In which I lament the SF online community's dependence on received web-witticisms and neologisms: ie, good old fashioned stale cliches.

As far as LOL cats go, I give no goddam mercy and expect none in return...

It's tough out there...

A swift, nay, svelte, blog post about a story I've got in an anthology. That's all really. No biggie.

Oh; and the cover's lovely!

I've long been of the belief that songwriting skills pay dividends when you come to write fiction; certainly short stories at any rate. Here, I look at the lyrics of At The Drive In's incandescent single 'One Armed Scissor' and what they can teach us about the power of fabulous imagery.

Now, pucker up and kiss the asphalt...

I've been posting a lot of nonsense here of recent, so heres a proper think-piece-type-thing. And on science Fiction/ Fantasy too! Here at SFF chronicle's blog roll- who'd have thunk it!!!

The exciting new game that's sweeping the nation's drunk and obnoxious! For 1-5 players and Clive Owen.