There is a hashtag trending - #TenWomenAuthors - whereupon folks name ten women authors who've inspired and amazed. I thought I'd add my ten in this article. Now, I could just keep adding and adding, but I've picked ones which had a particular influence on me in one way or another as I was exploring… Continue reading Ten Women – And the Future (#TenWomenAuthors)
Author: urdith
Would be author, photographer and dreamer living in the corporate world.
Ivre – Part 1: Arrival, Chapter 10
Ivre by Andrija Popovic (The following is an initial draft of this work. All content is (c) Andrija Popovic 2015) A box within a box. The great watchers laugh at me. The beast flailed in the ocean's depths, grasping at the tiny motes of energy floating around. Fish. Squid. Survivors of the ship which carried… Continue reading Ivre – Part 1: Arrival, Chapter 10
The Truth Revealed – thanks to Garth Marenghi
I admit, I was sucked in. A sheeple lead to the slaughter. But my eyes were opened by the brilliance of this man- Garth Marenghi: It was here, in the awful light of his amazing literary talent, that I realized the Puppy campaigns were right all along. Why has a grand literary talent such… Continue reading The Truth Revealed – thanks to Garth Marenghi
Embrace the Weird
Last year, my fiancee and I watched True Detective with rapt attention. The mix of two outstanding performances by Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConaughey, the multiple levels of mystery and the deeply embedded sense of weirdness caught us right away. That very first episode, the Lynchian images of the first serial killer victim said we… Continue reading Embrace the Weird
Ivre – Part 1: Arrival, Chapter 9
Ivre by Andrija Popovic (The following is an initial draft of this work. All content is (c) Andrija Popovic 2015) "Can you see it?" Anton tilted his head. Tellus did. He knew his efforts were in vain, but he could not let go "Yes." Tellus toppled his king. "I am beaten." "Gods, what a graceful… Continue reading Ivre – Part 1: Arrival, Chapter 9
Red as Blood: Memories of Tanith Lee
Tanith Lee passed away on May 24th, 2015. I first learned this news very early on the morning of the 26th, while looking through my Facebook feeds. My heart shrunk back in my chest. I nearly burst out into tears, but the presence of even a few co-workers forced me to keep my workaday mask… Continue reading Red as Blood: Memories of Tanith Lee
Snow Warm as Toast
I will have more later. Right now, though, I'm writing a sentence which pains me: Tanith Lee has passed away. Now, to muddle through this work day with a smiling mask.
Ivre – Part 1: Arrival, Chapter 8
Ivre by Andrija Popovic (The following is an initial draft of this work. All content is (c) Andrija Popovic 2015) "The pleasure place has a dungeon?" Adia's saw the lush comforts of the upper levels vanish as she descended. The soft lamps became guttering torches. Chains hung from the walls at random intervals. A low… Continue reading Ivre – Part 1: Arrival, Chapter 8
Life in the Hermitage
(Old hermit Roy Ozmer reading a book at his house: Pelican Key, Florida) It's been a month too long since I've posted. Chapter by Chapter revisions of Ivre continue. I've actually gotten a bit ahead and haven't posted recently. For the one person who's reading, I apologize. I've also been redrafting a short story, and… Continue reading Life in the Hermitage
Ivre – Part 1: Arrival, Chapter 7
Ivre by Andrija Popovic (The following is an initial draft of this work. All content is (c) Andrija Popovic 2015) "You build their homes like toy blocks set upon each other." Tellus gazed up as Strom guided them through the streets. If this was where some of the poorer citizens lived, he could not see… Continue reading Ivre – Part 1: Arrival, Chapter 7
Biomechanoid Blues 