Category: 512words

This week’s story went up late because I’ve been sick for the past few days. But it’s out now. Read “World Trader” at 512 Words or Fewer ~CKL

If you like unattributed dialogue, you’ll love this week’s story. (Okay, I cheated by always indenting one character’s lines. And you should listen to the podcast for a real trip–I had some fun with stereo effects.) Read “Newbody Does It…

My wife thought this week’s story was very Connie Willis-y, which is high praise indeed. You can judge for yourself: Read “Armor” at 512 Words or Fewer ~CKL

I know what you’re thinking. They may look silly in those tin-can helmets, but you don’t want to underestimate these guys. Especially not Bruce. SRSLY Read “The World Crime League” at 512 Words or Fewer ~CKL

I am not generally a fan of the Western genre, but I did love Firefly and Deadwood. And I’m starting to recognize the structure and the tropes in other works. Outland, anyone? Anyone? Bueller? Also: I recently started reading Scalped,…

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…

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

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…

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…