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It’s probably all a bunch of Taurus anyway.
Me: "So, there's this new 13th zodiac sign, and turns out it's actually mine" Workmate: "Really, what's the name of it?" Me: "It's Fisch's." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ophiuchus (true, it is mine!)
Music soothes the savage Fisch
So yeah, someone really pissed me off today. I wanted to call them out on their shabby behaviour, but thought better of it. Life being too short, such behaviour being unprofessional etc. Karma just dictates that you should try and let certain things go, learn to...
Bits and Pieces.
Queensland Floods It's a truly horrifying time for Queensland, and the flood is a bona-fide disaster of arse-kicking proportions. Like everyone else I've been devouring the news sites, clicking on maps of the affected areas, and worrying about friends and family near...
2010: A reflective post
Seriously, it was a good year. Work was good, this writing gig started to come together, and my beaut little family kept me sane and smiling. Lots of great stuff came my way last year, including several exciting writing opportunities, the trip to America for Writers...
Because knowledge is power.
Various bits and pieces
Horrorscope 2010 Recommended Reading List: A couple of my short stories made this year's Horrorscope Recommended Reading List, and "The School Bus" from Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine #46 came Highly Recommended. Cool! 🙂 I find myself sharing the list with...
I eat you IN THE FACE
If it’s good enough for Tolkien, it’s good enough for me.
I recently shared a bunch of old maps from my journeyman days, and briefly made mention of Tusk, the infamous "telepathic elephants enslave mankind" novel. The ultimate trunk-story, as it were. Poking around in these old folders, I also found an old amateur moment,...
Here, have a bonus Christmas story.
As mentioned previously, I wrote a new zombie story for Chuck McKenzie's zombietastic Necroscope blog, called "Goodnights to Heaven". The goal was to come up with a christmas-themed tale of the undead, the result of which can be read at this link:...
Today’s New Definition
Fisch-Kringle, n, (fsh-krnggl): An annual experience. Used when Jason Fischer draws your name out of the hat for the office Secret Santa, and leaves it to the very VERY last minute to dash out and purchase the required gift. Attempts to disguise himself as the...
The Tronicles of Narnia
Because you GOTTA HAVE A MAP!
I had recent cause to pore through my story-trunk, which is almost always a cringe-worthy exercise, followed by the opportunity to have a good laugh at my past self. For those unfamiliar with the term, a story-trunk is the repository of one's failed writings, the...