I have caught 37 fairies in a jar. Unless you sponsor me in the Clarion West writeathon, I will place the jar in front of a television playing nothing but Jersey Housewives. Or, if you are not a fan of fairies, then IF you sponsor me I will force the fairies to read the Myspace…
My nonfiction article about real world necromancy, Talking to the Dead, is up at Fantasy Magazine. It was the first time they assigned me a topic (to align with the week’s excellent fiction) rather than me just writing whatever popped into my head, but it was fun to research nonetheless. Fantasy Magazine recently changed editorial…
Per the “lessinterestingbooks” meme, here’s my contribution: The Dresden Tax Files. The Slightly Peckish Games. Anansi Boys Band. Cattlefield Earth. Ender’s Game of Candyland. 20,000 Leeks Under the Sea. Or 0.20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. Memory, Sorrow, Myspace: Poem of Farewell. Jonathon Strange & Mister Norrell’s Long Distance Calling Plan. Journey to the Surface of…
Starting in late June, I will be channeling reality-altering energies in an attempt to discombobulate speculativentropic forces. There may be casualties, scandals, men weeping, women dancing, and spontaneous generation of new life that realizes its true purpose just before being turned into a new flavor of pudding. Won’t you sponsor the chaos? All proceeds go…
My epic flash fiction tale about Framdar “The Slayer” Deathkiller, which I read as an example of writing so bad it is funny for the Norwescon panel “Bad Writing, No Cookie”, is now up at Every Day Fiction: http://www.everydayfiction.com/the-most-epicly-awesomest-story-ever-by-randy-henderson/
First, let me just say I wish I had the time and skill to video mash-up Doctor Horrible talking about The Hammer with scenes from Thor. But I made you this picture instead. Thor was simple action movie fun. I had hoped for more substance, with Kenneth Branagh directing and the gravitas and richness of…
I know Robert E. Howard wrote both Kull and Conan, and the Kull movie took a lot from a Conan story, but does the new Conan movie really have to look like Kull the Conqueror II? The first Arnie Conan was awesome and launched a wave of fantasy films (including, admittedly, a cheesy Conan sequel). But…
On this day, mine father, who was sent to earth from his dying planet, did give virgin birth to a lotus flower, which did spring fully formed from his head, and out of which grew the Tree of Life, which was burned to ash, and that ash mixed with the blood of the Titans, and…
Thanks to friends old and new for a great weekend. From “I love your amino acids” to a friend’s unforgettable body shot from the ample bosom of a vampire, from informative panels and enjoyable mixers to watching a Star Trek officer shake their bootay with a dark elf on the dance floor, it was entertaining…
As of now I only have panels on Sunday (and am giving a critique on Friday), leaving me free to attend all my friends’ panels and readings and parties the rest of the weekend, which is kind of nice. http://www.norwescon.org/ My Panels (drop on by): Bad Writing, No Cookie Sunday 11am Cascade 5&6 What makes…