Many thanks to the fellow Substackers who've been commenting intelligently on my stories. Maybe one day, if I get enough subscribers (decades from now), I'll be able to witness some lively discussions among the commenters. For now, though, I'm thankful that at least a couple of people are sharing their insights. It's a learning experience for me.
Well... today (Friday, June 5, Seoul time) is the final day of this weekday-spanning literary sprint: Five Stories in Five Days. The four stories thus far have been:
Mon: "When Mr. Fusion Finally Arrived" (the ultimate power source—good or bad?)Tue: "A Tale of Ass" (a sullen boy at a Buddhist temple in the mountains meets a tiger)
Wed: "Telekinetically Yours" (frustrated Marv gains a superpower but no wisdom)
Thu: "Alien Life" (a speculative meditation on aliens with the merest wisp of a plot)
Today's story, appearing in a little over five hours, is "Very, Very Bad Erotica," and it is very bad indeed. See you at 5 p.m. Seoul time, then! (That's 4 a.m. DC time on Friday.) Oh, and according to most of the online gurus who talk about good and bad storytelling, this story commits something akin to the greatest narrative sin of all.
Future literary sprints will be happening in the Creative Stuff section of my paid Substack. My thanks to those who've come by to read; my view numbers for each story have mostly exceeded my subscriber numbers, so I know that people from outside of Substack are coming by. I appreciate you all, O Nameless Heroes! Please spread the word if you feel so moved.
(And here's a reminder that my ebook is on sale. Dead-tree version coming in a few weeks.)
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