Mirrorshards

Hey, I've been in those hotel/motels! That fungus ...

2009-11-10T22:49:03.584-05:00

Hey, I've been in those hotel/motels! That fungus is an entity unto itself. whoa. I did NOT go into the basement, thank god.

Or, more specifically still, a "Pack Man."

2009-11-10T22:34:34.143-05:00

Or, more specifically still, a "Pack Man."

Sweet title choice as it can be either man and bac...

2009-11-10T21:36:20.465-05:00

Sweet title choice as it can be either man and backpack or man and pack of ghouls.

Weird t-shirt.

This one.

2009-11-10T20:30:10.467-05:00

This one.

what t-shirt would this be?

2009-11-10T11:05:53.925-05:00

what t-shirt would this be?

I love that fungus. It's got so much awesome stor...

2009-11-09T23:26:02.383-05:00

I love that fungus. It's got so much awesome story potential in it. Real-life weird is the best weird.

Yes, but did you know that fungus organism in Oreg...

2009-11-07T23:46:39.370-05:00

Yes, but did you know that fungus organism in Oregon is also edible.

Remember that!

Another reason to live in the Pacific Northwest--you'll never go hungry--though you may die from eating the wrong kind of mushroom.

(I liked the ominous mood to this piece. I almost didn't want to ruin it with light-hearted banter but, alas, I'm a slave to an immature muse.)

I am helpless in the grip of a striking literalize...

2009-11-07T23:39:02.927-05:00

I am helpless in the grip of a striking literalized metaphor.

Dan and Shannon are my go-to character names for "...

2009-11-07T23:38:04.470-05:00

Dan and Shannon are my go-to character names for "weird stuff happens on a highway." I figured they'd be getting pretty tired of it by now.

The title is really quite perfect. I think you'd ...

2009-11-07T12:21:07.682-05:00

The title is really quite perfect. I think you'd probably need more than a week off work for this, though, and kleenex would probably aggravate it.

LOL. Awesome. Shannon is my kind of a person.

2009-11-07T12:16:55.993-05:00

LOL. Awesome. Shannon is my kind of a person.

I think I saw a television show episode that was a...

2009-11-05T13:14:11.550-05:00

I think I saw a television show episode that was a dramatization of "The Skeleton." It gave me nightmares, as I recall.

The magical realism of the ending made this one fo...

2009-11-04T10:19:00.607-05:00

The magical realism of the ending made this one for me, I think. I liked the "unusually large and ungainly eagle."

You might give The October Country a try if you're so inclined. While most of Bradbury is saccharine enough to send you into diabetic shock from merely glancing at the page, October moderates a lot of the sweetness because it's mostly horror.

Thanks! I was feeling pretty down about this piec...

2009-11-04T08:19:46.112-05:00

Thanks! I was feeling pretty down about this piece and writing in general. I'm glad someone else liked it.

Ray Bradbury is one of those authors that I ought to like, in theory, but have never been able to get into. I've read a smattering of his short stories and "Fahrenheit 451," and that's it. Just never clicked for me. I have no idea why.

Unfortunately, the hairs on the top of his head ha...

2009-11-04T08:04:56.447-05:00

Unfortunately, the hairs on the top of his head had long since abandoned any pretense of liveliness ...

I find myself developing a similar problem as I age.

This was a lot of fun, particularly the way you inserted Hilde's various gastronomical indulgences. It reminds me a little of Ray Bradbury's "The Watchful Poker Chip of H. Matisse," only with a happier ending. Well done.

NaNo is good times. It's easier when you don't fo...

2009-11-03T21:38:21.679-05:00

NaNo is good times. It's easier when you don't forget your stupid files on the stupid home computer which you won't get back to for two stupid weeks.

(I'm having my Mom e-mail them when she comes in to feed the cats. And then I'm extending my NaNoWriMo two extra days. Because I CAN.)

Still got a ways to go to even catch up to your blog, apparently. But hey, the more the merrier.

Okay, I love this one too! And, just to let you k...

2009-11-02T22:34:30.865-05:00

Okay, I love this one too!
And, just to let you know, I seem to be the follower fairy. Everyone that I start following ends up surpassing ME in the follower status. Don't know why this happens but...
Maybe this is my purpose in life.
I'm doing NaNo too, just to torture myself.

Thanks, both of you! Hey, I'm almost to *twenty...

2009-11-02T19:09:14.155-05:00

Thanks, both of you!

Hey, I'm almost to *twenty* fans. Mind-blowing! I should have a contest with a prize for the one-hundredth Follower.

Been lurking for a while but wanted to take a minu...

2009-11-02T17:18:25.843-05:00

Been lurking for a while but wanted to take a minute and tell you how much I enjoy your flitterfics!!

Congratulations on keeping this up for a year; and...

2009-11-02T00:09:36.913-05:00

Congratulations on keeping this up for a year; and good luck with Nanowrimo.

Such a charmer, my sister. :-P

2009-11-01T16:39:00.477-05:00

Such a charmer, my sister. :-P

oh whatever. u spelled my name wrong, btw. it has ...

2009-11-01T16:27:33.334-05:00

oh whatever. u spelled my name wrong, btw. it has an i not a y.

quetepo

It's an idea I've had for a while, but I was waiti...

2009-11-01T00:29:57.295-04:00

It's an idea I've had for a while, but I was waiting for the right time. "Tail to my soul" was the phrase I needed to make the prayer a SQUIRREL prayer and not just bland and boring.

Wrong kind of monster movie, Mandy.

2009-11-01T00:29:15.687-04:00

Wrong kind of monster movie, Mandy.

well idk, there's always SOMEONE. you know, someon...

2009-10-31T20:50:11.889-04:00

well idk, there's always SOMEONE. you know, someone with magical superhuman weapons or something...