Category Archives: Fiction

The Moons of Jupiter

Posted on Thursday, February 3, 2011 by Keith

You meet a man on the bus who offers to sell you half a pint of colloidal silver and a chance to wring the necks of prized geese belonging to a man you once hated for some irrational but completely … Continue reading →

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The Machine Of The World

Posted on Sunday, April 13, 2008 by Keith

After three and a half years of work, I have published my first book. Now available from Lulu.com As the world succumbs to a slow death, choking on mushrooms and poison, a young servant girl is caught in the last … Continue reading →

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NaNoWriMo!

Posted on Saturday, November 3, 2007 by Keith

November is National Novel Writing Month.  Since I’ve been working on my novel since January, it would be a bit dishonest of me to jump in now, seeing as how I already have 37K words written. However! I’m going to … Continue reading →

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Reading Harry Potter in America

Posted on Wednesday, July 18, 2007 by Keith

Ron Charles, Literary Critic for the Washington Post, has a problem with Harry Potter: But all around me, I see adults reading J.K. Rowling’s books to themselves: perfectly intelligent, mature people, poring over “Harry Potter” with nary a child in … Continue reading →

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A Glass of Milk

Posted on Thursday, December 14, 2006 by Keith

They never did figure out who put the Ecstasy in the President’s milk. The First Lady was the one to realize something was amiss when she had to pull the President away from the Green Room wall where he had … Continue reading →

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Six Little Words

Posted on Wednesday, October 25, 2006 by Keith

Wired asked authors to write a story in six words. Some of the best: Gown removed carelessly. Head, less so. – Joss Whedon Machine. Unexpectedly, I’d invented a time – Alan Moore With bloody hands, I say good-bye. – Frank … Continue reading →

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Critcal Mass Market

Posted on Tuesday, September 5, 2006 by Keith

Jane Espenson the great TV scriptwriter* makes an interesting point about writers and aspiring writers: [Branko in Croatia] points out something I hadn’t consciously noticed, which is the tendency of aspiring television writers to get hyper-critical about television. Good point. … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday, Ray

Posted on Tuesday, August 22, 2006 by Keith

Today is Ray Bradbury’s birthday. Ray and I go back a long way. Not too long, he is 57 years older than me and we’ve never met, but still. When I read Farenheight 451, I knew I had to become … Continue reading →

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Our Beloved Revolutionary Sweetheart*

Posted on Sunday, August 13, 2006 by Keith

One day, after thirteen rude customers in a row, a waitress named Mary throws a plate of clams in the face of a fat man from Laredo who keeps calling her Sugar. She promptly stomps into the kitchen, kisses a … Continue reading →

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The Story That Wouldn’t End

Posted on Friday, May 27, 2005 by Keith

I asked Elvira what she wanted for Christmas last year and she told me, “A gothic fairy tale, with pictures.” Dutifully, I started writing what I intended to be a ten page short story with a couple doodles. Something about … Continue reading →

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