Gasp in terror! This is no usual Midway attraction! Gaze upon… THE READ SHELF! You may be familiar with its relatively common cousin, the To Be Read Shelf. This never-satisfied beast holds worlds and guilts you into visiting them. It stares at you, longing to disgorge its contents upon your imagination. And though it alwaysContinue reading “The Perils of the Read Shelf”
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Worlds Worth Revisiting
Back again, kid? My freakshow is the best in all the land. It’s worth a second look, and you of discerning taste already now that! Again I will show you a woman who writes stories with the back of her head! A snake who only eats the tails of other snakes, and never its own!Continue reading “Worlds Worth Revisiting”
Stories End
There’s always a final syllable. Turn the page. Nothing but white space. The world painted by words ends in one final image. The characters are put in their places. The landscapes pause. There is no more. You can attempt to imagine what comes next. Perhaps the author will return at some later date to continueContinue reading “Stories End”
The shore… or the sea?
Ah. You’re late. Sit down. No, no, I’m sure you have a fine excuse. This is not the Midway. You are not a customer in a worldstore. This is a lecture hall and your late arrival has disrupted a lecture on the patterns of world formation when looked at through the lens of storytelling. InContinue reading “The shore… or the sea?”
The Showman’s Hat Droops
Come one, come all! Come see the freaks of nature survive in a world they didn’t create! See the man who can communicate only through his taste buds attempt to navigate a world of sound! Laugh as the human camel frolics among the clover! Shock as a child no older than the sun burns youContinue reading “The Showman’s Hat Droops”
Jonathon Mast: Author 