Spec Fic Recs From October
10 Nov
October was full of awesome, as usual. That said, I’m going to stick to flash-type stories this time around, since it’s Nano month, and if anyone actually reads these things I rec, they’re not going to have much time for a big old 8k treatise. Another common thread is that they all made me laugh– some in a slightly more black way than others. Good times: fantastic, horrific laughs.
#1 is technically from the September issue of Niteblade, but hey, I read it in October. It’s The Real Snow White by Kristen Lanoue. (If she has a site, I haven’t found it. Let me know if you’re hooked up!) It’s a quick retelling of Snow White from a grouchy dwarven perspective. And I find my life is always better when there are more grouchy dwarves in it. (You think that unlikely, but let’s remember I’m a gamer.)
#2 is from 52 Stiches, king of dark flash sites: Not Easy by Michelle Howarth. Thing is, Jackie is just my kind of character– not the smarmy kind, but the, er, screwed up underdog, I guess. It probably shouldn’t have made me laugh, in retrospect, but there’s such a thing as an evil cackle at the cleverness of execution, right?
#3 is Dumping the Dead by Barbara A. Barnett. Really, I just thought it was an adorable little ghost tale, with some great lines in it. And for some reason (wonder why…) every time I see the name “Warren” I think of Angel. Not the vampire, but you know, Warren K. Worthington III. And it made me laugh to picture him in this situation. Because he totally would be.
Okay, that was a bit of a tangent, but really, it’s fun and ghosty even if you don’t have X-Men issues!
And again, in the frantic spirit of the month, I’ll let it be at that and not plague you like I usually do. If you need a little break, these are good stories to look into.
Also, one of my favorite magazines, Apex, is now offering $10 subscriptions. Small price to pay to support such a quality venue, so I thought I’d point it out in case y’all are fans too. Details can be found here.
Short and sweet this time. Back to work now, right? Right, I’ll get on that…
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Back to work tomorrow. My brain is tired today : P
Warren Worthington III – Ha! I’ve got X-Factor 1-100 – back when he transformed into the fourth horseman of the apocalypse- the Angel of Death. That name brings back memories!
Nat, I should’ve thought of that. I wore mine out :/
Jeremy, ha! I could go on for ages about the whole Morlock Massacre/Apolcalypse/Archangel thing. Man, he was a badass when he was blue. Oh Warren, you’re still the best!
Wow…you’ve taken me back to my formative X-men years…
Awesome recs again. I always enjoy seeing what folks think about different stories on 52 Stitches.
Let’s just say that’s a phase out of which I’ve never grown, shall we, Aaron?
52 Stitches always delivers. You put together a hell of a show.
Ooh, from a grouchy dwarven perspective sounds like my kind of tale.