Normally, I don't post life or pet related items here. But sometimes the need to write overrides the need to remain on theme. And, in a way, this is about my writing. Meet Tellus: He is a six plus year old black cat. And I named him after one of the characters in my… Continue reading Tellus, my Cirni Macak
The Tour is Not Worth the Donation
The Tour Is Not Worth the DonationBy Andrija Popovic (C) 2017 Andrija Popovic "Hello, and welcome to the National Museum of Existential Dread. Thank you for your donation and for participating in this tour. My name is Andy and I will be your guide. Before we reach our main attraction, please take a moment to… Continue reading The Tour is Not Worth the Donation
“Death has a dignity all its own.”
(Feel free to re-listen to "... And Justice For All" after reading the blog subject. But, do it with the bass elements properly mixed back in. Also, think about what grief can do to people, and alter the decisions they make.) I announced this on my Facebook feed but felt it deserved a deeper treatment… Continue reading “Death has a dignity all its own.”
Bad Decisions Make Good Stories
I've seen this on a t-shirt in a few different places. It's supposed to be some kind of devil-may-care, "I'm try-sexual - I'll try anything" type of declaration. But I saw it worn by the co-author of Hard Case Crime's brilliant comic, Peepland. And it might as well be the thesis for film noir, and… Continue reading Bad Decisions Make Good Stories
Choose your own Adventure
(C) 2017 Andrija Popovic The door opens up and you find yourself in the main hub area of your beautiful job. Rows of cube-chairs, one after the other, line the massive open plan office space. You can see your reflection in the great silvered mirrors of the executive offices. The executives get private thinking spaces… Continue reading Choose your own Adventure
Extra Large Turing Test with Fries
Extra Large Turing Test with Fries by Andrija Popovic (C) 2017 Andrija Popovic [Excerpt from artificial drive-through attendant Turing Test with Miss Rosa Mirella, 26, of Gaithersburg, MD. In this test series, subjects are randomly exposed to either a human attendant or an artificial one.] INTERVIEWER: Miss Mirella, just to review, prior to the very… Continue reading Extra Large Turing Test with Fries
Loyalty is a Flaw
I grew up watching Airwolf like a lot of other kids. Either on NBC, or later on syndication on Channel 20. There were a lot of episodes I gravitated towards. But one in particular still sticks with me: "Severance Pay." The plot focuses on Larry, an operative and analyst with the FIRM (Airwolf's CIA stand-in).… Continue reading Loyalty is a Flaw
All Politics is Local
All Politics is Local by Andrija Popovic (c) 2017 Andrija Popovic "Ms. Deveroux, give us a straight answer." Duane Jefferson, seventy years old and elder statesman of the Groveton city council, crossed all four of his arms. "Is the waste water disposal system for the oil wells causing our inter-dimensional issues?" Thea Deveroux, an occult… Continue reading All Politics is Local
This Was Not the Corporate Dystopia I Was Promised
The other title for this post is "We Need The Punk In Cyberpunk Now." Recent events has me thinking on a big influence on my formative years: the literature and the aesthetic of cyberpunk. While many grew up with images of the space age, with (white, western) humanity cementing its manifest destiny among the stars,… Continue reading This Was Not the Corporate Dystopia I Was Promised
The Most Hated Creature in Known Space
The Most Hated Creature in Known Space by Andrija Popovic (c) 2017 Andrija Popovic On our first day the instructor shot our valedictorian, William Robert "Billy-Bob" Rossmount, in the crotch with a burner bolt. Billy-Bob convulsed, wet himself, and fell onto the faux linoleum floor. The woman beside me murmured, "Holy fuck." Meanwhile, the best… Continue reading The Most Hated Creature in Known Space
Biomechanoid Blues 