Don’t Damn Me!For quite some time — I’m not sure quite how long — I’ve been meaning to read the so-called “Classics.”
Some of them really appeal to me, others i’ve read good things about, and some don’t appeal to me at all. So i decided to start the ball rolling, and just this afternoon (Minutes before i started writing this post) I placed my order on Amazon.co.uk.
The books I’ve started with are as follows: Read More »
Source: Blogger taken to court over fantasy story about Girls Aloud.
A civil servant is being prosecuted for the alleged publication of a blog with details of the kidnap, torture, mutilation and murder of pop band Girls Aloud.
Darryn Walker is accused of writing the obscene article and posting it on a fantasy porn website.
The blog, called ‘Girls (Scream) Aloud’ is said to be 12 pages long and described the killing of the band members.
I should point out, this story was written for and published on, a website for erotic fiction, and there doesn’t seem to be any accusation that the problem lies in taking the story seriously, or averting a real crime. In fact, from what i’ve read about the story, elsewhere, whether the story is about real people, celebrity or otherwise, isn’t even a factor in such a case. Read More »
I read only a few days ago on a friend’s blog about something called Flash Fiction. Writing stories which are under 1,000 words long.
The idea appealed to me, because i’m lazy, and also because when i do write, i’m such a harsh critic of my own work, that if it takes more than one sitting, it’s almost guaranteed i’ll delete it at the second sitting.
I was a little bored this morning and decided to look around for short stories websites, something to give me a little boost in my writing. And one of the sites i landed upon was for Flash Fiction, which offers £50 to the author of any story published on their website/newsletter. Read More »
Chion
A perilous journey through the strangest apocalypse .
Set, for the most, in a secondary school in Northern Ireland, and based around a mysterious substance that looks like snow, which turns out to be something a lot less savoury, Chion is a very compelling piece of work.I lazily chose to start reading the book after midnight, thinking i’d give it 20 minutes, enough to give me a taste, then continue the next day. 100 pages later, i finally gave into my sleep deprived eyes and when i did continue the next morning, i finished the book.
Very enjoyable read with an original plot, good characters and more than enough instances to make me think further about what had just happened and how i might have dealt with it.
Something that in my opinion, should be a big part of any sci-fi book/story/film, but sadly is lacking in most titles.
I look forward to reading more by Darryl.
My rating: stars
