Day: 1st March 2011

The Shepherd – Lamb to the Slaughter Prologue and Chapter 1

1st March 2011
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Prologue & Chapter 1 Thursday 06.36 The dim light in the alleyway pooled down onto the huddled figure. Late at night, in this less salubrious area of London, there were few late-night revellers. Not even an insomniac dog-walker. But the man had been spotted nonetheless. It was dealt with in the usual efficient manner. Photographs, forensic evidence, SOCO’s. Processed, collated, labelled. Then the body removed to the central morgue for…

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Virgil Tracy: One Hour

2.20 – 3.20 a.m. The mantle clock, an old family heirloom, was chiming half past as he quietly navigated the obstacle course that was the lounge at night. Half-past. So that meant it was actually twenty past. The clock had never run on time. However much they adjusted the pendulum up or down it always seemed to run ten minutes fast. Virgil made his way silently past the piano, his…

1st March 2011
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Chris Thompson’s Art

1st March 2011
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Moonmobiles My names Chris Thompson. I live in the murky backwaters of the city of Belfast, on the dark side of Northern Ireland. I’m an independent filmmaker and student. I’ve been a  Gerry Anderson fan for the majority of my life. One of my favourite designs from UFO were the seriously underused Moon mobiles originally designed by Mike Trim. The components for the models  were created in Google sketch-up. Small…

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The Green Man Pasture (PG-Version)

1st March 2011
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“The lower pasture is flooded.” The voice was unfamiliar. Ed Straker looked up to see … he blinked. In an uncharacteristic gesture he rubbed his eyes and wondered when the last time he’d slept was. The … being … was still there, hovering about two inches off his desk top, surrounded by monumental, for it, gossamer wings. ‘I’ve finally cracked,’ he thought, nodding to the incensed small entity. She lowered…

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Rules

1st March 2011
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05.48 hours I knew I was going to have to tell her sometime today, but she was still asleep when I pushed back the covers and, muscles stiff and aching, sat on the edge of the bed. Not enough sleep last night. Not enough sleep most nights really. Nightmares do that to you. Make you afraid to sleep, to close your eyes in case they come for you. It was…

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On Safeguards, Respect and Contributions

1st March 2011
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Safeguards The publication of the second issue of The Ed Straker Herald is further evidence of the groundswell of support that is spreading through the UFO community. However, it brings with it some concerns. As the publisher of this broadsheet, I have a moral obligation to our readers to ensure that  our publication  has safeguards built into it. The good news is that this issue  now provides two discrete sections….

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Writing Good Fanfiction Part 2

1st March 2011
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Settings and Situations A serious look at places and people, and how lack of research can lead to some ‘painful’ situations! So, you have your ingredients, all properly weighed and measured, now you need to prepare them. Get out the chopping boards and the sharp knives! (and you might just want to check that your first-aid kit is handy!) What has that to do with Fanfic you might ask? Well,…

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Fan Fiction is Hard to Write

1st March 2011
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By: Catherine Rain I’m tired of hearing that fanfic is easier to write than original fiction. It’s not a training ground for beginners. It’s not a kit with all the parts pre-cut. Well-done fanfic is harder to write than original fiction in a handful of ways, which I am going to rant about.     1) The boundaries of what you can decide to do are less flexible. Any story…

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