Monkey, Monster or Spaceman?

Week 52: The Last Stories

Deej — Fri, 23 May 2008 11:09:55 +0000

Monkey, Monster or Spaceman? Week 52 Category: ALL! Editorial Note: For the final week of MMS, I put a call out to some of my more creatively-oriented friends to submit 100-word (or so) short pieces, making the last week more of an anthology, with myself at the editorial helm. (Actually, I didn’t really so much edit as compile.) [...]

MMS Week 52 bonus!

Deej — Fri, 23 May 2008 00:55:05 +0000

Okay, don’t worry, tomorrow the final MMS piece(s) should be up right on schedule. But before that, an unexpected bonus! My friend Ryan, of various cool web-based projects including his own fiction blog, decided that as part (yes, only part!) of his contribution to my final, glorious week, I really needed a Monkey, Monster or [...]

Oh, that announcement …

Deej — Thu, 22 May 2008 12:26:47 +0000

Sorry, what with a generally bad week at work and bad luck computer-wise at home, I’m a little bit behind (I actually meant to be posting the final MMS today, but I suppose it’s more fitting if I do that tomorrow regardless) — but I do have that Very Special Announcement to make:

So yeah …

Deej — Wed, 21 May 2008 00:40:24 +0000

… there’s bad news, and then there’s good news. Bad news is I’m having some annoying computer problems that, while they shouldn’t keep me from posting the final thing(s) in time for Friday, will definitely make it more difficult. We are working on the issue, don’t worry. (Rolls dice, sacrifices chicken, prays to gnomes.) Good news is [...]

The Final Countdown

Deej — Mon, 19 May 2008 11:46:13 +0000

And here we are, at Week 52; I feel like I should be singing “My Way” and weeping into my scotch. (Actually, I can’t drink scotch, which is a whole other story altogether …) It is an emotional moment, though — it’s hard to believe I’ve really just about done it. Actually, I have done it, [...]

Week 51: Story - Animal Crackers

Deej — Fri, 16 May 2008 02:53:31 +0000

Monkey, Monster or Spaceman? Week 51 Category: Monkey Animal Crackers by D.J. Sylvis It was just about midnight, and the club was so loud that even back in the closet-sized dressing room, it was impossible to hear yourself say anything. Margaret had to practically put her mouth against Billy’s ear and shout to ask a question – and it [...]

The Last Simian

Deej — Mon, 12 May 2008 01:46:37 +0000

So, Week #51 is apparently a Monkey week, thanks to you fine folks who voted in the final poll! (Note again: it is the final poll because Week #52 is going to be completely at my whim.) So I’ll try to cook something decent up by Friday … meanwhile, I expect to have some pretty [...]

Week 50: Story - He Thrusts His Fists Against the Posts

Deej — Thu, 08 May 2008 23:24:10 +0000

Monkey, Monster or Spaceman? Week 50 Category: Monster He Thrusts His Fists Against the Posts by D.J. Sylvis He lived alone with his grandmother, and it couldn’t be said that either of them was fully in their right mind. But where he was gentle, and slow, and agreed to anything he was told, she was harsh and too quick [...]

Grr, Aargh, and the last time you’ll vote.

Deej — Mon, 05 May 2008 12:10:14 +0000

First off, Week #50 (which is where we currently are, and who’d a thunk it) is going to be a Monster week. And I’m already a good couple of pages into the story! And speaking of stories, you should read last week’s and let me know what you thought … That said, you’ll notice that the [...]

Week 49: Poem - Danny Vs. the Floating Eye

Deej — Sat, 03 May 2008 03:04:08 +0000

Monkey, Monster or Spaceman? Week 49 Category: Monster Danny Vs. the Floating Eye by D.J. Sylvis Danny had been waiting for his tenth birthday for, well, ten years. His parents promised that when he was ten, he could stay up late enough to watch THE MONSTER MOVIE shown every Friday on late-night cable. (THE MONSTER MOVIE was the name of the program.) For, well, [...]