Author: JRVogt

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Okay, so maybe that’s not the first thing most folks think about when considering Mexico. Especially for vacation purposes. You think about the beaches, cheap tequila, sunbathing, and the ever-important question: Donde esta el banyo? I just spent the last week in Mexico with my immediate family, including my wife,…

Wow. I didn’t expect this, but I’m certainly not going to turn it down. Turns out my entry to the Clarity of Night flash fiction contest not only got First Place from the main judges, but it also got First Place as a Readers’ Vote award. I’m thrilled by this,…

The deadline for the latest Clarity of Night flash fiction contest is past. The final score is 161 entries, with 74 of them making it into the finalist running. Now readers can continue to sort through their favorites and send in their votes for the top five. Here are the…

I just created a Twitter account. Not sure why, but I feel oddly about this. Not like I sold my soul or anything. Lots of people tweet, just like lots of folks blog or update their Facebook pages. Maybe it’s the newness of it for me, or the fear that…

A couple days ago, my agent — Brief aside here. I’m still in that transition phase where, whenever I use the phrase “my agent,” my mind pauses for a few seconds to check if I’m actually allowed to say that. Then, once I realize the answer is Yes, I have…

UPDATE: Woohoo! My entry made it into the 40’s club. It’s eligible for final voting here at #9, The Care and Feeding of Angels. If you haven’t gotten the notice by now, Jason Evans, of the Clarity of Night blog, is currently running his latest flash fiction contest. This contest…

Want to win a copy of China Mieville‘s Kraken and Jeff VanderMeer‘s The Third Bear? They are holding a contest over on SF Signal, but it’s not a simple enter-your-name-into-a-drawing deal. No, they require a bit of an entry fee in the form of flexing your literary muscle. As they…

So, during the World Cup, how many of you ran across an article about Paul the Octopus, who, folks claim, predicted the outcome of eight World Cup final games? Here’s a video of Paul picking Spain to defeat Netherlands. Now they’re saying that Paul has received more than $4.5 million…

This is a particularly hilarious rant from blogger Squid314, and aptly demonstrates how truth is often stranger than fiction. In this diatribe, Squid314 points out the various weak plot points, stereotypical villains and deus ex machina involved in the storytelling of World War II. Here’s a short excerpt: “I wouldn’t…