Aug 14 2007

RIP Mike Wieringo

I was absolutely floored yesterday morning at the news of Mike Wieringo’s passing. He was 44. Continue reading

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Aug 14 2007

Whew, I have finally completed my revisions on my apocalyptic superhero epic, Shades of Red. There are still problems, but nothing that I think I can solve without turning it into a novel. It probably should have been a novel to begin with. There are simply too many characters to adequately develop them all in a short story (or, rather, a novella, as it’s just short of 10,000 words).

Perhaps I can get back to a semi-regular schedule around here now.

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Daily Sketches
- The captain wrung his hands and pleaded with the inspector. "Please, sir, there is nothing illegal here. We are but humble slave traders!" - 09/08/2010
- Fritz crawled from the pod, now only six months old. "It works!" cried Nada. "Yeah," Keenan said, "but who wants to go through that again?" - 09/06/2010
- The dragon queen dumped the twitching pile of armor before the eager hatchlings. "Careful," she cooed to them, "the edges can be sharp." - 08/31/2010
- "What's that last bit of code say?" Carl peered at the screen, squinting to read the dense block of text. "Um, slash...univer-" - 08/26/2010
- The Krool Admiral peered down at the blue orb below. "They named their planet...dirt? Well, now I don't feel so bad. Commence attack." - 08/24/2010
- The mayor wiped his brow. "Listen, I'm not going to let of couple of headless corpses ruin the tourist season. Spring break is in a week!" - 08/23/2010
- "These Augments threaten the value of our natural limbs and ruin competition!" An aluminum hand lifted. "That's 'Cyborg-American,' please." - 08/13/2010
- "But what if it destroys the universe?" Harold asked. The Professor poked at the control panel. "Don't worry, that hardly ever happens." - 08/11/2010
- Attn Gen Halleck Enemy engaged 4 Aug STOP massive casualties STOP reinforcements needed STOP lizardmen partisans reported among Confederates - 08/06/2010
- Her lighter illuminated new dents in the airlock. "You're wasting air." She blew smoke in my face. Outside, something scraped at the door. - 08/03/2010

Sometimes Simon had dreams of evil, unspeakable creatures, and got the impression that they were, if he so required, at his beck and call, ready to usher in an era of unspeakable horrors. He did his best to ignore them. — Shades of Red
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