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Oh, wow. I'm honored to be picked! T'was a blast, everyone, and special fistbumps to SpareInch and Lucy Jayne--I'd have been happy if either of you swept the Fantasy match. Your stories got my other votes. Great reads.

I'm really glad to hear this, Norm. I'll be very much looking forward to another Jay story soon, then--thank you so, so much for doing that.

I'm sad to say that the author of this story, Jay Lake, lost a long-running battle against cancer yesterday. He'll be very missed in the whole SFF community. I'm glad we got to hear another one of his amazing stories here at the DC before the end came. Thanks to Norm for producing this one in all it...

I for one would welcome our ROU editorial overlord. And good luck with the back surgery--hope it goes smoothly and you're feeling better afterwards.

Is be perfect for the job if I wasn't so damn flaky. That Varda seems to have her head screwed on tightly (if a touch askew.) :) D'awww! <3 Yeah, I check the boxes on everything except having the time to spare. :( And I think that Scattercat will murderate me if I commit to anything else and fall b...

Big Bad, this is AWESOME! Congrats on the startup, and I wish it much success. :-) A couple questions: what are the word count lower/upper limits? Is it novels only? And is it currently a paying market? If you can have the team update those in the submissions guidelines, I'll ask the folks at the Su...

Thanks, guys! Nice to be back at the art form!

ROU Killing Time wrote:Not as rusty as me.

Very nice Drabble.

A little WD-40 will clear that right up.

Squee1313 wrote:Deep in the Everglades, graveyard for secrets and sins, an outboard motor rumbles a funeral dirge, late into the night.

Nicely done. Welcome to the neighborhood.

Yeah, yeah, I'm a little rusty. Let's get to the drabbling thing now! ------------------------------- Gods speak a divine tongue. Their nouns are mountains, oceans, forests, deserts. Their verbs are things that fly, swim and crawl. The goddess Love once quarreled with her sister, Hate. “Gandhi,” Lo...

strawman wrote:Tell me if it makes you think of Teddy Bears and Tea Cups.

Thanks for that, Varda.

Dead on, Strawdude! Life imitates art.

Thanks, ASID! I'll be far less AWOL starting later this week, when I can finally stop treading water and get back to having a little fun now and then. :) Until then, enjoy the following Drabblecasty tidbits from my upcoming audiology exam: 1. Auditory Hallucinations simulation 2. Types of Nystagmus ...

Algernon Sydney is Dead wrote:Cute.
Point?

Perfectly and spectacularly off-topic. 10/10, Strawman!

Welcome to the forums, Shellback!

I'll admit, I cringed at the kid. The punchline was strangely relieving. Only at the Drabblecast...!

Niiiice. One overlord at a time, please!

“They’re called cairns,” Jacqui explained as they threaded their way between the rock heaps on the shore. “The hikers leave them.” Wendy marveled at the precarious physics of them: five or six large stones balanced vertically, stoic in the face of the oncoming waves. “Let’s build one.” “Why bother? ...

Bumped for "Fate" and "Lost!" themes!

Bumped for "The Devil" theme!

I'm going to pile on with the love for this story, and starting with the artwork - that shadow bending into the sewer, the streetlight reaching down like an obelisk - basically everything ASID said. Incredibly thoughtful and clever, artist!! The narrator was also outstanding. I hope Norm keeps him a...

Thanks, you guys! :D The story is "Photon Girl Ascending," and it's going to be in Penumbra's superheroes-themed issue in May. It's about superpowers and cancer and end-of-life decision-making. DC# 211- "At the End of the Hall" was a major influence when I wrote it, thematically ...

Pshhh, "ehindyou" isn't even a WORD!