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Monthly Archives: January 2012
42wd
As of last week, I am a contributor to the blog over at 42wd publishing. You can see today’s post here. And two posts from last week, here and here.
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Tagged 42wd, George Lucas, Harry Potter, J.K. Rowling, McDonald's
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Dance
Eddie shuffled and kicked his way into the row of sistrum players and snatched sistra away from them. As he plucked the instruments from their grip, the players kept playing, shaking their empty hands intently as if they were still … Continue reading
You’re Talking to the Wrong Guy
“This is all just sympathetic magic,” Irving sniffed. “James George Frazer? The Golden Bough?” “Nope,” Mike frowned. “You’re talking to the wrong guy. The guy you want got bit by a snake and is lying in a coma in a … Continue reading
Crossroads
Robert Johnson again.
We Consecrate Thee Wepwawet
The two lovers stood in a central space empty but for the dog on the table. Surrounding them was a crowd, chanting words Eddie didn’t recognize, beating small hand drums and playing sistra. Sistra were brass rattles from ancient Egypt … Continue reading
Sin Is for Humans
Eddie knew that to everyone else, he looked like he was walking drunk. But the others couldn’t see the frozen heads, and he couldn’t bring himself to just walk through them. In his rational mind, he knew that the sun … Continue reading
Clear!
A tiny hall ended in a scratched dark brown door with a flaking plastic knob. Irving pulled at the handle and squeaked. “It sticks!” he exclaimed. The trailer shook and its wood groaned. “No time!” Eddie shouldered Mike aside, pointed … Continue reading
Most of the Worshippers
“What are you doing to stop the summoning?” Eddie asked. He knew this was a distraction, and that he should be focused on his real challenge—Adrian, and getting the wizard cured—but the thought that some sort of snake-worshipping sex cult … Continue reading
Vision, Near and Far
Crafting any piece of writing larger than a single word — and especially anything as long as a novel, or a series of novels — requires you to look down the road ahead of you and see what’s coming. Let’s … Continue reading
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