Fiction Friday – The Search For Intelligent Life by Leigh Lane

Posted by The Dome | 0 | January 27th, 2012 | Posted in Fiction Friday


The mystery of Leigh Lane is manifold. Living in Montana with her family, she is a writer of dark fiction, reminiscent of some of the most fear-inducing science fiction ever written. She has a unique sense of pace and a quirky use of words and juxtaposition  that makes even the most simple and straightforward of plots and motivations twist and tumble. The  intelligence in her writing  is wonderful. This week’s Fiction Friday story is a selection from  Of Mind and Matter, a compilation of her short stories.

Submitted for your approval in its entirety, “The Search for Intelligent Life”.

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TalkCast 117 – Ben Templesmith

Posted by Kriana | 0 | January 22nd, 2012 | Posted in Podcast


Our guest is writer and artist Ben Templesmith. We reminisced about meeting Ben two years ago at Boston Comic Con, and his participation in our Jeanne Robinson fundraiser jam sketches. (Adding color isn’t cheating Ben!) We examined why 30 Days of Night (the book and/or the movie) didn’t feel like a huge career boost. Ben mentioned that Wormwood: Gentleman Corpse would definitely be continued, and when asked about his artistic inspiration, didn’t miss a beat in naming Ralph Steadman. Meet Ben in April, at Boston Comic Con.

 

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Fiction Friday – Torn Apart

Posted by The Dome | 0 | January 20th, 2012 | Posted in Fiction Friday


 

 

LJ Kentowski always wanted to be an FBI Agent. She pursued this dream for most of her formative years, throughout college, and passed the first round of tests. She also met her husband to be, and when the choice came to stay or go to the FBI, she stayed. Luckily for readers, since that time she has decided to work toward her second dream of writing. Finding time after work, after tending to family, and after everything else, she writes. Her first novel, Guardians of Fate, has just been published and the second volume is due in August 2012.

Horror comes in many forms. It is somewhat easy to comprehend when it is a gore filled scene, limbs hacked, screams emitted; somewhat less so when it is something seen, yet unseen, when the participants in said event are no longer sure where truth lies and possibly worst of all when that truth is revealed to unseeing eyes.

Submitted for your approval, in its entirety, Kentowski’s short story:  ”Torn Apart”.

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TalkCast 116 – Resa Nelson Returns

Posted by Kriana | 1 | January 14th, 2012 | Posted in Podcast


Resa Nelson returns to the talkcast to talk about the release of book two in her Drangonslayer Series, The Iron Maiden. In addition to her new book, she discussed the metaphoric similarities between the process of writing and blacksmithing. Her stories of her own blacksmithing experience are as engaging as her books.

 

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Fiction Friday – Karen A. Wyle’s The Baby

Posted by The Dome | 0 | January 13th, 2012 | Posted in Fiction Friday


 

Karen A. Wyle is a reader’s writer. She has two different genres in which she works, and her writing is based on what she is interested in and what she reads. She began writing at a very young age, and finished her first novel at age 10. Her website shows the duality of her writing, focusing on both Sci Fi and children’s books. This short story combines the best of both of her muses.

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TalkCast 115 – David Johnson

Posted by Kriana | 0 | January 7th, 2012 | Posted in Podcast


Edgar's Comics by David Johnson

Our guest, David Johnson, is the writer, producer and director of the film Edgar’s Comics. The movie is a narrative documentary which explores two influential events in comic book collecting history. The first, is the accumulation of Edgar Church’s collection, and the second is it’s discovery by Chuck Rozanski. A Kickstarter Project is David’s effort to continue this movie to completion.

 

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Fiction Friday – Resa Nelson’s The Dragonslayer Stories

Posted by The Dome | 0 | January 6th, 2012 | Posted in Fiction Friday


In the coming weeks, Resa Nelson will once again join us on the podcast to talk about the second installment in her Dragonslayer Series: The Iron Maiden. I thought this week for Fiction Friday I would send all the readers a gift from her. If you follow the link below, it will take you to her site where you can download a .pdf  mini-book of her short stories that were the genesis for her series. They are wonderful.

Submitted for your approval,  The Dragonslayer Stories.

Coderunner

Posted by awakebyjava | 0 | January 5th, 2012 | Posted in Daily Rants


Coderunner

It is getting harder and harder to define what a “gamer” is in a world that has embraced social and casual gaming. Most everyone I encounter routinely and actively plays games of one sort or another, and the extent of knowledge that people have about games is slowly rising. The community that I grew up in is changing, and the main thrust of that change has been focused around engagement and value in the games that people are playing. No longer is gaming the bastion of the obsessive and compulsive among the geek community. It is heartening to come across a game that not only hits a sweet spot for the “casual phone gamer” but also inspired in me the need to play the snot out of the game.

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Movies I Wish You had Seen – Robot Stories

Posted by The Dome | 0 | January 3rd, 2012 | Posted in Daily Rants, Movies


When science fiction is at its best it has heart. Movies as diverse as Alien and Bladerunner share this quality, as do the best of the best from blockbusters to indie art-house features. This is the case with Robot Stories, a compilation of four short films with a unifying dual theme: robots and souls.

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TalkCast 114 – Rob Watts

Posted by Kriana | 1 | December 31st, 2011 | Posted in Podcast


Huldufolk by Rob Watts

Our guest is Rob Watts author of Huldufolk, a horror novel set in both Iceland and Massachusetts. He is also a musician and songwriter for The Traffic Lights, an Icelandic Trance band whose music is integral to the book. Currently, the book and CD can only be purchased together. Go watch the teaser to get a taste of the book’s deliciously creepy setting.

 

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