My crack pipe is digital and fibrous and reflects light, a trillion tiny messages packed up neat as you like and shot-thought out, across space and time. My crackpipe comes in flavors, blue and white lasers, reticulated star-gazers and the cost is steep. The High Animal, ribald in his hopes for godlessness, sweats and shits [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Fiction’
flash fiction: nutroll
Posted: 28th December 2009 by Eric in Fiction, Uncategorized, free fictionTags: Fiction, flash fiction, writing
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The moon was spying on me, watching me through my little window. The sky was blue and the winter moon was a clear three-quarter full. The only other thing visible from my high window was a massive pine. It was like and angry watcher, its branches fracturing the afternoon blue of the sky.
The moon watched [...]
Avatar: A film review
Posted: 25th December 2009 by Eric in Uncategorized, film, reviewsTags: Aliens, Avatar, Fiction, film reviews, James Cameron, science fiction, Sigourney Weaver
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I found myself repeating “what a beautiful film” to everyone who asked me what I thought. And it was. It was stunning. We’ve been spoiled by special effects in the last ten years. We’ve seen superheroes come to life, mighty starships free themselves of the confining wires and cameras on dollies, make effects have been [...]
The Steeple-chase
Posted: 23rd November 2009 by Eric in writingTags: Fiction, steeple-chase, story workshop, technique, writing
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I get a lot of searching on my website for the “steeple chase.” Admittedly, by the time I was taking advanced fiction or advanced ii, I was so jaded that the very idea of the steeple chase seemed like a cop out- rather than practice follow through with plots and themes, rather than begin training [...]
Fiction: A car the color of a dying sun
Posted: 13th January 2009 by Eric in free fiction, writingTags: cyberpunk, Fiction, free fiction, science fiction
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A poisoned oasis that served only gold water that burned.
Wrecked cars and dust on my boots, me with nowhere to know, knowing everyplace I could go. I just sat there, in the heat, a lizard on a rock. Dust in the distance and divine chemistry, making things to put in my body, feeling hurtful [...]
December 2008 Issue of Tales of the Talisman!
Posted: 10th January 2009 by Eric in announcements, writingTags: Fiction, publishing
“It’s finally here! The December 2008 Issue of Tales of the Talisman! The folks atTotT were kind enough to publish one of my short stories, the unexpectedly prolific Space Whales. So click here to visit their website and order a copy today.
Space Whales is the original story of a down-and-out punk rocker who joins forces with an irascible and [...]
Credible Critique: tips for writing students and teachers
Posted: 6th January 2009 by Eric in Uncategorized, writingTags: constructive criticism, critique, Fiction, writing
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The world is filled with people who like to snipe and jab at things. Hell, I like to do it too. Makes us feel good, no? But to be taken seriously as a writing resource, to become a trusted confidant of composition and prose, you’ve got to be able to say “this sucks” without saying [...]
Writing books about writing books?
Posted: 3rd January 2009 by Eric in writingTags: Fiction, writing
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I know I’ve mentioned before that How-To books are the most published, easiest to write and most purchased rivaling even the great (if perhaps not eloquent) Dan Brown. Who would have thought The Idiot’s Guide Changing Your Oil would rival a pseudo-sordid tale of idolatry and a Springer-esque Who’s Your Daddy genetic test?
Any writer amateur, [...]
Writing through writers block
Posted: 30th December 2008 by Eric in writingTags: Fiction, writer's block, writing
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We’ve all been there. That research paper or ten pages of fiction or proposal or whatever, are due in twelve hours. The clock’s ticking away – it’s actually a digital clock that ticks, you make a mental note to throw it out and get a new one as soon as possible. The cat or dog [...]