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New Fiction Blog Location!

Ken Brosky — Mon, 04 May 2009 22:23:00 GMT

Greetings. The blog has been moved slightly to adjust to the MyCommunityNow locations. Click here to find the new Fiction Blog! I'll also try to post on this spot as well, just to make sure people stay in touch. Cheers....(read more)

"The Poetess Writes Unanswered Letters" by Carrie Messenger

Ken Brosky — Sat, 02 May 2009 22:32:52 GMT

I've been reading a lot from Redivider, a literary journal housed at Emerson College (and I have every intention of submitting a short story to it sometime in the near future). It's a really impressive journal, very entertaining with some great...(read more)

Fiction: "AM/PM" by Amelia Gray

Ken Brosky — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 22:37:00 GMT

This is a short-short story by Amelia Gray found in the newest issue of American Short Fiction. ASF is a great magazine for those of you who enjoy a broad range of fiction, and welcome a pretty decent amount of experimentation, the type of stuff you might...(read more)

"This is the Way We Belong" by Jesse Dunlap (Whiskey Island Magazine)

Ken Brosky — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 16:30:00 GMT

This one's a short-short but it's a good one, from Whiskey Island Magazine out of Cleveland State University. Click here to read "This is the Way We Belong" by Jesse Dunlap. Whiskey Island has a few poems and short stories available...(read more)

Fiction: "Intrusion" by Eric McKinley

Ken Brosky — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 22:38:58 GMT

Here's a good short story by Eric McKinley available online for FREE! Isn't that fantastic? In fact, on his official Web site , he even has LINKS to his short stories so interested visitors can read them! Eric used to be a lawyer, and now he's...(read more)

Featured Author: Kevin Brockmeier

Ken Brosky — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 17:26:00 GMT

I happened upon Kevin Brockmeier at a local Barnes and Noble, where I promptly digested his entire new short story collection, The View From the Seventh Layer (Vintage Contemporaries) . It was an absolutely fantastic book, well worth reading. And so I...(read more)

Uncomfortable Plot Summaries

Ken Brosky — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 15:22:00 GMT

I know some people don't like reading, especially when there's a good (or bad) movie to watch instead. I accept this. I also know that a lot of people who DO enjoy reading like to go out and watch movies, too. But let's face it: who has time...(read more)

Featured Writer: Amanda Stern

Ken Brosky — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 15:38:00 GMT

Sometimes a Web site really stands out, and it helps when you're a writer to entertain people who visit the site (I haven't mastered this yet, primarily because I'm downright lazy). But Amanda Stern has PLENTY of stuff worth checking out on...(read more)

Fiction: "At Four Thousand Feet and Rising"

Ken Brosky — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 16:00:00 GMT

I've been tearing through a number of literary journals to see if I can find my favorites online to share with you, but so far I've had little to no luck. Everything, it seems, requires a subscription to the print journals, which is a shame because...(read more)

Your Toilet Paper is Shrinking

Ken Brosky — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 22:26:56 GMT

Businesses have been hit hard during this quasi-depression. People are scared and they're not buying as much, which is one of the big reasons why things are still bad (of course, you can hardly blame them!). Market law dictates that when people buy...(read more)

Does AIG upset you?

Ken Brosky — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 20:53:23 GMT

Why is everyone so surprised by AIG's large bonuses being paid out? Is it just because the cable news companies found something they can focus on for a week to draw in ratings? That must be it, because none of this came as any surprise to me or anyone...(read more)

The foibles of CNBC

Ken Brosky — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 00:03:10 GMT

I know it may be difficult to come to terms with, but that guy on CNBC who's always yelling? He doesn't really know what he's talking about half the time. No, no, I'm sorry, but he really doesn't. I know he's made a lot of money...(read more)

Apologize to Rush Limbaugh!

Ken Brosky — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 19:01:45 GMT

Republicans Mark Sanford and Phil Gingrey both had to apologize to Rush Limbaugh after daring to criticize him. Then, Michael Steele-- the head of the Republican National Committee !!!!!!--was forced to apologize for criticizing him! Since Rush Limbaugh...(read more)

Clean Coal is the way to go!

Ken Brosky — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 23:38:19 GMT

Boy, I am really hooked on Clean Coal after seeing this commercial! Guys, this stuff is amazing! (The commercial below was directed by the Coen Brothers, in case you're wondering)...(read more)

Follow the Financial Crisis

Ken Brosky — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 21:19:42 GMT

I happened to turn on HARDBALL the other night and saw a particularly ridiculous former Republican congressman attempting to blame George Soros for the entire fiscal crisis. He was subsequently torn apart by the other guests and Chris Matthews, but not...(read more)

Who loves torture?!

Ken Brosky — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 01:37:07 GMT

Hey, torture lovers: Here's a particularly fascinating story about a British man sitting in Guantanamo Bay right now: turns out, in addition to waterboarding and other gruesome acts, interrogators sliced open his genitals to get him to talk , all...(read more)

PTSD and Tetris

Ken Brosky — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 20:15:00 GMT

I think this is pretty important, given how few options we have for immediate treatment of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. According to a new study , playing Tetris following a traumatic event can actually reduce the flashbacks one has following said...(read more)

Translations

Ken Brosky — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 21:17:37 GMT

This is a good example of why authors should NEVER, NEVER have their books translated into Japanese, then translated back into English. Got it? If you ever decide to write a book, leave the translations alone and just stick with the original English version...(read more)

Blago the King

Ken Brosky — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 20:54:00 GMT

Boy, does Illinois governor Blagojevich love being a dastardly character. Let's face it: the evidence doesn't look good in his favor. While I'm all for the "innocent until proven guilty" (and am actually surprised at how much he's...(read more)

A Pity

Ken Brosky — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 22:15:09 GMT

How much does it suck to be Levi Johnson right now? Probably a bunch. Levi's the lucky fella who knocked up the Alaska Governor's daughter, Bristol. *Cue the shotgun wedding* So now Johnson's got Sarah Palin for a mother-in-law (which most...(read more)