Monthly Archives: January 2011
Grad Student Star Trek Fan Fiction
“Space,” Captain James T. Kirk said. “The final frontier.” “I wonder what’s beyond it,” Mr. Spock, the chief science officer, said. “Nothing,” Captain Kirk said. “It’s the final frontier.” “There has to be something beyond it,” Spock said. “A ‘frontier’ … Continue reading
Tetsuya Nakashima: Loser
I was more surprised than anyone else to see Tetsuya Nakashima’s CONFESSIONS make the Oscars shortlist – and I just know that he’s going to lose (hence the title of this post). I’ve got a piece up on Slate today … Continue reading
A Close Shave
Udar the Djinn rose up out of the magic lamp, mighty of sinew, heavy of brow, his beard as black as pitch, his body formed from the billowing blue smoke itself. “You have released me, master,” he roared, his powerful … Continue reading
My New Man
My hunky new man does everything for me. He brings me breakfast in bed and cooks dinner every night. It’s so romantic. He runs all my errands, cleans my house and does all the shopping. Sometimes I laugh and say, … Continue reading
The Three Cases of Almanac Jones
This is my attempt to participate (late) in the January blog chain for Absolute Write. I participated in last month’s blog chain which was only 25 words long. This month? It’s a whole lot longer: over 1000 words. And they … Continue reading
The Dangers of Hunting Bigfoot
A man got in trouble while hunting for Bigfoot in the Mineola Nature Reserve, Texas. The man was unarmed, except for a camera, and he had driven onto the grounds to spot the elusive land mammal, but then he got … Continue reading
