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Friday Flash Fiction: “Bayla Changes Her Tune”

Curtis Chen
September 30, 2011
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Yet another Write-a-Thon sponsor request: two of the characters in this week’s story are named after our cats (one deceased, one living). The setting is actually an idea I had a while ago–from a dream, natch–and may yet become a…

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Wanted: Creative Impulse

Curtis Chen
September 29, 2011
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Dear Internet: This Saturday is my 38th birthday. I’d like to celebrate by doing another crazy stunt like last year’s “37 Postcards” project, but am currently drawing a blank on what that might be. So I’m asking for your help….

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I am an Honorably Mentioned Writer

Curtis Chen
September 27, 2011
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Hooray! (For those keeping track, this was Post-VPXII Rejection #30.)

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SnoutCast #84: “Re: Microsoft Intern Game 2011 (Part 1)”

Curtis Chen
September 26, 2011
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Checking in with Greg Filpus, Kim Vlcek, Matt VanderKolk, and Nick Fang from MSIG-GC. (Apologies for the audio stutters in the first few minutes; Skype eventually got better.) ALSO: Saturday’s my birthday! I’d like to do another crazy stunt like…

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Is it just me?

Curtis Chen
September 26, 2011
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Or do you also sometimes have trouble telling these two white boys apart? (I can usually tell by looking for the lazy eye or at the head shape.)

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Friday Flash Fiction: “Unintended Consequences”

Curtis Chen
September 23, 2011
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This week’s story includes a character name suggestion from Write-a-Thon sponsor Matt, and was inspired in part by (in no particular order) Freakonomics, Exegesis, WarGames, Google Code Jam, Asimov’s robot stories, and The Consumerist. Read “Unintended Consequences” at 512 Words…

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SnoutCast #83: “On the Playing of Roles”

Curtis Chen
September 19, 2011
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In which Curtis does not know the definition of “pseudo-“, and DeeAnn imparts this and other wisdom as well. [ Download mp3 – 29 MB ] 00:00 – Worst. Teaser. Ever.01:02 – “pseudo-random”02:18 – topic: role-playing games!04:34 – DeeAnn’s three…

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Why I Can’t Take IMMORTALS Seriously

Curtis Chen
September 19, 2011
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Among other things, it’s because every time I see the trailer, with Mickey Rourke as “King Hyperion” in that ridiculous helmet, I see Max from Where the Wild Things are: And really, as we know, all that most would-be despots…

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A Note from Our Wireless Phone Company

Curtis Chen
September 18, 2011
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Either they have inadvertently exposed their involvement in the global Zionist mega-conspiracy, or somebody used the wrong HTML code for their ordered list elements: One of the above explanations may be more likely than the other.

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The Name of the Beast (and Friday Flash Fiction)

Curtis Chen
September 16, 2011
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Last Sunday, as I was writing this week’s 512 story, I casually mentioned on Twitter that I was “researching the difference between the Devil, Satan, and Lucifer.” Lo and behold, @GrammarGirl saw that and said she would be interested in…

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