It’s not entirely literal, but snarkiness trumps consistency any day: Total Eclipse of the Heart: Literal Video Version ADDENDUM: The earlier–and, arguably, much superior–“Take On Me” Literal Video: ~CKL
Month: May 2009
Friday Flash Fiction: “Vampire Robot”
I know what you’re thinking: Why would anyone build a vampire robot? Read “Vampire Robot” at 512 Words or Fewer ~CKL
More on Self-Publishing
I’m sure many people will miss the crucial bits in today’s Washington Times article on self-publishing (featuring outlier Wil Wheaton), so I’ll highlight them here. My emphasis below: Melinda Roberts … admits it’s been tough going: “When I sell a…
Friday Flash Fiction: “Creation Blues”
This is not my best work, but bad is better than unfinished. Yeah. I’m going to keep telling myself that. Read “Creation Blues” at 512 Words or Fewer ~CKL
An Observation
John Scalzi is the only person I know who regularly and unironically uses words like “ginchy” and “cromulent” in casual conversation. That is all. ~CKL
Star Trek in 11 Minutes
As previously mentioned, I did enjoy the new movie, but there are plot holes aplenty. And, like Scalzi said, would it have killed them to get some basic science right? Spoilers abound in Samuel Bierwagen’s Bad Transcript: Star Trek (2009)….
My New Computer Redux
Just in case you were unclear on how much of a huge geek I am, here’s what the back of my new iPhone now looks like: (Decorations from Star Trek Sticker Book; ClearShield from Agent18.com) ~CKL
Twitterage
On Thursday and Friday, I was an extra (background performer) for episode 204 of Leverage, which is shooting their second season in Portland.* Since there’s a lot of waiting around during each day, I thought it would be fun to…
Friday Flash Fiction: “I Can See for Miles”
This week’s story is not about remote viewing. Not really. It’s what we writers call a “plot device.” My first draft was almost exactly 1,024 words, and I considered simply splitting it into a two-parter, but there wasn’t a natural…