Story of the Week #44: Sangrilicious V: The Power of the Blood

This is the last of “Sangrilicious” my very own vampire saga featuring Delilah. The other stories can be found at:

Sangrilicious (I)

The Prince’s Challenge (Sangrilicious II)

Trial by sewer (Sangrilicious III)

Queen of Roosterville (Sangrilicious IV)

I’ve had fun writing about Delilah and her adventures with hick vampires. While there’s definitely room for improvement, I think that Delilah’s adventures could definitely be expanded. After all, in this story I absolutely hint at future stories.

What startled me the most writing this sequence of stories is that Delilah has an actual character arc, and that there is a definite theme in this story, something that is supported by the entire story arc. And while I’m not necessarily satisfied with the ending of this story (if this were Story-Every-Other-Week, it would have worked out better, I’m sure), I’m pretty happy with how Delilah grew and how the theme developed.

Anyway, enjoy as we bring Delilah’s journey to an end. For now, at least.

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Story of the Week #43: Teh K1ng in Y3ll0w (Part Three)

This, of course, is Part Three of “Teh K1ng in Y3ll0w”, my little heist story featuring some of Lovecraft’s Great Old Ones. You can find the earlier parts here:

Teh K1ng in Y3ll0w (Part One)
Teh K1ng in Y3ll0w (Part Two)

Part Four should be up in two weeks.

Enjoy!

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Art Request

I don’t suppose any of my art geek friends out there can draw me a picture of Hastur? A basic pic can be found doing a Google image search, but I have some pretty specific ideas of how Hastur, as a character in my novel The Solitude of the Tentacled Space Monster, should appear, based [...]

Story of the Week #42: Heart of Gold

It’s Story of the Week Number 42; and 42, of course, is the answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe and Everything, as revealed to us by Deep Thought, the massive computer in Douglas Adams’s seminal novel, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. So, since it’s 42, I figured I should write a story which somehow at least touches on that series.

But as I was preparing to write this story, I also discovered that today, May 11, is the eighth anniversary of Mr. Adams’s death. Learning about his death was one of the Serious Moments in my life. I can remember exactly where I was when I heard about the explosion of the Challenger space shuttle; I can remember exactly where I was when I heard about the death of Jerry Garcia; and I can remember exactly where I was when I heard about the death of Douglas Adams (for the record, a cheap hotel in the heart of Glasgow, Scotland, a mile or so away from Marks and Spencer, where I bought the tackiest towel I could find in the man’s honor). The coincidence — that my 42nd Story of the Week would be published on the anniversary of the death of the very man who revealed the importance of that number to us — simply could not go unremarked upon. It was as though the Infinite Improbability Drive was active and flying through my life, dropping off improbable coincidences right and left. So I wrote this story, which had actually been brewing in my head for a very long time.

I’m not terribly happy with this story, though. It’s hard to write about characters who were so well-developed by someone else, widely loved by so many people. I did my best to capture Zaphod Beeblebrox’s character, but I’m not sure I did such a great job.

And, finally, remember that two weeks from today, May 25, is Towel Day. So carry a towel with you on that day in honor of one of the finest humorists of the twentieth century.

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Frakkin’ ouch

I have a migraine and a gout flareup. I’m literally in pain from head to toe! Well, except for every part in between, I guess. There’s no pain anywhere else. Current Mood:  sore

Why I can’t call other people stupid

This morning, I mistook the small tube of toothpaste I keep in my medicine cabinet for the cream I use to treat the dermatitis on my feet. At least my toes are minty fresh! But, see, if I called other people “stupid” for the stupid things they do, I’d have to call myself stupid as [...]

Story of the Week #41: Dark and Stormy

I think this is pretty self explanatory. I was once told that the basic premise could be a novel, but I don’t think that’s possible. Still, maybe someday. Who knows?

Enjoy!

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Zooey on the bus

I’ve made no secret of the fact that I think Zooey Deschanel is mighty cute. Of course, Jennifer will always come first in my book; was there ever any doubt? Earlier today, I stumbled across this picture during my travels through the Internet. I don’t recall exactly what I was searching for, though I spent [...]