Spinning some thoughts off of lotesseflower 's meta thought process...As a wannabe pro-fic writer, I've spent several years learning to swallow my pride. I've managed to crush the first-draft-is-virtuoso-performance bug, and the must-be-constantly-writing-a-classic-bug. I've managed to subvert the indignity I used to feel when editing, and have stopped issuing ( Read more... )

I had a bit of a shock yesterday. I was minding my own business, scanning groceries, waiting out the last hour of my shift. A customer came through my line with an organic cereal - I can't remember the specific brand. The back of the box was covered in little grinning Inca soldiers, hands clasped around their spears.

( I paused and took a good, long look. )

Brr is cold. Brrr ( Read more... )

You simply must - must rush out and buy Proto Kaw's latest release, 'The Wait of Glory.' That said, let's do a little history.

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