(Dear Facebook friends: I appreciate the thought when you “tag” me in your “notes,” but instead of wrestling with Facebook’s user-hostile interface and hiding my content inside their walled garden, I choose to post my omphaloskepsistic lists on the public…
Year: 2009
Friday Flash Fiction: “Mutiny”
Back when Star Trek: The Next Generation was on the air, I got a little annoyed with them in the third season when they had a whole run of episodes with titles of the form “The [X]:” “The Enemy,” “The…
“My” episode of Leverage airs tonight
I use the possessive article very loosely here, since I was just an extra (“background performer”), and out of three days of shooting you might actually see my face for five seconds, at most. Still, it was fun to be…
Puzzles in Portland
During our time in the bay area, DeeAnn and I ran several puzzle hunt events (“The Game”) with Team Snout, and now we’re starting a new tradition in Portland… We’re collaborating with Game Controls (GCs) in nine cities across the…
We’re going to Disneyland
It’s official: Team Snout has registered for the Shinteki Field Trip: Disneyland on October 17th. We were, serendipitously, the 17th team to sign up (current total: 24), and since this sounds like a self-guided puzzle hunt, there’s probably still plenty…
I’m Writing as Fast as I Can
I’m one of the writers participating in the Clarion West Write-a-thon 2009. “What’s that?” you say? I’m glad you asked. Clicky clicky: For details about my personal writing goals, and to donate by PayPal: http://clarionwest.org/events/writeathon/CurtisCChen It’s all kosher and 501(c)(3)…
Friday Flash Fiction: “At the End of the Day”
Not my best story, but here it is. I haven’t missed a week yet and I’m not going to start now. Read “At the End of the Day” at 512 Words or Fewer ~CKL
Quote of the Moment
“Breaking a story is a bit like role-playing, but I can’t get the writers to use the damn dice.” – John Rogers Also, a heads-up: “my” episode of Leverage airs next Wednesday night on TNT. You should be able to…
Friday Flash Fiction: “Fly Like an Eagle”
I considered titling this week’s story simply “The Time Machine,” but I wanted something a little more interesting. (Side note: I highly recommend The Time Ships, Stephen Baxter’s authorized sequel to the H.G. Wells classic.) So why, of all the…
Friday Flash Fiction: “Universal Language”
Of all my 512s so far, I believe this one to be the most Scalzi-esque; it would not be unfair to make comparisons between “Universal Language” and his “How I Proposed to My Wife: An Alien Sex Story.” I wouldn’t…