Storied Beginnings
A story a day probably won't keep the doctor away, but, hey, it couldn't hurt.
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
"The Ruby Incomparable" by Kage Baker
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I think I enjoy fantasy the most when it's about a character's personal story. Sure, all the old standards of magic-sword- wielding ...
"A Portrait in Ivory" by Michael Moorcock
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You know, I acknowledge that "A Portrait in Ivory" seems to be well-written in the broad sense, and I also recognize that Michael ...
"Paper Cuts Scissors" by Holly Black
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First things first: in the interest of full disclosure, I am a librarian by trade. As such, I'm more than partial to the field. Holly Bl...
"Shatterday" by Harlan Ellison
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Okay, so this will be the last Ellison story for a while, I swear. And no, that's not just because I've run out of his stories to re...
"The Executioner of the Malformed Children" by Harlan Ellison
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I'm largely ambivalent when it comes to "twist" endings ( e.g. : endings where everything, at the last minute, turns out to b...
"The Other Eye of Polyphemus" by Harlan Ellison
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I have, once again, been remiss in my postings. In fact, I'm farther behind in postings than ever before, with a full six days worth of ...
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
"Opium" by Harlan Ellison
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This (very short) short story left me kind of flat. Apparently originally written to be read on television, Ellison notes that the four-and-...
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