I've sold a book! Well, half a book, anyway. A dark fantasy novella, to be precise. According to my records, it was over four years ago that Derryl Murphy dropped me a note that said: I've had this idea rattling around in the back of my
Episode #7 of "ScientiFicShunn" is now available! In a short story by William Shunn alter-ego Perry Slaughter, John Bevis encounters an unexpected night visitor and must confront his paralyzing fear of the darkness head-on. (Originally published in ELECTRIC VELOCIPEDE #7, Fall 2004.) http://www.shunn.net/
I saw a little British film called Cashback earlier this week at a strange mall here in Chicago that seems to have modeled itself after the Guggenheim. I'll tell you about the movie over at Science Fiction Weekly. The mall, well, let's just say the spiraling
This film review was originally published online at Science Fiction Weekly, July 27, 2007. C+ Ben Willis (Sean Biggerstaff) can’t seem to get to sleep. His gorgeous girlfriend Suzy (Michelle Ryan) dumped him two weeks ago after a terrible fight, and now he spends his nights tossing and turning
When last we checked in with Ali El Sayed at Kabab Cafe in Astoria, he was papering the doors and getting ready to light out for Egypt. We're pleased to hear, via ❦rajankhanna and the New York Times, that he's back in town and back in
It's amazing what a difference it makes when a city agrees to stash its garbage out back in the alleys instead of out front on the sidewalk.
It was an interesting conversation in a staff meeting at work the next-to-last week of June. "So," said my boss, "you'll be in the office on Thursday the 28th, I hope? Please say yes." █████ and I were moving from New York City
We're listening to NPR's "Wait Wait ... Don't Tell Me" right now on WBEZ, and it's almost as much fun as it was watching the free live taping Thursday evening at Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park! One interesting thing is that
Episode #4 of "The Rubbish Tip" is now available! Second of two segments comprising Bill's complete appearance on WBAI's "Hour of the Wolf" from December 4, 2004. http://www.shunn.net/podcast?rt=4 The Rubbish Tip / Episode 40:00/0:001×
At GalaxyZoo.org.
Episode #6 of "ScientiFicShunn" is now available! In the nanotech future, hunger may be a thing of the past, but there will always be a place for a good man with a knife. (Originally published in SALON, 10 November 2003.) http://www.shunn.net/podcast?sf=6 ScientiFicShunn
An occasional nightmare of mine, in Simpsovision:
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