1/30/07: The New Evolutionary Wars
by Thomas B. White
All pedestrians are lizards / disguised in trousers and skirts


11/21/06: A November, Disjointed
by David Poore
A clock without hands keeps time without seconds— / Moments crawl by like bubbles in a vat of molasses


10/24/06: Spookhouse
by Brian Fanelli
Yellow eyes of the bony cat / Peer through the cracked windows.


7/12/06: Sensing the Night
by Bob Nimmo
Savouring / the soft pickling of day’s end, / the heaviness of time descend; / sun sliding seaward, / pallid orb a fickle friend.


7/5/06: One Night in Bombay
by Jack Cosmos
Just another night of wicked fun / On the wrong side of the Moon / On the right night in the mean streets of Bombay


6/28/06: Madness
by Jon Ayre
For on that journey, madness waits, / To blur the lines of joy and sorrow, / To mark the days beyond tomorrow


6/21/06: Sprite
by M. Marinda
Slow as the trickles / fast as the streams / the salmon it tickles / gives it its dreams


6/14/06: Late Night Drive
by Brian Fanelli
Air stinks of gasoline and dust, / as we pull into a driveway, / away from revealing city lights.


3/14/06: The Waltz
by David Poore
Ever pounding, pounding, pounding / With the notes ever resounding / Flying faster, faster, faster / All inviting a disaster


2/14/06: The Clockwork Heart
by Murray Graham
Poor mechanical thing, no guilt I assign, / The blame to be had is entirely mine


12/20/05: Incantations
by Stormm
Calling that, which cannot be grasped, / As though we have only but to ask


11/10/05: Hoping This Makes You Uncomfortable
by David Poore
Thinking outside the outside / When you're already outside the box / When there is no outside or box


9/15/05: The Temporary Mountain
by Will Turner
Instead of the wreckage / Was a great snowy peak


Buy the Cover? (7/15)
07/15/2010

Author: Violanthe Posted: Thu Jul 15, 2010 12:55 pm Look at the following cover. Imagine that you have only the cover and the information it provides (including images, title and author name) to decide whether to buy this (or any) book. Would you buy this book having looked... read more

Favorite Setting
07/07/2010

Author: SKS Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2010 3:09 pm Do you prefer stories that take place... in a city? In a rural area? On a beach? In a small town? In a foreign country? etc. etc? read more

Buy the Cover? (7/6)
07/06/2010

Author: Violanthe Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2010 4:01 pm Look at the following cover. Imagine that you have only the cover and the information it provides (including images, title and author name) to decide whether to buy this (or any) book. Would you buy this book having looked... read more

The Price you Pay
06/23/2010

Author: Violanthe Posted: Wed Jun 23, 2010 4:20 pm How much is too much for a book or DVD? How much will you pay for your favorite author or show? read more

Buy the Cover? (6/23)
06/23/2010

Author: Violanthe Posted: Wed Jun 23, 2010 4:17 pm Look at the following cover. Imagine that you have only the cover and the information it provides (including images, title and author name) to decide whether to buy this (or any) book. Would you buy this book having looked... read more

Do you go to your library?
06/22/2010

Author: SKS Posted: Tue Jun 22, 2010 4:26 pm Do you use your local library? How often? read more

Buy the Cover? (6/22)
06/22/2010

Author: Violanthe Posted: Tue Jun 22, 2010 4:23 pm Look at the following cover. Imagine that you have only the cover and the information it provides (including images, title and author name) to decide whether to buy this (or any) book. Would you buy this book having looked... read more

Didn't sit well
06/17/2010

Author: Violanthe Posted: Thu Jun 17, 2010 3:29 pm Have you read or watched anything lately that just didn't sit well with you? Something that bothered you or kept you thinking? read more

Buy the Cover? (6/17)
06/17/2010

Author: Violanthe Posted: Thu Jun 17, 2010 3:26 pm Look at the following cover. Imagine that you have only the cover and the information it provides (including images, title and author name) to decide whether to buy this (or any) book. Would you buy this book having looked... read more

Covers you Remember
06/14/2010

Author: Violanthe Posted: Mon Jun 14, 2010 12:59 pm What book covers stick out in your mind? Do you have a favorite book from the past whose cover you found particularly striking? Do you remember first seeing the cover of a now-favorite book as you first glimpsed it in the... read more

Buy the Cover? (6/14)
06/14/2010

Author: Violanthe Posted: Mon Jun 14, 2010 12:57 pm Look at the following cover. Imagine that you have only the cover and the information it provides (including images, title and author name) to decide whether to buy this (or any) book. Would you buy this book having looked... read more

Author Nationality
06/14/2010

Author: Violanthe Posted: Mon Jun 14, 2010 12:55 pm Well, of course we are all bound to read more of authors who speak our own languages. It's harder to come across others who write in different languages simply because the middle man of translator is necessary. A book has to... read more

Politics in fiction
05/12/2010

Author: Violanthe Posted: Wed May 12, 2010 12:50 pm Do you like fiction with a political message, either blatant or underlying? read more

Multi-viewpoint stories
05/12/2010

Author: Violanthe Posted: Wed May 12, 2010 12:48 pm I don't know if they're rare, because I see them a lot, especially in fantasy, but maybe done well they are rare. I don't know that first person is that common either, but rather third person limited. I've gotten some flak... read more

Buy the Cover? (5/10)
05/10/2010

Author: Violanthe Posted: Mon May 10, 2010 1:02 pm Look at the following cover. Imagine that you have only the cover and the information it provides (including images, title and author name) to decide whether to buy this (or any) book. Would you buy this book having looked... read more





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