Story Words

Very short fiction, written on the fly, from words submitted by readers.
© 2002, 2003, 2004 Jay Lake

Tuesday, April 05, 2005

Administrivia

Due to extreme performance problems with Blogger, I am moving the Story Words blog from Blogger to LiveJournal. This address will no longer host updates. Please see:

http://www.livejournal.com/community/storyword/

For all your Story Words needs.

Thank you!

Jay
posted by Jay at 6:24 AM | Link to this Story Word

Monday, April 04, 2005

Finial

Tired of being called an unnecessary adornment, the Finials went on strike. Fluted, flamed, foliated, they marched away from their gables, spires and pinnacles, taking lovely baroque excesses with them.

"Everything is so functional now!" the Pragmatists exclaimed.

"Everything is so boring now!" the Sensualists cried.

But Whimsey stepped in and persuaded the Finials to return, and Ornament heaved a sigh of relief that decorative extravagance was not dead yet.

(Storyword "Finial" courtesy of RuthN)
posted by Jay at 1:56 PM | Link to this Story Word

Sunday, April 03, 2005

Rhododactyl

Rhododactyl aurora peeks from her mountain cradle to my east, though all I see is glowering gray streaked with silver, as if the servants of heaven have all fogged mirrors during their night's rest. Nonetheless I heed her distant bonfire and peek from my own flannel cradle, ready to face the day's march of words.
posted by Jay at 8:54 AM | Link to this Story Word

I've been nominated for a Hugo Award for Best Novelette, and for the John W. Campbell, Jr. Award for Best New Writer!
Award info | Me

Read the Hugo-nominated story for free at Fictionwise.com

Q: What is this?
A: A fiction experiment. Every day, people email me words. At some random point in the day, I pick a word, write a quick story about it on the spot, and post it unedited (except for a quick typo patrol).

Q: What did that word mean?
A: Look it up:

Q: Can I send you a word?
A: You bet. Include a definition if the word is deeply obscure -- or not, if you prefer. Send it to jlake@jlake.com

Q: I've got something to say about this.
A: Click over to the Story Words discussion topic.

Q: Who else is silly enough to do this? I think it's kind of neat.
A: David Jones, for one. Surf over there and check him out. Drop him an encouraging word, too. He's a brave man.
A: Jeremy Tolbert, for another, with his Microscopica project. Likewise show him some love.
A: Jason Erik Lundberg with his Mythologism blog.

Q: You're even cooler than KITT the Knight Rider car. Do you have a mailing list to announce your latest hijinks?
A: Of course I do. What kind of self-promoting, narcissistic writer would I be otherwise? Email me. Occasional mailings regarding stories appearing in print and online, weird stuff in general, and appearances of the Greek Chorus.

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