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Many times in my life have I heard this dismissive phrase spoken. It is a phrase generally uttered with contempt, in blithe and blind disdain of its cause. It is a phrase of prickled pride or of devoted defense of a dear friend or beloved author. It is a pitiable tactic of those who do not wish to engage the varied and complex world of dialogue, interpretation, meaning:

"Those who can, write [or some other creative activity]; those who can't, review [that creative activity]." (Or, even worse: "Those who can, do; those who can't, teach.")

What conceit! What patently false nonsense! What, dare I say, poppycock!

I thought to bring myself forward as Exhibit A as I both write and review. However, who am I? I have only one creative piece published professionally thus far. I have won no prestigious awards. My own creative work has not yet even been reviewed. And my reviews have hardly graced the pages of The New York Times Book Review or even Publisher's Weekly. So, no, I cannot present myself for your consideration.

Instead, consider Eudora Welty.

Eudora Welty was a single woman tour de force in Southern literature, matched (and perhaps surpassed) only by William Faulkner. Her short stories and novels are feats of piercing insight and comic brilliance. She was a six-time winner of the O. Henry Award (for short stories) and won a Pulitzer. Her work is still avidly read and studied today and she was granted over thirty honorary degrees by various universities.

She also happened to write reviews throughout her career and even worked for The New York Times Book Review.

Let us consider this from another perspective. ( Those who can't do, teach? Those who can't do or teach, complain. )

It may have been more apropos to have posted this yesterday, but the day got away from me as I powered through David Duff's Romance and Revolution: Shelley and the Politics of a Genre and then sought to have a low-key Valentine's Day celebration with my honey.*

Anyway, I recently read Tennyson's In Memoriam for the first time for my class in Victorian Poetry. Composed over a period of some 13 years, this poem immortalizes the love Tennyson held for his best friend and the grief he felt over his premature death.

Given the following (bolded) phrase's currency in our contemporary culture, the well-worn (and generally romantic) aphorism of many a diverse film or novel, imagine my surprise to locate it in the 27th part of In Memoriam:

I hold it true, whate’er befall;
I feel it, when I sorrow most;
’Tis better to have loved and lost
Than never to have loved at all.

Not only am I surprised that this was composed by Tennyson and I never realized it before, but I'm amused that a phrase usually invoked in the cause and justification of romantic love was written out of grief for the death of a best friend.

I figured some of you might also not have known that, so consider it my gift of trivia to you. Happy belated Valentine's Day!

* My husband thinks one way to spell LOVE in our household is BANANA BREAD (the kind that is made from scratch, of course, and complete with homemade banana frosting as well).

I have always been very fond of Coraline by Neil Gaiman. I remember awaiting it eagerly and being totally psyched when my pre-order with Amazon brought it to my door a day or two before the official release. I remember the self-discipline I marshaled to prevent myself from reading it before I went on a roadtrip up the East coast (it was supposed to be my road reading).

I first read it in a hotel room somewhere between Savannah and Charleston. It took me only a couple of hours, and I was completely creeped out. I've gone back to it several times, and I've never failed to love it or find myself spooked. I even bought the graphic novel adaptation that P. Craig Russell did and, even though I didn't like some of the ways Mr. Russell did things, I still found much to love.

Coraline is smart and clever. Her neighbors are oddball and there's a creepy inverted world on the other side of a mysterious door. There are primordial rats who sing a terrifying song (we were here before you fell/ you will be here when we rise) and an Other Mother with shiny black buttons for eyes. There are Lovecraftian horrors lurking in dark spaces between realities.

So, of course, I was totally stoked to discover that Henry Selick of The Nightmare Before Christmas fame would be doing the Coraline film adaptation.

Well, I saw it on Sunday. And it is truly wonderful: the opening scene is one of the most fantastically creepy scenes I've seen in a film in quite some time. The opulent settings are absorbing, engaging, and delightful. The story is well-paced and the creepiness of the novel just saturates the films (sans Lovecraftian horrors, though, sadly). The cat? Perfect. The film is edgy and lush and eerie. I can't wait to own it in Blu-ray.

But. You knew there was a but, didn't you?

Somehow, my Coraline didn't make it into the film. She's there in name and she's there in sass. But her cleverness has been lobotomized. ( Spoilers. )

I really like the film and I'm glad it got made. I hope it is popular so that more people will read the book and come to love the "real" story as much as I do. I can deal with the flaws as long as that's the case.

P.S. And they didn't have the line "Daddy, you've made recipe again" in! I mean, c'mon. GOLD.

P.P.S. As

sirandrew pointed out, this film is actually scarier than The Nightmare Before Christmas. After all, the majority of Halloweentown is jolly. The Other Mother is anything but: she is a real terror threatening real harm. And let's not forget what's behind the mirror. So Neil's assessment of children being able to handle this film depending on their response to Nightmare-- no, not the most accurate barometer, I'm afraid.

This year wasn't as productive as I wanted it to be; however, it was also more productive than any year I've had in a while. And so I'm proud of it, as well as committed to improvement, improvement, improvement.

Striving for semi- or pro-publication:

I wrote one short story this year: "Green Dream." I sent it out to four venues and it was rejected by each one. It received constructive notes and has been put in the drawer for some months in preparation of revision.

I started or worked on many more short stories than that... an untitled urban minotaur story, "Child of Midnight" based on a

chimera_fancies pendant poem and a

cadhla song inspired by same, a 2006 piece entitled "When Death Dances," and so on down to pieces that are so far only titles and the germs of ideas.

"When Death Dances" has been sent out to three venues, rejected by two, and I'm waiting to hear back from the third.

I wrote one poem in a burst of heady creativity inspired by an

elisem bracelet: "My Small Army of Souls." (The title of the bracelet and the poem are the same.) I sent it out to two venues. It was accepted by the second, the online magazine of Cabinet des Fées.

I also sent out several other previously written poems this year, submitting them to something on the order of three or so venues. They have been rejected from several, and I'm waiting to hear back from another venue now.

In other poetry news, I have only been working on revising a Snow White poem entitled "A Mother's Recipe" and developing my Starry Idylls, a poetry series inspired by Virgil's Eclogues.

For online publication with optional tipping:

I did write another three short stories this year that I gave away for free: "In Extremis," "The Brotherhood of Applied Sciences," and "Our Lady of Crows." If you enjoy those stories and wish to tip me, I welcome the monetary adulation (heh).

I plan to continue my Tales from the Wishing Well in 2009, with a new short story appearing on Thursday, January 15th.

An academic life for me:

One of the biggest reasons my creative productivity suffered this year was due to graduate school. That is not a complaint! But the preparation of applications took a lot of energy, and then I was absorbed in the stress of organizing and executing an intra-state move. Three days after we moved, I was thrust into what I hope was the most difficult semester of my Master's program. I was spending anywhere from 7-10 hours every day on reading, writing, and studying and that's not including the time I spent on campus for classes.

I got the job done, though, emerging with a 4.0 and increased confidence. I also managed to pen a promising paper on fairy tales and Maria Susanna Cummins' The Lamplighter that I hope to revise over the summer and submit to a journal for publication.

I think I've managed to organize a much more reasonable schedule this semester and look forward to developing a better balance between my creative and academic goals.

On a personal note:

On December 21st, 2008, I married my old friend and personal historian Andrew in a lovely ceremony in Montgomery, Alabama. There's a longer post coming on this, just as soon as we get the pictures back.

haikujaguar has just thrown open the metaphorical doors on another community-sponsored One Card Draw! Until 4 PM EST, for the price of one comment, you can have a Balance Card drawn just for you!

If you believe in divination or reflection on the self through symbols, don't miss the chance to interact with

haikujaguar and her Balance Cards. They are well worth your time.

Click here to participate!

Happy new year, everyone! Welcome to the Year of the Ox (well, almost, as the Chinese New Year isn't until January 26th this year). Or, if you're a Discworld fan, welcome to the Year of the Pensive Hare.

I'm sure I'll make a post later this weekend breaking down my professional and, to a lesser extent, personal year. As well as a set of goals for the new year and an update on the state of the Tales from the Wishing Well project.

For now, though, let's cover my consumption of media for 2008.

This year, I read 94 books! I know that's nothing impressive for many of you, but I haven't been able to read that many books in a year in years. My decrease in reading has been due to a combination of factors: less time to read and a slower reading pace. And being able to read that many books this year had a lot to do with only having one job in the first several months of the new year and then having no job over the summer.

Now that I'm in graduate school and finding a part-time job ASAP, I don't expect I'll be able to repeat this in 2009.

All that said, on to the books:

The Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonald
The Gunslinger: The Dark Tower I by Stephen King
Unfortunate English: The Gloomy Truth Behind the Words You Use by Bill Brohaugh
Paper Cities: An Anthology of Urban Fantasy, ed. by Ekaterina Sedia
Tithe by Holly Black
Dust by Elizabeth Bear
Banewreaker by Jacqueline Carey
Godslayer by Jacqueline Carey
The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood
Red As Blood (or Tales from the Sisters Grimmer) by Tanith Lee
Un Lun Dun by China Miéville
The Sandman, Volume I: Preludes and Nocturnes by Neil Gaiman
The Sandman, Volume II: The Doll's House by Neil Gaiman
The Sandman, Volume III: Dream Country by Neil Gaiman
The Sandman, Volume IV: Season of Mists by Neil Gaiman
The Sandman, Volume V: A Game of You by Neil Gaiman
Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
The Sandman, Volume VI: Fables and Reflections by Neil Gaiman
Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
The Sandman, Volume VII: Brief Lives by Neil Gaiman
The Sandman, Volume VIII: World's End by Neil Gaiman
Valiant by Holly Black
The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents by Terry Pratchett
Odd and the Frost Giants by Neil Gaiman
Twilight by Stephanie Meyer
Maskerade by Terry Pratchett
The Good Fairies of New York by Martin Millar
Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson
The Aphorisms of Kherishdar by MCA Hogarth
Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
The Duke in His Castle by Vera Nazarian
Creatures of the Night by Neil Gaiman
The Hedge Knight by George R. R. Martin (GN, adapted by Ben Avery)
As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner
The Golden Apples of the Sun by Ray Bradbury
Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 8: The Long Way Home by Joss Whedon (read in individual issues)
Fairy Tale Review: the Violet Issue, ed. by Kate Bernheimer
Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman as adapted by Mike Carey (graphic novel, read in individual issues)
A Guide to Folktales in Fragile Dialects by Catherynne M. Valente
The Complete Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
Maus by Art Spiegelman
Fables, Volume 1: Legends in Exile by Bill Willingham
Fables, Volume 2: Animal Farm by Bill Willingham
Fables, Volume 3: Storybook Love by Bill Willingham
Winter's Tale by Mark Helprin
Fables, Volume 4: March of the Wooden Soldiers by Bill Willingham
Fables, Volume 5: The Mean Seasons by Bill Willingham
Fables, Volume 6: Homelands by Bill Willingham
The Robber Bridegroom by Eudora Welty
( Read the rest of this list behind the cut... )

The links in the text denote where I've had reviews published on Green Man Review. A review on Clockwork Phoenix edited by Mike Allen is forthcoming.

Additionally, I began taking in Realms of Fantasy, Weird Tales, and Locus. On the academic side, I also subscribed to Mythlore and Marvels & Tales. Unfortunately, I didn't have any time to actually read them. I hope to remedy that soon.

This year, I also kept a careful list of all the films and television series I saw for the first time (or for the first time in a very, very long time). Sadly, this list exceeded the number of books I read-- but only by a few. That's nothing to sneeze at, I think.

The list of films:

Bladerunner (only seen once before and not the Final Cut)
Barry Lyndon (Saw about 1/3 of it in 2007)
Balls of Fury
The Messengers
Slither
No Country for Old Men
Swordfish
Autofocus
Music & Lyrics
3:10 To Yuma (2007)
Resident Evil: Extinction
Cloverfield
Man on Fire
The Godfather
Cruel Intentions
Training Day
The Spiderwick Chronicles
The Darjeeling Limited
Brazil
Enchanted
( Read the rest of the list, including television series behind the cut... )

The books I have read thus far in 2008 are:

( Books behind the cut... )

In the list below, I am only counting those films and television series that I have seen this year for the first time. Except in the case of Bladerunner, where I just had seen it for a long time (and saw a new cut).

( Film list behind the cut. )

Storm, one of my favorite songs by S.J. Tucker, the Skinny White Chick (and 1/3rd of Tricky Pixie!) features the following lyrics:

They see a woman on a mission
with a song for anyone who'll listen,
and when the sun is rising, she is already gone.
By the time the dawn has broken, she's as good as gone.

I'm quoting those lines here and now because our dear lady musician has been hospitalized (and released, pending diagnosis). At last word, they were tending toward a diagnosis of appendicitis*. Our amazing

s00j, who spends all of her time on the road bringing joy to our lives through voice and guitar, is uninsured. She's facing bills for two different hospital stays, daily tests, medication, an ambulance ride, CT scans... and possible surgery. If you haven't blanched by now, or shaken your head and murmured "My word!", you're not familiar with the high cost of medical attention in America.

So let's keep our lovely musician itinerant and able to do her job, eh? She sings for her supper and we pay for her lovely words, her music, her song. If she's too sick to sing for us, or too bound by debt, it's even more important for her wide network of patrons to grow itself, bind together, and offer up what support we can.

omnisti got the ball rolling: he explains her situation and some basic ways you can help her in this post. Buy her CDs at wholesale prices, donate money, do what you can!

More of us have taken up the call with

saveours00j, a bazaar wherein you can find amazingly unique items up for sale or bid with a donation to

s00j. There's awesome hand-crafted jewelry there, Jayne (of Firefly fame) hats, Tarot readings, editing services offered, etc.

I would be donating jewelry, except I'm light on some base supplies and don't have the funds to re-purchase at the moment. However, I whipped up the following banner:

Please feel free to use it to advertise

saveours00j! Spread it far and wide! All I ask is that you do not hotlink. (Save the banner and upload it to your own site, livejournal, whatever, please.)

The photo used in the banner was taken by the marvelous Ryan Nutick when he and

copperwise attended the last Tricky Pixie concert in Portland.

Also, Vixy (as in Tony &) has alerted us that she is donating money from CD sales and purchases at her Etsy shop to help

s00j recover.

And that's all I got, folks. Spread the word, and bring in the love!

* Probably unlikely due to the amount of time that's elapsed (appendicitis is sort of a quick and dirty thing, you know), but there's still something wrong and she's definitely racked up the medical bills in caring for it.

It's nearly a new year and

lenneth is setting up a new reading challenge:

Read 3 novels by Patricia A. McKillip between January 1st and December 31st 2009.

If you haven't read any novels by McKillip before, this is an excellent excuse to get started! You can find reviews of most of her works in the special edition of Green Man Review dedicated to her earlier this year.

I imagine the three books I'll read for the challenge are as follows:

The Forgotten Beasts of Eld on

copperwise's very strong recommendation,
The Changeling Sea because McKillip considers it the work of hers closest to perfection,
and Harrowing the Dragon as I've not read any of her shorter fiction before.

If you're interested in taking part as well, leave a comment on this post over at

lenneth.

earthwalked is now

talkstowolves. You need not adjust your internet sets.

We will hopefully return to regularly scheduled programming soon.

This past Sunday saw the debut of Green Man Review's special edition in honor of Patricia A. McKillip, a woman who has long been gracing the fantasy genre with her absorbing and beautiful novels.

I've been really excited about this edition-- it looks great and I'm not just saying that because I worked on it. Mia Nutick was acting editor for the edition, making sure all our i's were dotted and our t's crossed, along with organizing it both visually and organizationally. She did an awesome job! Robert Hunter contributed an essay-retrospective of McKillip's career, collating links to the many reviews Green Man Review has published of her works.

I was lucky enough to introduce the edition, interview McKillip herself, and offer a review for her latest novel, The Bell at Sealey Head. The interview is remarkable, with McKillip giving such engaging answers! And I hope my review will compel you to pick up The Bell at Sealey Head, a charming novel well worth reading.

Check out the special edition! And let me know what you think, if you do.

Here is a partial listing of the books I have culled from my (and Andy's) collection-- otherwise known as the "MOSTLY $5 or Less Book Sale!" *

Most books are in good condition, with a few excellents scattered throughout. If a book is in worse condition, I'll let you know when you contact me about it.

Buyer pays shipping, which we'll determine when you've made your selection.

I accept Paypal and I also except barter-- if you have something shiny to trade for a few books, let me know!

If you're interested in anything, let me know ASAP. I'm going to be taking these books down to a used book store on Saturday.

BOOKS FOR SALE

( This way to the sale... )

* It used to be just the "$5 or Less Book Sale!" but then Andy handed me some more valuable books, so now it's the "MOSTLY $5 or Less Book Sale!"

** And with another purchase would be nice.

As of September 1st, 2008, a lovely new issue of Cabinet des Fées' online journal has gone live!

My poem "My Small Army of Souls" appears in this issue of Scheherezade's Bequest (the online treasure trove of Cabinet des Fées), along with a host of other quite intriguing and wonderful fairy tale poems and flash fiction.

(Note: My poem was inspired by Elise Mattheson's bracelet of the same name.)

In addition, there's an excellent essay by Mia Nutick on her brilliant

chimera_fancies pendants. (By the way, fair readers, there is going to be a

chimera_fancies sale next Monday at 6 PM PST. Be ready!)

This update also included the addition of Folkpunk 101 and Book Review* sections and an interesting interview with

tithenai and

mer_moon, the fascinating editrices of Goblin Fruit.

Check it out!

* I'll be contributing book reviews to Cabinet des Fées in future updates.

Tales from the Wishing Well is on hiatus, effective immediately.

Installments will resume on January 1st, 2009, and will continue monthly until June 2009 when it will resume a weekly schedule.

I apologize to all my friends, supporters, and sponsors for the delay in installments, but this will guarantee both the quality of the pieces as well as my soundness of mind.

For those who would like a complete explanation of why this is necessary, step beneath the cut:

( Explanation of the necessity for a hiatus. )

Tales from the Wishing Well.

elisem has done it again: she's sallied onto the Field of Saledom and thrown forth jewelry with prices so tempting that the only defense is blindness... and maybe not even that, with names such as "Like a Flame, She Was" and "Roll the Bones, Mister Blackthorn" and "The Psychedelic Cowboy."

Go! Browse! Buy something shiny (or whimper and refrain if that's your game -- like me)!

Elise's Birthday MegaClearance Shinies Sale!

And happy birthday,

elisem!

Oh dear. It's Friday. It should tell you something about my week that I didn't even realize it was Friday until this morning.

So, yes, there was no Tales from the Wishing Well this past Monday. I apologize for that, and apologize even more that I didn't make an announcement to this effect before Monday passed.

Here's what happened:

Last Friday, I moved from Alabama to Georgia. This was incredibly hard on me and my family, involving sweat, blood, and tears. (No, seriously.)

Last Monday, I began classes for graduate school. This was rather overwhelming in itself.

It is my hope that I can give you two installments next week to make up for this missed week. However, I can't promise anything.

Thank you, dear patrons!

As promised, here is the piece of flash fiction I wrote for the Weird Tales Spam-Ade contest.

Enjoy, and comments are welcome!

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"Dark Knight Disapproved by Vaticans Due to Satanic Links"

by Deborah J. Brannon

Accessing: Newscasts Outside of Time
Channel: Medieval Times
Available Titles: Newly Discovered Body Transformation Formula
                                  Dark Knight Disapproved by Vaticans Due to Satanic Links
                                  Remove Your Debt the Christian Way
                                  ...

Accessing: Dark Knight Disapproved by Vaticans Due to Satanic Links

Video missing. Audio and transcription only.

“It's late August, 1359, and a demon infestation rages across Europe! The Vaticans, in a rare show of agreement, summoned a Dark Knight from the depths of Hell to combat the spreading demonic powers. Sitting twelve feet atop his destrier that crushes the innocent beneath iron hooves, I've never seen a savior look quite so imposing! Let's talk to him now. ... Sir! Sir, how are things going?”

The narrator moves toward the source of a disturbance, created or curbed by the Dark Knight himself. Screams, groans, and repetitive thudding sounds predominate. There is a blood-curdling whinny cut short as the reporter speaks.

"We had a quality scourge here: loads of flayed demons and forced exorcisms, it's been really quite grand. I'm just disappointed that Popes Innocent, Griseus, and Sinistra have seen fit to forgo my payment."

The Dark Knight sounds Irish, oddly enough, circa 20th century. He speaks with a laid back ease. The Popes he references are those of the Vatican Primus, the Vatican Vatican, and the Black Vatican respectively.

"And what was your payment, Sir-- er, Dark Knight?"

"The standard complement of fifty virgins, Tom, with a retainer fee of three hundred newborns. You won't get my quality for such a good price this side of Gomorrah."

Cries of “Unclean!” break out in the distance, with hoofbeats to end worlds echoing more closely. What one can only presume to be the Dark Knight's bellow, a fierce and harrowing sound, rips through the shouts. One can almost hear the blood rain down.

"We understand even the Black Vatican denies employing him in a bid to 'fit in' according to one Blood Acolyte. Let's ask the Dark Knight what he thinks.”

The moans of destroyed flesh grow nearer, with our reporter shouting over the din. He reiterates the Blood Acolyte's comment.

"I think that was a bit disingenuous of them, Tom. Just because you wash your hands of blood today, doesn't make them clean. ...of blood. ... Er, tomorrow."

“Quite right, Sir! Can you tell the folks out there what we can expect until the Vaticans settle up?”

A voice staggers closer, screaming relentlessly: “My God! Why have you forsak--?” We hear a ragged gasp, then a rather final-sounding thump.

“Where were we? Ah, yes. Scourging will continue on the general populace until fees are met.”

“Thank you! At this time, the Vaticans have offered no reply. You heard it here on Newscasts Outside of Time: Medieval Times first! This is Tom Lane, signi--”

Tom's voice cuts off, followed by a soft thud. There is a breathless moment, then the sound of hooves and deadly metal: screams begin once more and the sound equipment hits the dirt, shorting out, dumb and dead.

Sometimes, this project is difficult. This is most often the case when I have eleventy-billion things to do and yet refuse to drop any commitments, especially this one. Sometimes, this project is difficult because the ideas that occur don't want to be limited to such a short form. They entice me, whisper how much more they could be. That was the case with the main character in "In Extremis" and with the fellas from "The Brotherhood of Applied Sciences."

For today's prompt-- "desire," given by

caudelac-- I came up with three long-form projects and one I couldn't write because of other people. Last night, in bed, another two occurred to me that I don't have a hope of gracefully pulling off in a short time frame.

One idea kept pushing at me: I want to show how much desire is responsible for repulsion as it is for attraction. Several of the above mentioned projects attempted to do that in different ways. What I settled on at last, however, is imagery I would say is charged for most people.

The work featured here today is not freshly written, so I don't feel right in putting up the donate button. If you appreciate the work and want to donate anyway, you can find the permanent banner at the Tales from the Wishing Well home page.

As always, if you have no idea what's going on here, click this link to read an explanation of the project.

Comments are welcome!

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Mortal Desires
A Poem from the Wishing Well

by Deborah J. Brannon

Rabbit tossed a coin into the well, and upon this coin was inscribed: Desire.

"I seek mercy! I seek absolution!"
I offer neither.
"I seek love... I seek peace..."
I can be both.
"I fear you! will run!"
I will follow.
"I am weary. I await you!"
I will embrace you.
"I seek passion; I seek... feeling."
I am cold.
"In darkness, there is peace? In coldness, there is love?"
I am here for you.
"What do you want from me?"
Only you.

Only

You.

Tales from the Wishing Well.

The Hugos have been announced! I'm including a list of the winners below the cut for those of you who might not have seen yet:

( And the 2008 Hugo award winners are... )

I don't know about any of those novels or novellas sadly, but will definitely be checking them out. I am familiar with both of the film award winners and think they're both well-deserving.

Congratulations to LJ-local

matociquala! I'm also pleased to note that her winning story, "Tideline", rides the crest of interstitiality: it's inspired by a necklace called "Sinners in the Hands of a Mildly Startled Buddha" by

elisem.

This weekend also saw the announcement of the winners in Weird Tales' flash fiction Spam-ade! contest.

I entered this contest with the amusing spam headline: "Dark Knight disapproved by Vaticans due to Satanic links." Sadly, my little Monty Python-esque piece was not one of the finalists. No worries, though! I'll share my silly Spam-ade! story with you on Wednesday. An extra bit of fiction for the week!

Beneath the cut, you can see the headlines that did win:

( The Spammies go to... )

Coming up:
D is for Desire: A Tale from the Wishing Well on Monday, August 11th.
"Dark Knight Disapproved by Vaticans Due to Satanic Links": Spam Fiction on August 13th.

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She talks to wolves...

...and other wicked creatures.

Those Who Can't...

Tis better to have loved and lost...

Coraline: "Say nothing, for the beldam might be listening!"

2008 In Review (The Year of the Beanstalk)

One Card Draw!

Akemashite omedetou gozaimasu!

2008 Book List

2008 Film List

Save Our S00J!

Patricia A. McKillip Reading Challenge

PSA

Patricia A. McKillip - Special Edition of Green Man Review!

The Mostly $5 or Less Book Sale!

Cabinet des Fées, now featuring one of my poems!

Tales from the Wishing Well - Hiatus

Calling all magpies!

Tales from the Wishing Well - Update

Spam-ade! "Dark Knight disapproved by Vaticans due to Satanic Links"

Tales from the Wishing Well: Mortal Desires

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