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February 2024 Short Story Poll
🕑 Added 2024-02-10 13:48:54 +0000 UTCTime for this month's short story poll! And I actually got it done on reasonable time this month!
- Old Comic Stuff (Non-Aetheriad): Includes Basilisk Street and the pitch (including art) for Shattered Earth, an ecoterrorism comic. Basilisk Street was a graphic novel I wrote around 2011-2012. Pretty standard "secret government agency" story in the first few issues, specifically an agency dedicated to monitoring, controlling, and shutting down exotic weaponry- linguistic weaponry, death symphonies, grey goo, that sort of thing. After the first few issues, though, it gets weird fast. Whenever readers vote for this one, it will start a run of all five issues over the next five months- but that won't interfere with regular short stories. So the first Basilisk Street month, you just get Basilisk Street 1, but the next five months, you'll get Basilisk Street issues and Shattered Earth alongside the regular monthly short story. Bonus value! (You'll probably notice some early versions of ideas that later found their way into Mage Errant- it's why I avoided publishing Basilisk Street until I finished Mage Errant.)
- Alarm Clock: (Non-Aetheriad) Weird little second person horror story that sprung into my head almost fully formed while struggling with a (thankfully rare) bout of insomnia.
- In the Sea a Cave: (Raigon) Offshore of the village of Calafque, there is a cave in the sea. To visit it is death, but not in the sense an offworlder might understand. (This one's not a horror story, but it's definitely a bit weird and creepy. I, uh, promise I'll offer y'all more non-creepy options the next few months, hah. Also, first ever Raigon story!)
Comments
John Bierce
Hah I'm in no rush. If I'm really overwhelmed with work some month, might push it forward, but for now, fine leaving it there.
Nathaniel Ownbey
John I think if you want the comic material to be seen you should just release it. Comics are very niche and viewers tend to stick with one company and style. Ie DC or marvel or Shonen jump
