Saturday, January 23, 2010
Storyblogging Carnival XXIII
NOTE: Once again, this is a re-post of an old post, so I can't guarantee links.
Doc Rampage has the latest Storyblogging Carnival up. If you're not familiar with the Storyblogging Carnival, storyblogging is simply story-telling in blog format, and may be as simple as posting short stories on a blog, or as involved as posting as a fictional persona. A carnival, in blog parlance, collects and organizes entries from numerous participants in a central location, and thus the Storyblogging Carnival collects examples of Storyblogging.
Doc Rampage has the latest Storyblogging Carnival up. If you're not familiar with the Storyblogging Carnival, storyblogging is simply story-telling in blog format, and may be as simple as posting short stories on a blog, or as involved as posting as a fictional persona. A carnival, in blog parlance, collects and organizes entries from numerous participants in a central location, and thus the Storyblogging Carnival collects examples of Storyblogging.
Labels: Storyblogging Carnival
Friday, January 22, 2010
Storyblogging Carnival XXII
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Welcome to the twenty-first Storyblogging Carnival, a bi-weekly collection of fiction from around the blogosphere. Previous carnivals are archived in the Storyblogging Carnival category of this blog. A Carnival collects and organizes entries from numerous participants in a central location, and this Carnival collects examples of Storyblogging. For new visitors, Storyblogging is simply story-telling in blog format, and may range from posting a short story on a blog to posting a long serial story there, from blogging as a fictional persona to collaborative story-telling. We have had all of these storyblogging types appear in this Carnival in the past, though by far the most prevalent are short stories and serial stories.
This week we have eleven stories, three from new participants. There are entries from genres such as horror and hard sci-fi and religious allegory, as well as a few more mainstream stories. There's a good range of sizes this week too, from brief stories to novellas, meaning that you have a wide selection of reading material, in length as well as genre. Enjoy.
...an interesting take on things
by Pamela of Atlas Shrugs
A 530 word brief story rated G.
An enlightened fable with a surprise twist. Did God create everything that exists? Does evil exist? Did God create evil?
[This may be an urban legend, but it's a good one. -DSC]
Werewolf's Lament
by Andrew Ian Dodge of Dodgeblogium
A 691 word brief story rated PG-13.
A werewolf is attacked in human form and reacts as one would expect considering the numbers. As he languishes in West Wales lamenting his plight.
[A curious tale, in a different voice than Andrew's usual Sage stories. -DSC]
Two of a Kind
by Kevin Griffith of Wild Bill's Kicker
A 754 word excerpt of a 3,156 word short story rated PG-13.
The story is about a guy who still goes on his honeymoon, despite his fiancee backing out of the wedding. He takes his bestfriend/roommate.
[Not too many authors write in the second person, although this is the second one I recall seeing in the Storyblogging Carnival. The second person voice tends to hit a bit too close to home, although it can be made to work, and I think it does here. -DSC]
The Grocer and the Green Gloves
by Jason Pomerantz of Fiddle and Burn
A 1,042 word short story rated G.
A fairy tale about why we should all stop worrying and learn to love Walmart.
[This is a short and clever story. -DSC]
Buddha's Bridge
by D.M. Molloy of Passing Trains
A 1,875 word short story rated R.
Disconnected from the rat-race of society, this is the story of a man living a very unusual life.
[An interesting tale filled with interesting characters. -DSC]
Part 6 of Scale 7 Artifact (Beginning)
by Dave Gudeman of Doc Rampage
The next 2,956 words of a 9,949 word story in progress rated G.
Daniel Greaves recovers his keyboard but loses the Big Screen. More character development and plot setup. Things'll start blowing up real soon now.
[Doc starts to build some tension in this installment. He credits Sheya and I with our cliffhangers for giving him the idea, but he neglects to mention that it was his complaining about cliffhangers that inspired me to really start ramping up the tension in my story. In any case, he's introduced a fascinating cast of characters and some dark plotting in the background, making for some good reading. -DSC]
Chapters 68,69,70, and 71 of The Child (Beginning)
by Sheya Joie of Tales by Sheya
The next 3,871 words of a 56,711 word novel in progress rated PG.
Stone is in trouble - Starr is in trouble. And in the midst of the company needing to come into unity, some things are as fractured as ever - as a new fracture occurs.
[It's always a joy reading The Child. As I said a few days ago, the transition from allegory to interpersonal story really gave it depth and excitement. -DSC]
Chapters 3 and 4 of The Death of a Blogger (Beginning)
by Eric Ashley of Tales of Tadeusz
A 4,7870 word excerpt of a 67,110 word novel rated PG.
Charlie has been attacked. Sharon collapses, perhaps attacked, and now she has to go home to try to figure out if her husband tried to commit suicide, or what is going on?!? Death of a Blogger, the World's First Mystery Novel focused on the Blogosphere rolls onward with perils and pains increasing.
[An intriguing story. -DSC]
Manhunt
by J. Fielek of Quibbles-n-Bits
A 8,627 word short story rated PG-13.
A Western with a twist...
[While not a genre Carnival, we seem to be collecting certain genres. Not that I can really complain, as they're some of my favorites. This is one which is not what it initially appears. -DSC]
The Last Worthless Evening
by Josh Cohen of The New D-42
A 17,460 word short story rated NC-17.
This is a short-story (five parts, about 60 typed pages) about a married couple who fights all the time. It contains somewhat-explicit sex and language; however, it is not pornographic. I have rated it "MA" on my site.
[He's not kidding about the mature rating. I wouldn't use the "somewhat" before "explicit," although it's far from the most graphic story you'll read on the Internet, even without really looking. Be forewarned. Although the explicit language threw me, I really did like the core of the story. -DSC]
I hope you enjoyed this Carnival. If you'd like to participate in future Storyblogging Carnivals, or just join the e-mail list, please contact me.
This week we have eleven stories, three from new participants. There are entries from genres such as horror and hard sci-fi and religious allegory, as well as a few more mainstream stories. There's a good range of sizes this week too, from brief stories to novellas, meaning that you have a wide selection of reading material, in length as well as genre. Enjoy.
...an interesting take on things
by Pamela of Atlas Shrugs
A 530 word brief story rated G.
An enlightened fable with a surprise twist. Did God create everything that exists? Does evil exist? Did God create evil?
[This may be an urban legend, but it's a good one. -DSC]
Werewolf's Lament
by Andrew Ian Dodge of Dodgeblogium
A 691 word brief story rated PG-13.
A werewolf is attacked in human form and reacts as one would expect considering the numbers. As he languishes in West Wales lamenting his plight.
[A curious tale, in a different voice than Andrew's usual Sage stories. -DSC]
Two of a Kind
by Kevin Griffith of Wild Bill's Kicker
A 754 word excerpt of a 3,156 word short story rated PG-13.
The story is about a guy who still goes on his honeymoon, despite his fiancee backing out of the wedding. He takes his bestfriend/roommate.
[Not too many authors write in the second person, although this is the second one I recall seeing in the Storyblogging Carnival. The second person voice tends to hit a bit too close to home, although it can be made to work, and I think it does here. -DSC]
The Grocer and the Green Gloves
by Jason Pomerantz of Fiddle and Burn
A 1,042 word short story rated G.
A fairy tale about why we should all stop worrying and learn to love Walmart.
[This is a short and clever story. -DSC]
Buddha's Bridge
by D.M. Molloy of Passing Trains
A 1,875 word short story rated R.
Disconnected from the rat-race of society, this is the story of a man living a very unusual life.
[An interesting tale filled with interesting characters. -DSC]
Part 6 of Scale 7 Artifact (Beginning)
by Dave Gudeman of Doc Rampage
The next 2,956 words of a 9,949 word story in progress rated G.
Daniel Greaves recovers his keyboard but loses the Big Screen. More character development and plot setup. Things'll start blowing up real soon now.
[Doc starts to build some tension in this installment. He credits Sheya and I with our cliffhangers for giving him the idea, but he neglects to mention that it was his complaining about cliffhangers that inspired me to really start ramping up the tension in my story. In any case, he's introduced a fascinating cast of characters and some dark plotting in the background, making for some good reading. -DSC]
Chapters 68,69,70, and 71 of The Child (Beginning)
by Sheya Joie of Tales by Sheya
The next 3,871 words of a 56,711 word novel in progress rated PG.
Stone is in trouble - Starr is in trouble. And in the midst of the company needing to come into unity, some things are as fractured as ever - as a new fracture occurs.
[It's always a joy reading The Child. As I said a few days ago, the transition from allegory to interpersonal story really gave it depth and excitement. -DSC]
Chapters 3 and 4 of The Death of a Blogger (Beginning)
by Eric Ashley of Tales of Tadeusz
A 4,7870 word excerpt of a 67,110 word novel rated PG.
Charlie has been attacked. Sharon collapses, perhaps attacked, and now she has to go home to try to figure out if her husband tried to commit suicide, or what is going on?!? Death of a Blogger, the World's First Mystery Novel focused on the Blogosphere rolls onward with perils and pains increasing.
[An intriguing story. -DSC]
Manhunt
by J. Fielek of Quibbles-n-Bits
A 8,627 word short story rated PG-13.
A Western with a twist...
[While not a genre Carnival, we seem to be collecting certain genres. Not that I can really complain, as they're some of my favorites. This is one which is not what it initially appears. -DSC]
The Last Worthless Evening
by Josh Cohen of The New D-42
A 17,460 word short story rated NC-17.
This is a short-story (five parts, about 60 typed pages) about a married couple who fights all the time. It contains somewhat-explicit sex and language; however, it is not pornographic. I have rated it "MA" on my site.
[He's not kidding about the mature rating. I wouldn't use the "somewhat" before "explicit," although it's far from the most graphic story you'll read on the Internet, even without really looking. Be forewarned. Although the explicit language threw me, I really did like the core of the story. -DSC]
I hope you enjoyed this Carnival. If you'd like to participate in future Storyblogging Carnivals, or just join the e-mail list, please contact me.
Labels: Storyblogging Carnival
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Storyblogging Carnival XX
NOTE: Once again, this is a re-post, so I can't guarantee that the links will work.
The latest Storyblogging Carnival is online at Hermitville. Ten stories this time, from some old favorites and some newcomers. I'll be hosting the next Carnival, on June 20th, myself.
The latest Storyblogging Carnival is online at Hermitville. Ten stories this time, from some old favorites and some newcomers. I'll be hosting the next Carnival, on June 20th, myself.
Labels: Storyblogging Carnival
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Storyblogging Carnival XIX
The latest Storyblogging Carnival is up at Tales by Sheya. We had eleven entries this week, over half by new participants. Plenty of reading material this time around.
Labels: Storyblogging Carnival
Voting time
If you live in Massachusetts, don't forget there's a special election today for the Senate seat.
Labels: Politics
Monday, January 18, 2010
Now accepting submissions to Storyblogging Carnival CVI
And we are back. Now that I've gotten my blog up and running again, the Storyblogging Carnival is returning from hiatus.
The next Storyblogging Carnival will be the one hundred and sixth. It will be hosted here, at Back of the Envelope, and going up on Monday, February 1st. If you use your blog to share your fiction, then the Storyblogging Carnival is your opportunity. Here we host any and all forms of storytelling in blog format. If you're curious about what this looks like, have a look at some examples of previous storyblogging carnivals.
If you'd like to participate, please e-mail your story submissions to me at dscrank-at-alum-dot-mit-dot-edu (or post in my comments), including the following information:
The next Storyblogging Carnival will be the one hundred and sixth. It will be hosted here, at Back of the Envelope, and going up on Monday, February 1st. If you use your blog to share your fiction, then the Storyblogging Carnival is your opportunity. Here we host any and all forms of storytelling in blog format. If you're curious about what this looks like, have a look at some examples of previous storyblogging carnivals.
If you'd like to participate, please e-mail your story submissions to me at dscrank-at-alum-dot-mit-dot-edu (or post in my comments), including the following information:
- Name of your blog
- URL of your blog
- Title of the story
- URL for the blog entry where the story is posted
- (OPTIONAL) Author's name
- (OPTIONAL) A suggested rating for adult content (G, PG, PG-13, R)
- A word count
- A short blurb describing the story
- The story or excerpt submitted must be posted on-line as a blog entry, and while fiction is preferred, non-fiction storytelling is acceptable.
- The story can be any length, but the Carnival will list them in order of length, from shortest to longest, and include a word count for each one.
- You may either send a complete story, a story in progress, or a lengthy excerpt. You should indicate the word count for both the excerpt and the complete story in the submission, and you should say how the reader can find more of the story in the post itself.
- If the story spans multiple posts, each post should contain a link to the beginning of the story, and a link to the next post. You may submit the whole story, the first post, or, if you've previously submitted earlier posts to the Carnival, the next post which you have not submitted. Please indicate the length of the entire story, as well as the portion which you are submitting.
- The host has sole discretion to decide whether the story will be included or not, or whether to indicate that the story has pornographic or graphically violent content. The ratings for the story will be decided by the host. I expect I'll be pretty lenient on that sort of thing, but I have some limits, and others may draw the line elsewhere. Aside from noting potentially offensive content, while I may say nice things about stories I like, I won't be panning anyone's work. I expect other hosts to be similarly polite.
- The story may be the blogger's own or posted with permission, but if it is not his own work he should gain permission from the author before submitting to the Carnival.
Labels: Storyblogging Details
Storyblogging Carnival XVIII
Welcome to the eighteenth Storyblogging Carnival. Previous Storyblogging Carnivals are archived on this site. Today we have seven entries from some of our favorite writers. Let's begin.
Will you marry us?
by Audrey of Flat Grapefruit
A 140 word brief story rated G.
A short story about a man who buys an engagement ring decorated with with a giant grapefruit.
[A curious little story from a curious little blog. To be honest, you should probably read more of the blog to get the, ahem, flavor of it. Otherwise you may misjudge this story as something else. -DSC]
Diane
by CWW of A 2D life
A 486 word brief story rated PG.
A terrible accident leaves an aging doctor with vague memories and a feeling of horror.
Scale 7 Artifact, part 2 (The Beginning)
by Dave Gudeman of Doc Rampage
The next 1,618 words of a 2,496 word story in progress rated G.
After a decade's long journey, mankind's first starships have arrived at another star. But it's the wrong star. And they seem to have revived the wrong man.
Chapters 54, 55, 56, and 57 of The Child (The Beginning)
by Sheya Joie of Tales by Sheya
The next 2,715 words of a 46,494 word novel in progress rated PG.
Something awful happens.
The Devil Eats Fried Chicken: Prologue
by Lyle Skains of Hermitville
A 3,780 word excerpt rated PG.
Jake Fuller gets a call in the middle of the night, pulling him back into his old obsession with his first love. Prologue to a novel.
A Fine Line
by Andrew Ian Dodge of Dodgeblogium
A 7,213 word short story rated PG-13.
Things are rather quiet for the Sage but for how long?
I hope you've enjoyed this edition of the Storyblogging Carnival. The next one will be hosted at Tales by Sheya in two weeks.
If you'd like to join the e-mail list, or if you're willing to host a future carnival, please drop me a line.
Will you marry us?
by Audrey of Flat Grapefruit
A 140 word brief story rated G.
A short story about a man who buys an engagement ring decorated with with a giant grapefruit.
[A curious little story from a curious little blog. To be honest, you should probably read more of the blog to get the, ahem, flavor of it. Otherwise you may misjudge this story as something else. -DSC]
Diane
by CWW of A 2D life
A 486 word brief story rated PG.
A terrible accident leaves an aging doctor with vague memories and a feeling of horror.
Scale 7 Artifact, part 2 (The Beginning)
by Dave Gudeman of Doc Rampage
The next 1,618 words of a 2,496 word story in progress rated G.
After a decade's long journey, mankind's first starships have arrived at another star. But it's the wrong star. And they seem to have revived the wrong man.
Chapters 54, 55, 56, and 57 of The Child (The Beginning)
by Sheya Joie of Tales by Sheya
The next 2,715 words of a 46,494 word novel in progress rated PG.
Something awful happens.
The Devil Eats Fried Chicken: Prologue
by Lyle Skains of Hermitville
A 3,780 word excerpt rated PG.
Jake Fuller gets a call in the middle of the night, pulling him back into his old obsession with his first love. Prologue to a novel.
A Fine Line
by Andrew Ian Dodge of Dodgeblogium
A 7,213 word short story rated PG-13.
Things are rather quiet for the Sage but for how long?
I hope you've enjoyed this edition of the Storyblogging Carnival. The next one will be hosted at Tales by Sheya in two weeks.
If you'd like to join the e-mail list, or if you're willing to host a future carnival, please drop me a line.
Labels: Storyblogging Carnival
Sunday, January 17, 2010
Storyblogging Carnival XVII
Welcome to the seventeenth Storyblogging Carnival. Previous Storyblogging Carnivals are archived on this site. This week we have six entries, four of them from continuing stories (one of which is just beginning and another of which has just finished) and two stand-alone stories. I'd like to remind authors of the continuing stories that each part should contain a link to the next chapter (once it's online) and the previous chapter, and preferably, the first chapter. See Sheya Joie's The Child for an excellent example of this format. It doesn't have to be done exactly this way--I myself take advantage of Powerblogs' post-chaining, including a link at the top of each entry to the entire story on one page and links to each individual chapter at the bottom--but ease of navigation is important. Okay, enough of my micromanagement, and on to the stories. Enjoy!
Scenes 12, 13, and 14 of A Meating of Mines (The Beginning)
by Dave Gudeman of Doc Rampage
The final 1,244 words of a 14,884 word story rated PG-13.
The heroes survive another grand adventure and exit according to their grand tradition--fleeing an enraged mob.
[And that's all, folks, for this episode. I think this is the first of our stories in progress to actually reach a conclusion. And it's a fun one. -DSC]
Perils of Service, Part II of The Hormenith Portal Incident (The Beginning)
by Morgan Evans of Jedi Philosopher
The next 1,259 words of a 1,867 word story in progress rated PG-13.
A desk bound spy longs for adventure and finds his desk job boring. When he finds something that turns out to be of vital inportance the day before he retires, he learns that things don't always happen the way they do in books, and cloak and dagger exitement is overrated. Sci-fi/fantasy setting.
[Doc's continuing story may be ending, but Morgan's is just beginning. -DSC]
The Bum
by Curtis Schweitzer of a-sdf
A 1,622 word short story rated R.
I've decided to try to take a break from "Walking to California" and try something new. Something really new. This story is edgy and violent. There's strong language and what the TV rating people call "situational dialogue" about a hooker and pimp. It is, in a word, rated R. It's somewhat inspired by the "Sin City" motif, and resembles it. I've tried not to use these elements casually, but in a mature way in a story that places value on defending the innocent.
Chapters 50, 51, 52, and 53 of The Child (The Beginning)
by Sheya Joie of Tales by Sheya
The next 4,528 words of a 43,779 word novel in progress rated PG.
Things are beginning to look up for Starr where Stone is concerned. Now if she can only find the key to ending the disunity in the group - and get the others to take that problem seriously.
Yank Crank Monk
by Andrew Ian Dodge of Dodgeblogium
A 5,808 word short story rated PG-13.
The Sage of Wales discovers that the witch-hunting monk who is harassing him isn't what he seems.
I hope you've enjoyed this edition of the Storyblogging Carnival. The next one will be hosted here in two weeks. In the meanwhile, check this out. It's an idea for collborative story-telling which might be quite interesting. It's an example of storyblogging which plays to the strengths of the medium. I have no idea whether the story it turns out will be any good, but it ought to be fun.
If you'd like to join the e-mail list, or if you're willing to host a future carnival, please drop me a line.
Scenes 12, 13, and 14 of A Meating of Mines (The Beginning)
by Dave Gudeman of Doc Rampage
The final 1,244 words of a 14,884 word story rated PG-13.
The heroes survive another grand adventure and exit according to their grand tradition--fleeing an enraged mob.
[And that's all, folks, for this episode. I think this is the first of our stories in progress to actually reach a conclusion. And it's a fun one. -DSC]
Perils of Service, Part II of The Hormenith Portal Incident (The Beginning)
by Morgan Evans of Jedi Philosopher
The next 1,259 words of a 1,867 word story in progress rated PG-13.
A desk bound spy longs for adventure and finds his desk job boring. When he finds something that turns out to be of vital inportance the day before he retires, he learns that things don't always happen the way they do in books, and cloak and dagger exitement is overrated. Sci-fi/fantasy setting.
[Doc's continuing story may be ending, but Morgan's is just beginning. -DSC]
The Bum
by Curtis Schweitzer of a-sdf
A 1,622 word short story rated R.
I've decided to try to take a break from "Walking to California" and try something new. Something really new. This story is edgy and violent. There's strong language and what the TV rating people call "situational dialogue" about a hooker and pimp. It is, in a word, rated R. It's somewhat inspired by the "Sin City" motif, and resembles it. I've tried not to use these elements casually, but in a mature way in a story that places value on defending the innocent.
Chapters 50, 51, 52, and 53 of The Child (The Beginning)
by Sheya Joie of Tales by Sheya
The next 4,528 words of a 43,779 word novel in progress rated PG.
Things are beginning to look up for Starr where Stone is concerned. Now if she can only find the key to ending the disunity in the group - and get the others to take that problem seriously.
Yank Crank Monk
by Andrew Ian Dodge of Dodgeblogium
A 5,808 word short story rated PG-13.
The Sage of Wales discovers that the witch-hunting monk who is harassing him isn't what he seems.
I hope you've enjoyed this edition of the Storyblogging Carnival. The next one will be hosted here in two weeks. In the meanwhile, check this out. It's an idea for collborative story-telling which might be quite interesting. It's an example of storyblogging which plays to the strengths of the medium. I have no idea whether the story it turns out will be any good, but it ought to be fun.
If you'd like to join the e-mail list, or if you're willing to host a future carnival, please drop me a line.
Labels: Storyblogging Carnival
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