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by Lester Curtis
November 03, 2019, 03:58:44 PM
Forum: October 2019
Topic: The Windega
Replies: 0
Views: 8921

Re: The Windega

Nicely done!

I suppose it could be said that Logan actually was fulfilling his destiny; he didn't seem frightened by or opposed to the prospect of giving his life up to restore the forest. He wanted his whole life to be expressed in a song, and he seems to have gotten that.
by Lester Curtis
October 28, 2019, 11:44:45 AM
Forum: Fun and Games
Topic: Halloween '19 Flash Challenge
Replies: 2
Views: 26134

Re: Halloween '19 Flash Challenge

I voted.
by Lester Curtis
October 23, 2019, 01:31:37 PM
Forum: Writers Workshop
Topic: Writers Parasite [Contains Adult Language & Situations]
Replies: 3093
Views: 510585

Re: Writers Parasite [Contains Adult Language & Situations]

Cool! I like that one a lot!
by Lester Curtis
October 21, 2019, 12:11:54 PM
Forum: Fun and Games
Topic: We've a new project titled "Xenobiology-Stranger Creatures"
Replies: 1
Views: 16041

Re: We've a new project titled "Xenobiology-Stranger Creatur

Sounds like a fun project. I might have to try it. What's the word limit?
by Lester Curtis
October 12, 2019, 11:43:48 AM
Forum: Fun and Games
Topic: A Story From Nothing
Replies: 2
Views: 15115

Re: A Story From Nothing

Fun and Games Interesting part of the Aphelion forum. I suppose the following challenge has been done before and if it has not, then maybe it could be fun. The challenge is this. To write a story, (very short with only one hundred words). The challenge though, is the story is written by everyone th...
by Lester Curtis
October 07, 2019, 11:41:22 AM
Forum: Fun and Games
Topic: September '19 Flash Challenge - The results
Replies: 1
Views: 15980

Re: September '19 Flash Challenge - The results

Wow! And Verse is back--haven't heard form the dog in a while. He got my vote, btw.
by Lester Curtis
September 20, 2019, 09:00:55 PM
Forum: Fun and Games
Topic: September '19 Flash Challenge - Tales of lost time
Replies: 1
Views: 21944

Re: September '19 Flash Challenge - Tales of lost time

My vote is in. Some pretty cool stuff there.
by Lester Curtis
September 14, 2019, 02:50:04 PM
Forum: September 2019
Topic: Durga or Dust Bunnies, Origins III by Richard Tornello (poem
Replies: 0
Views: 8858

Durga or Dust Bunnies, Origins III by Richard Tornello (poem

I liked this one, it reminds me a little of my house and my cat, but also of one of the very first episodes of "The Outer Limits", titled, "It Came Out of the Woodwork".
by Lester Curtis
September 10, 2019, 12:08:02 PM
Forum: September 2019
Topic: Has anyone ever read seee below
Replies: 0
Views: 4220

Re: Has anyone ever read seee below

Sounds familiar, but that's all I can offer.
by Lester Curtis
August 31, 2019, 02:17:50 PM
Forum: August 2019
Topic: Juggler and Znuek by Emil Eugensen
Replies: 0
Views: 25958

Juggler and Znuek by Emil Eugensen

I had to get a comment in for this, even if it's on the last day. Very nicely done, with rich prose and a clever plot twist and multiple important character arcs. I thought it had a little more detail than needed in a few places, but not so much as to derail the story line. I couldn't decide if the ...
by Lester Curtis
August 31, 2019, 01:50:11 PM
Forum: Fun and Games
Topic: July '19 Flash Challenge - Results
Replies: 2
Views: 17576

Re: July '19 Flash Challenge - Results

Congrats, Michele!
by Lester Curtis
August 25, 2019, 11:23:12 AM
Forum: Administrivia
Topic: ARCHIVES DON"T OPEN
Replies: 0
Views: 8592

Re: ARCHIVES DON"T OPEN

Same when I tried it.
by Lester Curtis
July 22, 2019, 02:11:48 PM
Forum: July 2019
Topic: Are there any normal guys here?
Replies: 0
Views: 8638

Re: Are there any normal guys here?

Sorry, Rick, no more Fanny. Don't feel bad; you can't carry on much of a relationship with machines anyway.

I just hope "Fanny" didn't tell all of his/her/its friends how to get in.
by Lester Curtis
July 04, 2019, 11:36:28 AM
Forum: Fun and Games
Topic: July '19 Flash Challenge
Replies: 2
Views: 19509

Re: July '19 Flash Challenge

Well, that's no Gothic mystery, LOL!
by Lester Curtis
July 02, 2019, 11:43:21 AM
Forum: Fun and Games
Topic: June Flash Challenge - The results
Replies: 2
Views: 18259

Re: June Flash Challenge - The results

Good job, Jon!

A blatantly political dig, which I don't usually approve of, but it's historically been part of the job of speculative fiction writers ... and I got a big laugh out of it, to boot.
by Lester Curtis
June 06, 2019, 12:19:44 PM
Forum: Writers Workshop
Topic: Writers Parasite [Contains Adult Language & Situations]
Replies: 3093
Views: 510585

Re: Writers Parasite [Contains Adult Language & Situations]

Smartphone, huh? I'm not looking forward to that experience, myself. I have enough trouble reading the internet on a 23" screen. Samsung makes good stuff; my first cell phone was an AT&T $10 refurb, and it was great. I only got rid of it because it became obsolete; it didn't have enough G's and they...
by Lester Curtis
June 02, 2019, 02:34:43 PM
Forum: Fun and Games
Topic: May 2019 Challenge - The results
Replies: 1
Views: 17616

Re: May 2019 Challenge - The results

Congrats, Eddie! My apologies; I didn't make any notes this time. However, when I first read the prompt, I couldn't figure out how a story could be written about such an esoteric and obscure event. O me of little imagination! I voted for "The Lost Traveller", but it was a close choice between that a...
by Lester Curtis
May 22, 2019, 08:06:56 PM
Forum: Fun and Games
Topic: May 2019 Challenge: Tales of Beltane
Replies: 3
Views: 25336

Re: May 2019 Challenge: Tales of Beltane

My vote is in.
by Lester Curtis
May 10, 2019, 11:35:15 PM
Forum: May 2019
Topic: Darren and The Dark Lord by Daniel South
Replies: 1
Views: 25210

Re: Darren and The Dark Lord by Daniel South

Just to add--Mr. South, I think you should be shopping this. Try F&SF.
by Lester Curtis
May 10, 2019, 11:28:38 PM
Forum: May 2019
Topic: Darren and The Dark Lord by Daniel South
Replies: 1
Views: 25210

Darren and The Dark Lord by Daniel South

Okay, I'm nominating this for a spot on the Year's Best list right now. It entertains a question nobody asks, and does a very fine job of entertaining with it. Plot, setting, characterization, story arc, character arc, pace, climax, denouement--all shiny--and with a light touch of humor, too. Ten ou...
by Lester Curtis
May 10, 2019, 12:10:51 AM
Forum: May 2019
Topic: Poker Face by William Joseph Roberts
Replies: 0
Views: 4436

Poker Face by William Joseph Roberts

William, It struck me that your story was missing a couple things that I was hoping to find. The first was a story about the Mare Inebrium, or a story having substantial setting content or character involvement placing it there. The only such content in the story is in the 17th paragraph, where the ...
by Lester Curtis
May 08, 2019, 01:42:52 PM
Forum: May 2019
Topic: There Once Was A Disposable Man... by Dan L. Hollifield
Replies: 2
Views: 9173

Re: There Once Was A Disposable Man... by Dan L. Hollifield

One reason I didn't send it to you is because it's unfinished, and I'm not about to make exceptions to the rules for myself. "Serials have to be complete before submitting the story." That's the rule, and it's a good one for the zine. That hadn't occurred to me, and I was just having a little fun. ...
by Lester Curtis
May 07, 2019, 02:30:17 PM
Forum: May 2019
Topic: There Once Was A Disposable Man... by Dan L. Hollifield
Replies: 2
Views: 9173

There Once Was A Disposable Man... by Dan L. Hollifield

Hey, what's this "To Be Continued ..."?! Serials belong in my department! LOL! And why do I feel like I've read this before? Suggestion: try to break up your paragraphs; you've got some scary-big monoliths there. No need to change a word, just split 'em wherever you can. Otherwise, it's a smooth, fa...
by Lester Curtis
May 07, 2019, 11:54:41 AM
Forum: May 2019
Topic: Ra’s Mistake by Coleman Bomar
Replies: 0
Views: 4482

Re: Ra’s Mistake by Coleman Bomar

Poetry is whatever the writer says it is. Write anything, call it poetry, and it is. Sometimes you can tell by the kind of language used. Perhaps you haven't heard of 'free verse' and 'blank verse' ... structure is optional. Have you looked at "Good Hunting"? As near as I can tell, it's all a single...
by Lester Curtis
May 07, 2019, 12:05:33 AM
Forum: May 2019
Topic: The Fist of God by Bogdan Stevenson
Replies: 0
Views: 4392

The Fist of God by Bogdan Stevenson

First, a warning: For those who might get offended by such stuff, this is a pretty sharp-edged satire of right-wing Christianity. Part of the time I was reading this, I was wondering, "Is this some kind of Walter Mitty thing, where the MC is going to be revealed as a pathetic wimp?" But after a whil...
by Lester Curtis
April 26, 2019, 12:12:50 PM
Forum: Fun and Games
Topic: March/April Challenge: the Results!
Replies: 1
Views: 19117

Re: March/April Challenge: the Results!

Congrats, Jon! This was a tough one for me to judge. Some heavy-duty stuff here. My notes: ------------------------ Just FYI, the topic this time was my suggestion. Thanks, Iain, for using it; this is one hell of a batch of work. -------------------------- The Wounds of the Mother This is one of tho...
by Lester Curtis
April 16, 2019, 11:53:41 AM
Forum: Fun and Games
Topic: Happy Easter 2019!!!
Replies: 0
Views: 16704

Re: Happy Easter 2019!!!

:lol:

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