… here’s a shout-out for Hugh A.D. Spencer (and me!), whose story, “Sticky Wonder Tales,” is up at On Spec’s site as a dramatic reading, here. Why mention it in the yard? Couple reasons, thanks for asking. First reason: it’s a kickass story – funny and sad and just a little bit gross – and …
Well, it’s Christmas Eve. Just a few more shopping hours, and that’s it. So, Yard-apes, I admonish you once more: Go to the World’s Biggest Bookstore. Bring $10. Buy my and Karl Schroeder’s novel The Claus Effect. What’s that, you say? Don’t want to? May I suggest you check out this sample, and then read …
New Coke turned the world of sugary beverages on its ear. A joint French-American expedition located the wreck of the RMS Titanic, giving Terminator director James Cameron all the pretext he needed. Bill Gates and Microsoft released Windows 1.1. And for one, glorious – ahem – shining Wednesday evening, Jonathan Coulton’s Monkey Shines made television …