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Monday, June 30, 2008

Storyblogging Carnival LXXXIX
Welcome to the eighty-ninth Storyblogging Carnival. We have seven stories this time. Marco Kaufman makes his debut with a trio of fun stories.


Precocious
by Marco Kaufman of The Big Book of Grievances
A 195 word short story rated PG-13.

A teenage boy is manipulated by a younger girl.


Superdelegate
by Marco Kaufman of The Big Book of Grievances
A 223 word short story rated PG.

The last superdelegate is wooed by Clinton and Obama for the nomination.


Die fröhliche Wissenschaft
by Marco Kaufman of The Big Book of Grievances
A 252 word short story rated PG.

A graduate student makes an amusing discovery.


Changes, Part III (First Part)
by Tom Harrison of Monday Evening
The next 600 words of a 4,000 word short story.

Art was supposed to be at an interview with a company representative. Or, Private Arthur Rodriguez was supposed to be at an operations briefing; supposed to be wearing ACUs instead of jeans and t-shirt. Inside the fenced compound with no gate, it is starting to rain. Part three of seven.


Rise of the Potato
by Goemagog of this space for sublet
A 674 word short story rated PG.

Birth of the evil potato hivemind.


The Curious Case of Toulouse Le Grandfig (Part 1)
by Mark Rayner of The Skwib
The first 700 words of a continuing story rated PG-13.

The duty doc at Bellvue (circa 1951) discovers that his patient is more than another graphic designer at a Madison Avenue agency.


Grail Quest, Part II
by JC of Simply Jews
The next 1,096 words of a 1,984 word continuing story rated PG.

JC's unusual take on the grail myth continues. The Sage of Wales is enjoying this series as he takes a few months off from chasing the minions Cthulhu.






This concludes the eighty-eighth Storyblogging Carnival.

If you'd like to take part in a future carnival, please contact me. I am also looking for hosts. Other carnivals can be found here.

The Storyblogging Carnival can be found at The Truth Laid Bear's ÜberCarnival.

Tuesday, June 3, 2008

Storyblogging Carnival LXXXVIII
Welcome to the eighty-eighth Storyblogging Carnival. We have seven stories this time, from both newcomers, and some old-timers (including me).

One thing I'm getting tired of are submissions which aren't stories. Some of the carnival submission places allow you to submit to a lot of carnivals at once, and you can tell that some people just check off everyone there, including the Storyblogging Carnival. If it's close, I usually give it the benefit of the doubt, but posts explaining marketing or self-improvement strategies definitely do not count.

But enough ranting. Please enjoy the entries that do qualify as stories.


Ode to a Grudge-holding Judge
by Madeleine Begun Kane of Mad Kane's Humor Blog
An under-100 word brief story rated G.

Just what it says, in limerick form.


A Moment in Fiction
by Talulazoeapple of TalulaZoeApple
A 265 word short story rated PG.

An ongoing fictional narrative.

[Since the description Talula provided isn't that detailed, I'll just add that it's about a startling encounter. -DSC]


Changes, Part II (First Part)
by Tom Harrison of Monday Evening
The next 550 words of a 3,000 word short story.

Was it the botched attack Private Rodriguez remembers, or the industrial accident his doctor tells him about? Either way, things grow more difficult and disturbing.


Grail Quest, Part I
by JC of Simply Jews
The first 888 words of a continuing story rated PG.

Sooner or later, everybody goes on a quest for the grail, whether it's real or not.


I Heart Jane Austen Fanfiction
by Juliana of Funnier That Way
A 1152 word short story rated PG.

It might seem familiar to you.


Stay Gold
by Michele Catalano of A Big Victory
A 2,579 word short story rated G.

Rivalries and gang wars in 70's suburbia


Crossing Over, Part III (The Whole Story)
by Donald S. Crankshaw of Back of the Envelope
A 2,721 word excerpt of a 17,472 word short story rated PG-13.

A College Roomies from Hell!!! fanfiction, in which I reveal the difference between Dahlia and Dave.






This concludes the eighty-eighth Storyblogging Carnival.

If you'd like to take part in a future carnival, please contact me. I am also looking for hosts. Other carnivals can be found here.

The Storyblogging Carnival can be found at The Truth Laid Bear's ÜberCarnival.