"That's it," Katie put down the virtual goggles and adjusted something on the $500,000 revolutionary quantum electron microscope the University had bought specifically for our research. "The graviton traces look stable. The field extrapolator can give us a visual dynamic snapshot within 300 meters of the target sample at Time 0 minus 200,000." What she mean...
This is meant to be a short essay aimed at other writers, writers who read, and readers who write (I put myself in this last class.) In it I plan to discuss the evolution of how I vote on other stories and ask how others vote, followed by some comments on comments about my, and other, stories. My aim is to encourage some discussion on these subjects. oooOO...
Cruising for an editor? A bit of etiquette... Common sense, above all, should be the watch word. You aren't exactly trying to get a job interview as the CEO of Diamler-Chrysler, so the p's and q's aren't life and death important. You are, however, trying to get a stranger with some knowledge on the subject to look at your story and tell you what they think....
The secret to good writing is good editing. Okay, now that that's done we'll go out for some beers and... Oh, you want me to explain that? Well, I guess it might need some elaboration. Hold on, let me get out of my leather jumpsuit and put on my tweed smoking jacket. Where did I put that damn pipe, anyway? Ahh, there we go. Now... If you are reading this ar...
In central Texas there is a region know as 'The Texas Hill Country' a vernacular term applied to a region of tall rugged hills consisting of thin layers of soil atop limestone and granite. The graceful rolling hills are dotted with Texas Live Oak, Cedar, and Cypress not to mention yucca and prickly pear cactuses. Near the southern tip of the region where t...
It started with a phone call. A portrait for her husband. Simple you say? Read on for the real story of what happened. Carrie appeared at my door nicely dressed in a business suit, high heels, nylons, and a scarf. Her breasts looked like they were going burst from the blouse. The suit kept everything together for her. I had a green velvet chair that I thou...
Let us follow the path of a kilobyte of information as it travels through the modern communication network. We shall start at the main processor of an X-show. From there it travels through fibre optic wires, tracing a path under the ground until it reaches a transmitter. The transmitter gathers a bunch of kilobytes and shoots the suckers into the atmosphere,...
Gary closed his eyes as he hung his head and said, "The reason I came home ready to take you back was because I remembered my affair with Kathleen. I'm sorry Alicia. I hoped time had buried that foolishness so you'd never have to face the pain of what I did." "We did Gary, not just you, it's what we did." Alicia turned around to see where the third voice ha...
"TANSTAAFL" "What?" Francis asked into the phone. Despite being fluently bilingual, she had never heard of the word that Benjamin had just used. It must have been and Americanism. "Never mind. It's just an expression. So, what favor do you need?" Benjamin replied. Francis hesitated. She was not quite ready to spring her request. "It's a bit personal. I'l...
How Do I End the Perfect Pussy -- An Intermission and a Poll? As I put this to my word processor, I have finished working on Chapter 10 of the Perfect Pussy, I will submit it around the middle of May and from there, I have no idea where to go with it. I appreciate all of you who have left comments, given me suggestions and been a part of the first long rang...