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July 17, 2012
Death Of A Hero: Part Two
Afternoon sunlight streams through the Gothic windows in the bank lobby, highlighting motes of dust swirling through the air. CB stifles a yawn and waits, mostly patiently, in the cavernous room’s only line. It looks more like a church than a bank, and some might consider that appropriate—a church to Mammon, perhaps.
“Here comes trouble...”
CB looks over his shoulder and grins at the smiling, elderly man in the security uniform. “Heya Frank.”
“Back again,” Frank says. “I told myself ‘it’s the th...
Part Two
Afternoon sunlight streams through the Gothic windows in the bank lobby, highlighting motes of dust swirling through the air. CB stifles a yawn and waits, mostly patiently, in the cavernous room’s only line. It looks more like a church than a bank, and some might consider that appropriate—a church to Mammon, perhaps.
“Here comes trouble...”
CB looks over his shoulder and grins at the smiling, elderly man in the security uniform. “Heya Frank.”
“Back again,” Frank says. “I told myself ‘it’s the th...
Death Of A Hero: Part One
The clear, untarnished melody of In The Mood starts up again for what must be the tenth, eleventh time—Alex has lost track at this point. It’s a good thing he doesn’t have neighbors: this is exactly the sort of thing that would get on his nerves, if he wasn’t the one doing it. He feels sentimental tonight, and the music is comforting. He doesn’t hate new music, not like some of the other guys his age, but he prefers brass and string instruments over computers. It reminds him of… happier days?...
Part One
The clear, untarnished melody of In The Mood starts up again for what must be the tenth, eleventh time—Alex has lost track at this point. It’s a good thing he doesn’t have neighbors: this is exactly the sort of thing that would get on his nerves, if he wasn’t the one doing it. He feels sentimental tonight, and the music is comforting. He doesn’t hate new music, not like some of the other guys his age, but he prefers brass and string instruments over computers. It reminds him of… happier days?...
Issue One: Death Of A Hero
Story: Christopher Wright
Cover and Logo: Garth Graham
Curveball
Serial Name: Curveball
Author: Christopher Wright
Genre/Story Information: Hero Fiction/Science Fantasy
Influences: Marvel, DC, etc.
Brief Summary: When America's greatest hero is murdered, his former sidekick must discovery who did it... and why.
July 10, 2012
Review: Shades of Milk and Honey
Note: This is a review I originally posted on Goodreads. From time to time I'll take one of those reviews and repost them here, where people are more likely to actually read them.
Shades of Milk and Honey, by Mary Robinette Kowal
On BarnesandNoble.com
On Amazon.com
I was intrigued by this book when I heard it described as "Jane Austen novels set in a world where magic is real." It was an interesting concept, and I wanted to see if the conventions of an Austen novel would mesh with the conventions...
June 19, 2012
My Turn On The Roundtable
Today I appear as the guest writer on The Roundtable Podcast. My mentor writer is Paul Elard Cooley, and I'm very happy with the way it came out. We're discussing a future story, "Northlander" -- it's a murder mystery, and because it's a workshop I give away the ending, so... spoilers!
Recording this thing was a total blast. Paul, Dave and Brion had a lot of ideas that I've been chewing on ever since we recorded.
Anyway, I think it's a fun episode and if you don't mind future spoilers you shoul...
June 15, 2012
Roundtable Podcast: Paul Elard Cooley
Pssst. Remember when I told you that was going to be on a podcast? And then when I told you that I had actually recorded the podcast I was going to be on? Well, the guest writer who mentors me during my workshop is a guy named Paul E. Cooley, and today The Roundtable Podcast released their 20-minute interview with him.
Paul is a horror writer. I am not usually a fan of horror: sure, I like Lovecraft as much as the next guy, but on the main it's not my thing. Bear that in mind when I tell you t...
June 11, 2012
The Points Between Podcast - Chapter 22
"The Return" : Taking matters into his own hands, Matthew attempts to return to the Manor.
