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Friday Flash Fiction: “The Old Switcheroo”

Curtis Chen
November 30, 2012
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One more excerpt from this year’s NaNoWriMo draft! I officially “won” on the 28th, but I’m going to one final write-in tonight to get a little farther along, and also to see my fellow Vancouver Wrimos one more time. Then…

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you should ADOPT LADY GREY

Curtis Chen
November 29, 2012
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hello… I’m TYE and as you know… we have had a GUEST CAT staying with us for the past few months… her name is LADY GREY… here is what she looks like… now as much as fun as it has…

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SnoutCast #145: Deadline City

Curtis Chen
November 27, 2012
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Deadlines are good! IN OUR HUMBLE OPINION. [ Download mp3 – 32 MB ] 00:59 – “time-sensitive”05:02 – Exhibit A: Star Wars VII in 201505:51 – Exhibit B: Skyfall delays during pre-production07:02 – Exhibit C: The Amazing Spider-Man (so-called)08:12 –…

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Friday Flash Fiction: “Food for Thought”

Curtis Chen
November 23, 2012
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More from this month’s NaNoWriMo draft. Eagle-eyed readers will note that the pictured food item is actually Korean, not Japanese. And one of my favorite quotations of all time*, from the late Lin Yutang: “What is patriotism but the love…

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SnoutCast #144: Hangry is the Hunter

Curtis Chen
November 20, 2012
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Seriously, dude, hangry is, like, totally a thing. [ Download mp3 – 21 MB ] 00:58 – “nutritious”02:06 – IRONICALLY05:14 – etymology wars09:06 – why DeeAnn enjoys feeding people13:30 – actually, variety is the spice in life16:37 – the trouble…

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Friday Flash Fiction: “Bottoms Up”

Curtis Chen
November 16, 2012
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More from this month’s NaNoWriMo draft. Also, it’s really a toss-up as to whether Wikipedia or Myths RETOLD is more factually accurate overall, but the latter sure is a lot more entertaining to read. Read “Bottoms Up” at 512 Words…

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SnoutCast #143: The Three P’s

Curtis Chen
November 13, 2012
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Which are, of course: Puzzles, Pints, and Portland! [ Download mp3 – 24 MB ] 00:59 – “local”01:45 – e.g., Puzzled Pint05:00 – just-in-time puzzle creation09:10 – THE ANECDOTE11:37 – dafuq?16:27 – analogy trouble20:58 – do-it-yourself Puzzled Pint, anyone?25:35 –…

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Friday Flash Fiction: “Able Was I Ere I Saw Elba”

Curtis Chen
November 9, 2012
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Why a palindrome for today’s story title? Because this is my 215th 512 story, which makes the shortlink (below) palindromic as well! And yes, this is more from my current NaNoWriMo draft. It’s kind of a fun challenge to pick…

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Lady Grey Strikes Back!

Curtis Chen
November 8, 2012
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Jasper here! Earlier this week there was an incident involving our beloved Food Robot and our somewhat disruptive house guest, Lady Grey! Everything is fine now, but I must report on these shenanigans! It is possible that Lady Grey became…

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SnoutCast #142: One and One and One is Three

Curtis Chen
November 6, 2012
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If you’re reading this in the United States and it’s still Election Day and you haven’t voted yet, GO VOTE. [ Download mp3 – 21 MB ] 01:00 – “elective”02:00 – (for the record: Mordin Solus)02:55 – upcoming: The Hunt…

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