A new class of undead rises from the grave.

You don't need to run -- they're not interested in pursuit. Instead, they trudge eagerly toward one another, converging in pairs or small groups, renewing old bonds and physically embracing the best they're able, droning their new name for themselves, which their shades will continue to repeat long after ( Read more... )

I may have to reread Greek mythology.

I woke up earlier with ideas in my head about Zeus on the run and living in terror of his possessive and jealous sister...

"Yeah, I'm a wandering lecher -- I admit it. But can you blame me? I married my sister for cryin' out loud. I've tried to tell her that we made a mistake, but she won't listen. She's ( Read more... )

December 21st, 2012 came.

And went.

Without incident.

The James family -- who'd all along claimed descent from the famed Jesse, but weren't -- were at first disappointed, then angered that The End hadn't come.

The James family set out to change that.

Three hours later, they were forced to admit that the world was a far, far bigger place than they'd ( Read more... )

Word count for NANOWRIMOQuarter (plus maybe a few extra weeks):

49,818 (plus about 35,000 words of related matter, but we won't talk about that)

Alright, so maybe I took a teensy head start. Only about 1,400 of that was done on November 1st. (Oh my GOD! I've fallen behind already!)

And not all of the forty-nine thousand and something words are ( Read more... )

Alright you Lovecraft experts (I know there's two or three of you)...

I have the need to read up on the deity/entity/THING known as Azathoth, and I'm trying to compile a reading list. According to this Wikipedia article (and Wikipedia is never wrong) some of the stories mentioning or alluding to Azathoth include:

The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath, H ( Read more... )

CAT-LIKE DOWNLOADING DETECTED

Or would that be "CAT-LIKE COMPUTER CRIME DETECTED?"

CAT-LIKE SEX CRIME DETECTED?

CAT-LIKE REGISTERING AS A SEX OFFENDER DETECTED?

Apparently I can be a real asshole if my clock radio wakes me up playing the wrong thing.

Right before I came to consciousness this morning, someone on the radio was playing a Glenn Beck clip, and the sound of his voice wound up invading whatever dream I was having at the time.

In response, I woke myself up mocking Beck, blurting out a nasally, whiny ( Read more... )

Good news, steampunk fans!

The culture and society -- along with its signature technology and infrastructure -- that you've always wanted is about to become a reality.

I just stumbled across a relevant article -- let's read along...

Upcoming Military Robot Could Feed on Dead Bodies

It could be a combination of 19th-century mechanics, 21st-century ( Read more... )

I just did a couple Google searches, and I can find no relevant or useful links for "Mi-Go Jackson."

Michael Jackson to be buried brainless...

(I know, I don't post for the longest time (BUSY!), then this is what I throw out there.)

AW, C'MON! JUST PULL OUT THE BILLY CLUBS, TEAR GAS, AND RIOT GEAR! YOU LOOK RIDICULOUS!

Anyway, it appears it's not impossible to get mad and laugh your ass off at the same time.:-)