There seem to be several works of fiction with the name Ravenous. I am disappointed that none of them involves a were-raven.
Quoth the were-raven, “Hey! I seem to be turning into a… caw! Caw! Caw!”
Dialogue
A line of dialogue is not clear enough if you need to explain how it’s said.
~ Elmore Leonard
How to please everybody
The surest way NOT to please everybody is to try to please everybody.
Except for you. You over there, shaking your head to yourself. What must I do to please you? Because I’ll do it. HEY, DON’T WALK AWAY!
Sigh. One MORE PERSON I’ll never please, I guess.
Zeno’s Werewolf
A very short story.
Zeno’s Werewolf
The moon is full at last, and I’m halfway to being a werewolf.
Now I’m half again there.
And again, halfway as close.
Too late. The moon’s no longer full.
March of the slugs
I walked outside this morning and found Morgan Freeman on my front lawn. He was narrating March of the Slugs.
One slug appears to have fallen down the steps and faceplanted. Either that, or it’s doing yoga. I’ve never seen a slug doing Downward-Facing Dog before.
The creative imperative
Sometimes a title comes to mind and I think, I really want to read that story. I guess I’d better write it.
Autocorrect, a genie, and my birthday
If a genie used Autocorrect:
Me: (blows out birthday candle; smoke turns into a genie) Wow! A genie! Do I get three wishes?
Autocorrect: Here are your three fishes.
Me: Not fishes! For my birthday, I have three wishes?
Autocorrect: Granted. Here are your three dishes.
Me: NO! NO! Birthday WISHES?
Autocorrect: Here are your birthday witches. poof; disappears.
Me: looks at the witches Anyone for some cake? I also have fish.
The characteristics of stars
I just heard a guy on the radio say “Reach for the stinkin’ stars.”
Stars don’t stink.
Because vacuum of space.
And very, very hot. Very.
IT’S SCIENCE.
Oppressive kings, man.
I am now working on the script for SAMSON, where Samson raises a gritty, ragtag army of underdogs with his quirky but lovable sidekick to fight against an oppressive king. It will include a training montage featuring the jawbone of an ass.
Then I will work on the script for DAVID AND GOLIATH, where David raises a gritty, ragtag army of underdogs with his quirky but lovable sidekick to fight against an oppressive king. It will include a training montage featuring a slingshot.
After that, KING ARTHUR, where Arthur raises a gritty, ragtag army of underdogs with his quirky but lovable sidekick to fight against an oppressive king. It will include a training montage featuring a sword pulled from a stone.
Finally, LYCAON, where King Lycaon raises a gritty, ragtag army of underdogs with his quirky but lovable sidekick to fight…
Wait. Lycaon WAS the oppressive king. Never mind.
Skepticism
I take EVERYTHING with a grain of salt these days. Including salt.