Dr. Dume ~ The Doctor is In

Soon it will be Halloween, and I'll be getting ready for the annual round of trick-or-trick. I gave up on the treats years ago. I'd offer candied kidneys, fondant-filled eyes and sweetbreads in aspic, but nobody ever appreciated any of them. So now I just wait for the tricks. I have a few of my own for purely retaliatory purposes, in keeping with the spirit of the season. Which reminds me, I must get Stumpy to ensure the roof-cauldrons are well filled with fresh lead and that we have a good stock of flesh-arrows.

While we wait for the festive day, the new issue of AlienSkin is up and worth a few hours of computer time. Lucky for me, I didn't send the article about my current woeful attempts at getting an agent interested in this novel of mine. Sergeant Shelsky's article is about publication this month, and I'd have clashed. Lady Blade (read the article, don't just lust at the picture) has taken on the legend of King Arthur for this issue.

And there's something else new. If you can write a complete story in 150 words exactly, you can submit as micro-fiction. No pay for these but hey, it's only 150 words and it's a publishing credit. Where else can you get that?

I thought of letting Stumpy try, but I doubt he knows 150 words and even if he does, he's not likely to get them in the right order.