Amber’s back! Okay, she’s only been gone since last Friday, but if you’ve been waiting with bated to breath to find out what happens next in her rousing tale of swords and sorcery, you can breath now. This week’s installment is here, and it features furry, fangy creatures with a taste, it would seem, for human flesh.
I’d like to take a moment to pass along the online fiction I’ve been reading this week. Once you’ve feasted your eyes on Amber’s latest episode, I’d encourage check out these folks for dessert:
- Wil Hindmarch’s Wired Tales – This is just awesome. Each month, Wil writes and publishes short stories inspired by the previous month’s issue of WIRED magazine. The first issue is out (it’s free), and it’s a guaranteed good read, and pleasing to the eye to boot.
- Derwin Mak’s The Shephard’s Blessing – This is the latest in a string (chain?) of “chain stories” spearheaded by Michael Stackpole. By pure coincidence (given this week’s musings), it’s a story of Lovecraftian colonial America.
- Bryan Young’s The Whiskey Doctor – When he’s not making movies or writing comics, Bryan’s working on short stories, like this one. No pulp here, but solid storytelling and sense of place.
