I just have to tell you three things...

[csecooney]

1.) Shimmer's Clockwork Jungle.Now. If I never actually write a blow by blow review of this, I still want you to know that it's constantly surprising, often mind-blowing, and well-worth the read. Plus, there's this woodcut of a wolf riding a unicycle that you MUST see

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[evilrbtmonkey]

Aww, thanks for the kind words!

-Beth

[csecooney]

You're welcome - but shouldn't I be thanking you? I had very little to do with it but enthuse!

[evilrbtmonkey]

heh. But your enthusiasm sells copies! I should hire you to squee about all our issues!

and yeah -- rhiannon's woodcut is one of my favorite things in that issue -- it is so absolutely perfect for that story.

(Other favorite things are of course Shweta's story and illustration. :) )

[csecooney]

I wish I had my copy with me - because I cannot recall Shweta's Otto illustration off the top of my head.

When I'm in full-steam-ahead reading mode I don't often look at illustrations. They're for later. The woodcut stymied me.

I look forward to studying it with more depth. But then I've already promised it to a friend out of state!

[csecooney]

I admit I twist your arm VERY GENTLY.

Re: Words Fail Me

[csecooney]

Goodness! I'd like to see that, actually, as I blush radioactively under the least provocation. Like, now. How cool - I really, really hope to read more of you...

And...

You're on FACEBOOK, eh?

Mmmmmnnn.

[blairhippo]

Thank you very much for the kind words; it means a lot to know that other folks read and enjoyed the story.

I've had the privilege of publishing Shweta myself; if you'd like to watch her give a clinic on how to cram characters, worldbuilding, and story arc into a ridiculously tight space, you might want to check out her flash contribution to "Triangulation: Taking Flight", which is still in print. (I'll refrain from posting a direct link, as that's too self-serving by half. :-) )

Best,
-- Pete Butler

[csecooney]

Ooooh! POST LINK!!!

Um. Please!

Oh, yesh, P.S.

[csecooney]

PETE BUTLER! OH-MAH-GAWD!

Loved your story, loved, loved, loved.

Okay.

There.

I'm done.

[blairhippo]

As long as you the hostess grant me permission to hawk my wares....

You can buy Triangulation: Taking Flight direct from the printer, for either $12 + shipping for the dead tree version (featuring bad-ass cover art by Vinny Chong!) or $0.99 for a PDF download (cover-art free, sadly). Amazon.com has the dead tree available for the same price, but might give you a better deal on shipping because, well, they're Amazon.

Finally, you may be interested in this podcast from this year's editors of the Triangulation anthology (of which I'm not one any more -- no worries, it was a bloodless coup), which features one of my former assistants gushing of the excellence of Shweta's very-short story. (As well as guest blatherations from yours truly.) The other podcasts live here, if you're curious.