Perhaps I will!

The always lovely and magnanimous folks at Fandomania went for the hat trick and reviewed Perhaps., by Stephen Schwegler!

If I had to use one word to describe this book, it would be “quirky.” Schwegler has sought to use the world around us and give it a slant. With appearances by intelligent squirrels, talking food, and even Jesus, the range of story subjects will make you look at reality in a new way.

I found it a relaxing way to end my day, as I gave my mind time to decompress and realize that the world around us is indeed full of things that just don’t make a lot of sense. But we push on and persevere.

You can find the whole review here. It’s also worth nothing that the reviewer, Kimberly Lynn Workman, is a certified genius. So, you know, you should listen to her.

Snowpocalypse Redux

Outside, snowflakes the size of footballs fall. They pile up quickly. At least four feet has fallen already and the dark, cloudy, billowing skies show no signs of respite. Eddie, the cart boy, tells us he spotted some polar bears in the parking lot. They were making love to SUVs. The radio reports that an emergency meeting of the House of Representatives to discuss possible evacuation procedures had quickly devolved into a massive orgy/battle royale. The vote is split evenly along party lines. There is no help coming.

Well, it snowed again. And if you live on the East Coast — or probably anywhere, I’m guessing — you know what that means. Gross exaggeration on the part of the media and even grosser overreaction by everyone else. It’s just snow, people. It happens every year.

Still, a snow day is a snow day, and no one is complaining about that. So in the spirit of sleeping in and not being productive at all, let’s all take another look at Danger_Slater’s “Snowpocalypse.” It’s guaranteed to make you even less inclined to go outside today.

Even More Submissions

In case you missed it the other day, submissions are now open again. Please check out our full guidelines and send us what you’ve got.

But that’s not all! In an effort to update the site with new content more than once a month, we’re also instituting two new features:

The First 22 will involve a series of short stories set in the Exponential Apocalypse universe prior to the events of the book, written by Eirik and updated whenever he’s got a finished story that doesn’t suck.

Brilliant Disguise, on the other hand, is open to everyone. We’re looking for stories inspired by the lyrics of Bruce Springsteen. We’re going to be a bit more lenient with tone and style, but submissions need to be under 1,000 words. Full guidelines are here.

So there you go. More reasons to read, but, more importantly, even more reasons to write. We’ll be waiting patiently by our inbox.