The World is Flat

My little cousin Alexis has sent me a visitor -- Flat Stanley. He'll be staying at my house for a while before he has to go back home. Already, we've seen and done so much! Just a few days ago, Flat Stanley saw a dolphin for the very first time at SeaWorld. He couldn't believe that I see them playing in the river near my house.

He liked the dolphins so much, he wanted to swim with them. I insisted he, at least, take off his shoes and tie, but that Stanley is so silly. He just dived on in!

Sci-Fi + Horror = APEX

Yep, the two do mix, as proven by the quarterly print known as Apex Digest.

Just so happens, they are having a subscription drive this month.

If you like horror and you like sci-fi, you've got to check it out. It's quality stuff, with mainstream contributors and rising authors. And no, and I don't mean zombie authors that have "risen from the dead", though with Apex, you never know.

"Indigestion" for FREE

For anyone who missed out getting a copy of my first published short story, "Indigestion", here's your chance...

Jim Stitzel is giving away a copy of Apex Digest #6 on WEDNESDAY (Nov 7th). What's the big deal? Well, this issue has been sold out for over a year and is now extremely hard to find. All you have to do is leave a comment on Jim's blog post.

Of course, while you're at it, you can mention how much you like that Robby Sparks guy :)

You are Making me Very Angry

For Halloween, I dressed up as Marvin the Martian from Looney Tunes. Who knew that wearing tights over your head was so breathable?

Now if I can only find my P-32 Space Modulator...

Roll out the Red Carpet

My short film for the Films Under Five competition won!!!

The film entitled, "Playing With Fire", will be shown as part of the Melbourne Independent Film Festival (MIFF) VIP festivities!

Here is a complete list of films to be shown, as well as special guests.

I'm a "Hall of Famer" -- Again!!!!

Yep, the results are in for the second Answers.com Creative Writing Challenge, and I won an Honorable Mention again!!! Yes, a link to this very blog is still located on the Answers.com Creative Writing Hall of Fame page!

Here is a link to the blog entry that is my story, entitled...
"THE GREATEST DISH EVER".

In case you missed it, the details for the Creative Writing Challenge was to write a creative & original submission that is less than 750 words and includes each of the following ten words or phrases with hyperlinks to the Answers.com entry for each one. The words for this particular challenge were:

• horripilation
• opus
• agog
• simian
• abscond
• fug
• Kew Gardens
• gazpacho
• fifth-colum
• salad days

That's a Wrap!

In case you're wondering, I did get the film done in five days...and it was under five minutes long (by 2 whole seconds)! I'm very happy with the final product. The film is called "Playing With Fire". It's about four guys playing poker when something unexpected happens. That's all I'm spilling for now.

Currently, I'm awaiting to hear back from the judging. Hopefully, the film will be chosen to be shown at the local Independent Film Festival next month! I think it has a very good chance.