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Friday Flash Fiction: “IM IN UR HAUS”

Curtis Chen
October 30, 2009
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This week’s story incorporates part of a writing exercise from Monday’s NaNoWriMo kick-off gathering. My prompt was: “Tears, snow shoveling.” Read “IM IN UR HAUS” at 512 Words or Fewer

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My Strange Love Live Interview

Curtis Chen
October 26, 2009
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Last Friday night, despite host Cami Kaos’ excellent guidance, I still managed to be all over the place topic-wise, and what the hell did I do to darken up my voice like that? Anyway, here I am, warts and all:…

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Friday Flash Fiction: “Why You Watch”

Curtis Chen
October 23, 2009
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A few weeks ago, I said to myself: “On second thought, maybe Dollhouse doesn’t suck so much after all.” And then I watched “Instinct” and “Belle Chose,” and I said, “I was right. It doesn’t suck so much. It sucks…

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This Is It

Curtis Chen
October 23, 2009
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I’m a guest on the Strange Love Live tech podcast tonight. Watch the streaming video starting at 10PM Pacific! (More details in my previous “Friday Night Live” post.)

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Friday Flash Fiction: “Broken Morning”

Curtis Chen
October 16, 2009
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Please, no Brokeback Mountain jokes. That’s so four years ago. Read “Broken Morning” at 512 Words or Fewer

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Antici…pation

Curtis Chen
October 14, 2009
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I’m looking forward to Shinteki Field Trip: Disneyland on Saturday, as are 43 other teams. At four people per team, that’s 176 total players, which may well be the largest Bay Area(ish) Game ever. Excitement! However, I do have to…

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Holmes + Dracula = ???

Curtis Chen
October 13, 2009
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My VPXII classmate Christian Klaver has a short story, “The Adventure of the Solitary Grave: From the Supernatural Case Files of Sherlock Holmes,” in the new Anthology of Dark Wisdom from Elder Signs Press. Per Christian, it’s “a Sherlock Holmes…

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Friday Flash Fiction: “The Wren and the Hen and the Men in the Pen”

Curtis Chen
October 9, 2009
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You may be wondering why I don’t post to this blog more often, except for these promotional links to my flash fiction. The reason is because I am a lazy bastard. Here’s a quick breakdown of my various online presences:…

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Friday Night Live

Curtis Chen
October 2, 2009
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Mark your calendars: On Friday, October 23rd, at 10PM Pacific, I will be a guest on Strange Love Live, a weekly online show featuring “the movers and shakers of the social web.” I’m not sure I qualify for that lofty…

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Friday Flash Fiction: “I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead”

Curtis Chen
October 1, 2009
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Just in case you’ve never read any DC Comics and have no idea what I’m talking about, here are a few hints to orient yourself for this week’s story: Lois’ last name is “Lane.” Clark’s last name is “Kent.” “Zee”…

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