My collection Rejiggering The Thingamajig And Other Stories by Eric James Stone is only $3: http://t.co/3igUdxYP 12:45:24, 2012-12-25
Got a Nook for Christmas? My collection Rejiggering the Thingamajig & Other Stories by Eric James Stone is only $3: http://t.co/bOXqGOhT 12:49:27, 2012-12-25
@aliettedb My fiancée baked some excellent pecan pies yesterday. I'll ask her what recipe she used. in reply to aliettedb 11:01:39, 2012-12-26
RT @KathleenDorsey6: Not to spoil Les Mis or anything, but someone steals a loaf of bread. And that's just wrong. 17:27:48, 2012-12-26
Movie idea: The criminal branch of a Scottish clan gets wasted on drugs. Hollywood will love it because it's a high con sept film. 17:07:20, 2012-12-27
RT @robisonwells: Did anyone else notice this Christmas that the nativity story uses a smiley emoticon? http://t.co/JIe0fSmx 15:45:24, 2012-12-28
Peter Jackson went too far by including "Don't Stop Believin'" on the soundtrack to THE HOBBIT. #UnexpectedJourney 18:07:44, 2012-12-28

Tweets for the week of 12-15-2012

Without the lyrics, "Carol of the Bells" sounds more like music in a trailer for a thriller movie than a Christmas song. 16:29:54, 2012-12-15
@jakeboyslim My company's Christmas party is scheduled during BYU's bowl game. :-( 16:31:03, 2012-12-15
Ordered from http://t.co/UweTmF3G. Expected delivery time: 2 hrs from now. Can I sue them if I die of hunger before that? No: I'll be dead. 19:42:39, 2012-12-15
Blog post: http://t.co/nUoJmm1e – Tweets for the week of 12-08-2012 23:59:15, 2012-12-15
Blog post: http://t.co/QbD2BkEh – Win My Old Kindle Contest 07:38:37, 2012-12-17
My next novel will be about the founder of analytical psychology. I hear that Jung adult novels are selling like hotcakes. 09:02:42, 2012-12-17
@paolobacigalupi No, liberal demands for banning guns = gun company profit. #irony in reply to paolobacigalupi 16:48:39, 2012-12-17
@monsterhunter45 Except one: the 2011 Tucson shooting took place in a supermarket parking lot that was not designated a "Gun Free Zone." in reply to monsterhunter45 18:12:00, 2012-12-17
A reminder about the win-my-old-Kindle contest: http://t.co/QbD2BkEh – Deadline to enter is tomorrow night. 08:26:08, 2012-12-18
Win-my-old-Kindle contest runs through tomorrow night: http://t.co/QbD2BkEh (Few entries so far, so the odds may be ever in your favor.) 15:33:28, 2012-12-18
RT @WilliamShatner: Does Amazon carry the new Mayan calendars? I just want to make sure that come Saturday we know where to buy new ones. 16:42:01, 2012-12-18
RT @matociquala: Yanno, the Westboro Bigot Church is like forty people. You think we could just stop talking about them? It'd make them … 17:53:46, 2012-12-18
My fiancee, on NASA saying world will not end on 12/21/12: "Well, we can MAKE it end if we want to." 21:02:58, 2012-12-18
Today's the last day to enter to win my old Kindle: http://t.co/ZEutcNDC 10:07:23, 2012-12-19
@SplinteredMind No, I pulled Unforgettable down after I got an agent and he advised me to do so. in reply to SplinteredMind 12:53:23, 2012-12-19
RT @mkhutchins: This flash fiction by @EricJamesStone made me fall out of my chair laughing when I read it. Few words; great punchline: … 12:53:52, 2012-12-19
RT @steelbluefire: @EricJamesStone I liked "the greatest science fiction story ever written" because any story that makes me laugh at th … 12:54:50, 2012-12-19
RT @beccaleeg: Read "They Do It With Robots" by @EricJamesStone. I loved the depth available in conjunction with concise writing. UNEiqb … 12:55:56, 2012-12-19
RT @beccaleeg: Listened to "Accounting for Dragons" by @EricJamesStone. I actually laughed out loud. A must listen for #hobbit fans. htt … 12:56:38, 2012-12-19
RT @beccaleeg: "Girl Who Asks Too Much" by @EricJamesStone. Reminds me of the literary crap professors made me read, but I liked it. ht … 12:57:25, 2012-12-19
RT @TAlanHorne: @EricJamesStone I have blogged about which of your many stories I think is best. http://t.co/HAN6PhVU 12:58:13, 2012-12-19
RT @momofboyz6: Skydiving from outerspace…what do you do when something goes wrong? Great short story. Enjoy! http://t.co/DWvtGsmd @Er … 12:58:42, 2012-12-19
@SplinteredMind Yup, I see your entry. in reply to SplinteredMind 13:11:04, 2012-12-19
Oops. My function to close the contest entry form worked off GMT, not MST. Extending deadline to give those who were shut out time to enter. 23:54:17, 2012-12-19
Blog post: http://t.co/f3mv0IsX – And the winner of my old Kindle is… 12:47:25, 2012-12-20

And the winner of my old Kindle is…

C. Michelle Jefferies!

There were 23 valid entries from 12 different people, and a random number generator picked entry #4, which happened to be Michelle’s Facebook post about my story “Premature Emergence.”

I’d like to thank everyone who participated.  It was interesting to see which of my stories people liked best and why.

Win My Old Kindle Contest

I’ve decided to hold a contest to give away my old Kindle. (It’s a third-generation Kindle, now called a Kindle Keyboard, with 3G.)  It will come with an electronic copy of my short story collection, Rejiggering the Thingamajig and Other Stories (published by Paper Golem), a few of my other short stories, and my unpublished epic fantasy novel Heir of the Line.  The Kindle has a red leather cover with book light. If the winner wants, I’ll autograph the Kindle.

What do you have to do to have a chance to win this one-of-a-kind item?  It’s fairly simple:

Pick your favorite of the stories I’ve written.  If you haven’t read any of my stories, here are ones you can read (or listen to) for free right now:

“Dark Roads for the Eternal Ruler“
“The Steel Throne“
“A Great Destiny”
“Freefall”
“That Leviathan, Whom Thou Hast Made” (audio)
“They Do It with Robots”
“Girl Who Asks Too Much”
“Rejiggering the Thingamajig”
“Waiting for Raymond”
“Buy You a Mockingbird”


“The Greatest Science Fiction Story Ever Written”
“Accounting for Dragons” (audio)
“The Six Billion Dollar Colon”
“The Ashes of His Fathers”
“Premature Emergence”
“Upgrade”
“Loophole”


Write at least a sentence about why you like the story, and post it publicly on Facebook, Twitter, Google+, and/or your blog.  (If you can, please include a link to the story or my website.)
In the form below, enter your name, your email, and links to where you’ve posted why you like the story.  You’ll get one entry in the drawing for each place you posted.  By sending me the link, you’re giving me permission to quote what you’ve said about my story.
The deadline for entering is 11:59pm MST on Wednesday, December 19, 2012.  I’ll use a random number generator to pick the winner the next day, and if the winner replies to my email in time for me to mail it that day, it can probably arrive before Christmas. (It’s the perfect gift for the biggest Eric James Stone fan among your friends and family!)
The contest is only open to U.S. residents, as I’m too cheap to pay for international shipping.  My fiancee and people who I see at my family reunions are also not eligible to enter.




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Tweets for the week of 12-08-2012

Blog post: http://t.co/d73voN5C – Tweets for the week of 12-01-2012 23:59:13, 2012-12-08
@AaronWJohnston @EW John Carter was fun. Not great, but fun to watch. However, because it cost so much to make, it was considered a bomb. in reply to AaronWJohnston 08:49:40, 2012-12-10
@Rushlimbang Glad you liked it. :-) in reply to Rushlimbang 00:21:53, 2012-12-11
RT @Rushlimbang: @EricJamesStone Thank you very much for "Tabloid Reporter to the stars" quite funny. : ) 07:12:31, 2012-12-11
The Kindle edition of my collection Rejiggering The Thingamajig And Other Stories is now available for just $3.00: http://t.co/wDRGEBEO 08:58:11, 2012-12-11
I should mention that anyone who has a print copy of my collection can get the ebook edition free from the publisher: http://t.co/pkE2Uw8J 09:03:25, 2012-12-11
@cathshaffer @MaryRobinette @davehogg @scalzi I read that as "pay money to see BACON migrate to the pool deck." #doubletake in reply to cathshaffer 18:41:49, 2012-12-11
Many weddings were scheduled so they could be on 12/12/12. But people are so superstitious that no weddings are scheduled for 13/13/13. 10:14:46, 2012-12-12
About to watch this year's Hobbit movie. 20:24:34, 2012-12-14