[donaldscrankshaw] Donald: Storyblogging Carnival LIII: The Second Anniversary

Mon Sep 11 12:00:58 EDT 2006

Posted by Donald:
Storyblogging Carnival LIII: The Second Anniversary
http://www.donaldscrankshaw.com/posts/1157936096.shtml

   This is it, Storyblogging Carnival LIII, the second anniversary.
   Unfortunately, it occurs on the fifth anniversary of the September
   11th terrorist attacks. This coincidence is a grim reminder that while
   we write stories about fictional worlds, we still live in the real
   one, where the tragedies and heartache are real and the victory of
   good and the redemption of evil aren't always so clear. Nevertheless,
   I make no apology for writing fiction, even on this day. Fiction is
   more than escape. The stories we tell are about the world as we
   believe it really is. A writer sees purpose in the world, and his
   story is weighted with it. Writers, whether they believe it themselves
   or not, make it possible to believe that no tragedy is truly
   meaningless, that even the worst events shape a grander story. One
   that I, at least, believe has a hopeful ending.
   For our second anniversary, we have a number of writers returning
   after being away for a while. They've saved some wonderful tales for
   us. In addition to the carnival itself, I plan to do a couple of other
   posts this week, one being a Carnival of Storyblogging Carnivals, like
   I did last year, and one being reader-submitted favorites from the
   past year's Carnivals. I've seen a few nominations so far, but not
   many, so I'm still looking for more. Please [1]send them to me so I
   can put the post together Tuesday night.
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   [2]Thag Go Grunka Gathering
   by Mark Rayner of [3]The Skwib
   A 391 word brief story rated PG-13.
   Thag and the Thunka Grunkas join all of the other Grunka clans at
   their big gathering, where the religious debates continue, and one of
   the other clans invents a new drink.
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   [4]A Poodle Tale
   by Madeleine Begun Kane of [5]Mad Kane's Humor Blog
   A 560 word brief story rated PG.
   "I read recently that elegant dog garb and pricey canine day-care are
   'in' these days. Frankly, I was pleased to learn this. For until I
   acquired this seemingly frivolous bit of information, I was seriously
   concerned about my parents."
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   [6]Ghost in the Machine
   by Postmodern Sass of [7]Postmodernes Sprachspielen
   A 607 word brief story rated PG.
   A story about how my dead mother is haunting me.
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   [8]Names
   by Tom Harrison of [9]Monday Evening
   A 634 word brief story rated PG.
   A young man joins the army.
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   [10]Part I of The History of the Domini
   by Donald S. Crankshaw of [11]Back of the Envelope
   The first 843 words of a continuing short story rated PG-13.
   "This previously unpublished work is an excerpt from an early draft of
   Randall Aurelius's History of the Domini."
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   [12]Clear Passage, Part 2 of Chapter 2 of Celestaine ([13]To the
   beginning)
   by Kai of [14]Books by Kai
   The next 1,479 words of a story in progress rated PG-13.
   Aine Harper isn't anyone to mess with--and neither is the order she
   represents.
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   [15]Deepsouthend
   by Andrew Ian Dodge of [16]Dodgeblogium
   A 1,799 word short story rated PG.
   "The Sage sat at his desk chuckling as he wrote down his latest
   encounter with his lifelong enemy and its efforts to infiltrate
   humanity. A veteran of the fight against the Great Old Ones and their
   minions; it was rather rare that he found anything amusing related to
   his task. But this one just had a tinge of typically British humour
   about it."
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   [17]A Guilding of Lillis, Scene 4 ([18]To the beginning)
   by Dave Gudeman of [19]Doc Rampage
   The next 1,803 words of a story in progress rated PG.
   Rolf and Zantar find the goblin cave. They also find some goblins.
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   [20]Part III, Chapter 29 of The Child ([21]To the beginning)
   by Sheya Joie of [22]Tales by Sheya
   The latest 3,337 words of a 154,964 word novel rated PG.
   More fighting, and the return of the fried-headed demon!
   [Sheya is back! It's been a while. -DSC]
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   If you'd like to take part in a future carnival, please [23]contact
   me. I am also looking for hosts. Other carnivals can be found
   [24]here.
   The Storyblogging Carnival can be found at The Truth Laid Bear's
   [25]ÃberCarnival.

References

   1. http://www.donaldscrankshaw.com/contact/?to=donaldscrankshaw&subject=Re:+Nominations%20for%20favorite%20stories
   2. http://www.markarayner.com/blog/archived/635/
   3. http://www.markarayner.com/
   4. http://www.madkane.com/humor_blog/2006/08/11/a-poodle-tale/
   5. http://www.madkane.com/humor_blog/
   6. http://pomosprachspielen.blogspot.com/2006/09/ghost-in-machine.html
   7. http://pomosprachspielen.blogspot.com/
   8. http://tfharrison.homeip.net/index.php/2006/09/06/names/
   9. http://tfharrison.homeip.net/
  10. http://www.donaldscrankshaw.com/posts/1157331053.shtml
  11. http://www.donaldscrankshaw.com/
  12. http://blooksbykai.com/celestaine/chapter-1/clear-passage/
  13. http://blooksbykai.com/celestaine/chapter-1/hopeless-dreamer/
  14. http://blooksbykai.com/
  15. http://andrewiandodge.com/index.php/archives/2006/09/08/4832/
  16. http://andrewiandodge.com/
  17. http://docrampage.blogspot.com/2006_09_03_docrampage_archive.html#115782827067977308
  18. http://docrampage.blogspot.com/2006_07_09_docrampage_archive.html#115299029715554960
  19. http://docrampage.blogspot.com/
  20. http://talesbysheya.blogspot.com/2006/09/child-part-3-chapter-29-not-without.html
  21. http://talesbysheya.blogspot.com/2004/10/child-part-1-chapter-1-awakening.html
  22. http://talesbysheya.blogspot.com/
  23. http://www.donaldscrankshaw.com/contact/?to=donaldscrankshaw&subject=Re:+Storyblogging%20Carnival
  24. http://www.donaldscrankshaw.com/storyblogging_carnival
  25. http://www.truthlaidbear.com/ubercarnival.php