Posts under ‘Fiction’

From the Barnes and Noble 2011 Best Zombie Fiction: #10: Rigor Amortis, edited by Jaym Gates and Erika Holt. Congrats everyone!

A tiny crescent moon, just past new, hovered in the west. Rick hadn’t seen so many stars in years. Ruined castles were a good place to escape light pollution, he supposed. And with no roof on this section, there was nothing to interfere with moongazing. Not that he had any interest in that himself. Of [...]

The Emperor sneezed. Even the torrential downpour hadn’t settled the spring pollen. Curse those catilies! Everyone planted them for the vibrant pink blooms, but he was violently allergic. There should be a law. The Emperor looked down at the paper he held. No, ninety decrees was enough, even if he’d forgotten the catily flowers. One [...]

Back in the days of Twitter, Morning Cat Face was a meme. You probably don’t remember those, do you? Memes were kind of like viruses. No, don’t make that face. They were ideas, not really viruses at all. But they were ideas that spread from person to person. When there was an internet, everyone could [...]

The short bits first: the monthly writer’s social project this time was six word stories. There’s an assignment every month, something suitable for discussing over beer and burgers. My contributions: My balloon rises, valve stuck open. My garden’s overrun. Maybe it’s Triffids. And the long bit: I have a new article at Clarkesworld this month: [...]

This is a clever marketing ploy: CDC disaster preparedness has gotten more discussion today that in the past few months, I’d guess. And you know, it is rather important to be prepared for the zombie apocalypse. Also flood, tornado, earthquake and fire. And the rapture, since it is happening Saturday. The rest of us may [...]

Happy Easter, to those of you inclined that way. Crash-testing chocolate eggs! More egg science. And as if that weren’t enough, it’s time to play first lines! These are the first lines from everything in progress. All the Leaves on Mars: “Whisper-thin sheets of stainless steel piled to the ceiling, compulsively stacked, impeccably organized.” Gray [...]

These are the things I had intended to post this morning when I got sidetracked. (By “this morning,” I mean “Monday”, and by “sidetracked,” I mean “completely swamped.” Just so you know.) XKCD has a timeline of future events. SF writers, there’s an entire career’s worth of ideas in here. You have to go there, [...]

If Criminal Minds met X-Files and had an even more awesome bastard lovechild, Shadow Unit would be it. Writers include Emma Bull, Elizabeth Bear, and Sarah Monette, all of whom are awesome in their own right. SU is a free online reader-funded fiction project with the conceit of being a TV show with regular episodes, [...]

It was completely cloudy when I tried to examine the eclipse, but is now a lovely clear and sunny morning. But don’t be lulled. (via Walter Jon Williams – I’d forgotten about this perfect seasonal carol.) [Click here for the nice one.]