The Eldritch Tomb of Unknowable Caffeine

10trackers said:

And I'm not fixing up anyone's house except my own. Unless... is there food? Hanging out?

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I'll cook and provide drinks.

aliwood said:

Dagnabit. I just finished a scene and now I realise that absolutely nothing blew up or got burnt down.

Must try harder.

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You'll blow things up soon. Fire will reign!

I'm in the middle of writing a scene where my MC does something very, very stupid (with sound reasons). There's no literal fire, but I expect an explosion of sorts. Heh.

ION: I did modified, elevated pushups today at physical therapy and my shoulder held. It's still super weak, but it didn't slide out of place! This was a miracle and cause for much rejoicing. Especially as it was less stable for other exercises.

CobraMisfit said:

What the....?


How did I not know of this?!




I am shamed by my ignorance. I hereby hand over my SFF card. I shall only write memoirs and self-help-beat-poetry from now on.

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How did you NOT know about this one? lol

Well until lately they had a physical submission system. When CC Finlay finally got the head editing position, he changed it to an email system. THANKFULLY! They do have a very quick turn around.

Shadowflame said:

How did you NOT know about this one? lol

Well until lately they had a physical submission system. When CC Finlay finally got the head editing position, he changed it to an email system. THANKFULLY! They do have a very quick turn around.

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Oh, he's head editor now, and not just a guest editor? Nice. I may try out my SSSFFSS with them if they're open.

CobraMisfit said:

I am shamed by my ignorance. I hereby hand over my SFF card. I shall only write memoirs and self-help-beat-poetry from now on.

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Demands poem to help with remembering to blow things up in prose.

Ion, my favourite radio show has been back on the air for two weeks and I didn't realise. Thank goodness for digitisation and the ability to catch up.

TAMaxwell said:

Oh, he's head editor now, and not just a guest editor? Nice. I may try out my SSSFFSS with them if they're open.

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Yep he got the position at the beginning of the year. He's a great editor and has sent me awesome feedback!

Shadowflame said:

Yep he got the position at the beginning of the year. He's a great editor and has sent me awesome feedback!

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That's fantastic. Yeah, I subbed last August when he was guest-editing. My first personal response. I'd love to sub to him again.

amergina said:

It's one of the "Big 3" mags (F&SF, Asimov's, and Analog) that have been around forever. (well, several decades.)

And yes, they recently opened up to electronic submissions! Though they were always quick with mail submissions.

And yes, CC Finlay is the editor now, taking over from Gordon Van Gelder like a month or two ago?

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Good luck gina!

I've been published in there twice. Though both to a previous editor.

TAMaxwell said:

Kricket, LOL!! Autofill, why? Why with the murder? Is this the beginning of the AI uprising?

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If it is I'm thinking they're going to use our children to kill us in our sleep.

Woot I got guessed! lol

Would anyone like to beta? I'll return the favor if they'd like.

Shadowflame said:

Woot I got guessed! lol

Would anyone like to beta? I'll return the favor if they'd like.

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I'm up for a beta swap, though I may not have time to get around to it till this weekend.

Cliff Face said:

ETA: Oh, and so *that's* what a flying buttress is... Interesting.

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I like that they're the solution to "we must builds bigger!* and because some of them look like spider legs and some like batwings.

aliwood said:

Dagnabit. I just finished a scene and now I realise that absolutely nothing blew up or got burnt down.

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What even is the point?

Kricket said:

it automatically suggested "murder".

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is it fashioned in my image?

CobraMisfit said:

I am shamed by my ignorance. I hereby hand over my SFF card. I shall only write memoirs and self-help-beat-poetry from now on.

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make it so

Hoplite said:

I'm up for a beta swap, though I may not have time to get around to it till this weekend.

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No worries. Just send me a note with an email. I probably won't be able to read anything until this weekend either.

Thanks!

I believe I owe you a beta or two, SF, so feel free to pop it my way. You've got my email.

Shadowflame said:

How did you NOT know about this one? lol

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CmF doesn't let me out of the cage very often.

TAMaxwell said:

I may try out my SSSFFSS with them if they're open.

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YES, PLEASE!

eyeblink said:

Good luck gina!

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Agreed!

aliwood said:

Demands poem to help with remembering to blow things up in prose.

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hillaryjacques said:

make it so

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Welcome, cats, to CM's Leopard Print Chaise Lounge of Quills and Prose*, the hippest place for poetry and words. No judgements here, just the sweet, melodious waves of written harmony washing over the beaches of your inner goddess.

For those beatniks who aren't regulars, Wednesdays are our open-mic nights. So loosen your bent brummels, fire up your kick sticks, and put your snaps together for our first groovy entry of the evening. Presented by here by popular demand, we give you: Burn Beat


Fire.

In my mind.

In my soul.

In my fingers.

In my sentences.

Burn, baby, burn.

Light the night.

Warm the keys.

Blaze with passion.

Rage.

Consume.

Till everything is embers.

Everything is smoke.

Everything is peace.

















*A division of CM Enterprises LTD, Inc., LLC

hillaryjacques said:

is it fashioned in my image?

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Should it be?

CobraMisfit said:

Welcome, cats, to CM's Leopard Print Chaise Lounge of Quills and Prose*, the hippest place for poetry and words. No judgements here, just the sweet, melodious waves of written harmony washing over the beaches of your inner goddess.

For those beatniks who aren't regulars, Wednesdays are our open-mic nights. So loosen your bent brummels, fire up your kick sticks, and put your snaps together for our first groovy entry of the evening. Presented by here by popular demand, we give you: Burn Beat


Fire.

In my mind.

In my soul.

In my fingers.

In my sentences.

Burn, baby, burn.

Light the night.

Warm the keys.

Blaze with passion.

Rage.

Consume.

Till everything is embers.

Everything is smoke.

Everything is peace.

*A division of CM Enterprises LTD, Inc., LLC

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CobraMisfit said:

Welcome, cats, to CM's Leopard Print Chaise Lounge of Quills and Prose*, the hippest place for poetry and words. No judgements here, just the sweet, melodious waves of written harmony washing over the beaches of your inner goddess.

For those beatniks who aren't regulars, Wednesdays are our open-mic nights. So loosen your bent brummels, fire up your kick sticks, and put your snaps together for our first groovy entry of the evening. Presented by here by popular demand, we give you: Burn Beat


Fire.

In my mind.

In my soul.

In my fingers.

In my sentences.

Burn, baby, burn.

Light the night.

Warm the keys.

Blaze with passion.

Rage.

Consume.

Till everything is embers.

Everything is smoke.

Everything is peace.

*A division of CM Enterprises LTD, Inc., LLC

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Great. Now I want to play Grim Fandango after work today and I just don't have time. Thanks. >.<

Lissibith said:

Great. Now I want to play Grim Fandango after work today and I just don't have time. Thanks. >.<

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One of the best games ever made.




And phew, the SS-SFF-SS Guessing Game is over. Wild ride there at the end.

Time to start asking for stories. I already bugged Tiddlywinks for hers. It's excellent and everyone should read it.

TAMaxwell said:

Time to start asking for stories. I already bugged Tiddlywinks for hers. It's excellent and everyone should read it.

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Seconded.


ETA: Also, there is a cover for it....My goodness.

I'm going to pull up a chair and lurk in the corner... Because I've never been in the cantina before and I don't know what's going on.

CobraMisfit said:

Seconded.


ETA: Also, there is a cover for it....My goodness.

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Yeah, that was basically my reaction too. Above and beyond, tiddlywinks.

Welcome, Michele! No no, don't lurk. We only bite sometimes. Mostly Lily. I mean, Lily bites. Not that we bite Lily. There are bottomless mugs behind the counter, wine in the cellar if you want to brave the dragon, and it's feeding day for the kraken, so if she gets grabby, her food is also behind the counter.

Michele AKA Twig said:

I'm going to pull up a chair and lurk in the corner... Because I've never been in the cantina before and I don't know what's going on.

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Welcome to The Cantina, Michele!


Gang, this is Michele, one of the participants in this season's SS-SFF-SS.

But I'm GOOD at lurking. It's my one true quality. I can lurk in a crowded room.