This week’s Elephant Words entry is up – go and have a look at what the above photograph suggested to me!
Archive for July, 2007
“Style’s everything; you can’t be shy about it.”
Published July 30, 2007 Uncategorized Leave a Comment
Hello my fine friends and fellows – let me first extend my apologies on all you who are waiting to hear from me for whatever reason, I’ve been tremendously busy this week, as SFM24 comes into focus. You’ll be pleased to know that ALL NEW HEAVENS, the story that comprises the entirety of the issue is now over halfway drawn, in a blaze of activity that even I am impressed by. It’s looking good too. More news on that, and some images, hopefully, at some point in the week – so look out for that one.
Our update today sees two new members join the roster of The Silent Choir. Both Walter Armstrong and Hayley Osborne join us with sad tales of where there lives have ended up. Please, come and see what has become…
More Silent Choir next week, as well as an announcement about the final few instalments of the series. Look out for it.
The above image is by Gwen Cuthbertson and forms the basis of this week’s tranch of stories over at Elephant Words. It’s my turn today, and so I demand you all rush over right now and read “Tell Me What You Want To Hear“. Off you go!
Of course, if you like stories that have piers, I should also direct you to Strip For Me issue 18, The Space Between Words. Lots of harbour-side action in that one!
…and here’s today’s update, for all those of you who didn’t want the happy endings provided to you in a certain other work of fiction that came out this week. Yup, The Silent Choir remains the pre-eminent place for unhappy endings, and disappointments of all stripes. Just the thing to read instead of a book, which let’s face it, is intended for children. What happened after their days at school, eh? I wonder if I can sue…
So on with the fun, as we welcome Winifred Oliver and Alana Fenton to The Silent Choir. Always a pleasure, never a chore.
Here’s a thing. Starting today, and continuing for the foreseeable future, I shall be contributing a piece of fiction every week to the new website, Elephant Words . Here’s the mission statement:
The premise of the site is simple: Every Sunday, one writer will post a picture, and every day for the next six days, they and five other writers will interpret it for your entertainment.
So, anyway, nip on over and check it out. There’s some interesting things going on…
With only a couple of months left to run of The Silent Choir, you should try and enjoy it while it lasts. Two more pages for your amusement today – so as ever, please extend a warm welcome to the latest pair. Up this time round are Michael Parsons and Alistair Larmour, so try to make them feel wanted. As is usual, remember to check for links within the image, these two have friends…
Okay, here’s one for me. For those of you in the UK and with access to BBC Four, you might want to tune in tonight and tomorrow to catch the short Bergman season that’s showing. The BBC are describing it as “Three new Arena documentaries about one of the giants of world cinema are accompanied by a rare chance to see two of his lesser-known early films”. Now, I’m not so sure how rare a chance it is, considering the two films (Journey Into Autumn and Sawdust and Tinsel) are both available on DVD, but it is certainly a treat, and the documentaries look good. If you’re not familiar with the gloomy Swede and his work, you could do much worse than starting here. Click on the picture above and the BBC will be glad to tell you just what you have in store!
The Rule of Death By Daniel Merlin Goodbrey & Douglas Noble
This week we feature a special Friday the Thirteenth treat for you – a menacing axe! I’d like to claim that it’s our tribute to the great axes of comics gone by, such as the one in Slaine, or… or something else. Unfortunately, there’s just not that much planning going on here, and it was just a bit of luck that floated our way…
It’s update time again, folks. This week we are adding another two pages to the stack that already makes up The Silent Choir. Please wish both Arlene Kliszczewski and Lennox Jones your warmest greetings – as ever, these folk could do with a little cheering up!
