No kidding. Not only has Google Alerts noticed this, but the actual writer of it has also informed me. So go check it out right now: Eye for Trouble by Jenna Hirschman.
It is yet rather short, but from what I can tell it’s going to be multiple chapters.
For those who aren’t aware of my take on fan fiction, I would like to yank a page from one of my essays on the subject. The short of it is “Yes!” the long of it is a bit more elaborate and eloquent, of course, but here’s a short quote:
“While I know that some authors dislike fanfic, seeing it as a plague and a dangerous encroachment on their worlds and copyrights, I myself currently would welcome it. Although, I’m sure that I would probably blanch at lemons involving Faylina and Alden, I’m not going to smite people for caressing creative. An author/artist popular enough to have fans who write fanfic has reached a milestone in their career.”
So, if you happen to ever find the urge to write fanfic with Vex in mind. Please see this as a license to do so. Welcome to the community. Live, breathe, and dance with us—and everyone can enjoy the good company.
This little title was released almost two years ago now, for Christmas. It is one of the very first tribute stories that we ever wrote. If you haven’t read it before you might as well catch up.
The story flits between three different individuals, all fares in Vex’s cab, and try to reflect on the life places that everyone gets. How this season tends to bring people together who otherwise might be apart, and how in many ways Phoenix is long, long overdue for a tiny bit of snowfall.
Be sure to check out the other stories if you’ve missed any too.
I initially posted this over on the Under the Hills Authorspace, but I figured with my largely gothic audience here I would best also cross-post it here. This event is certainly disturbing from the poor judgment aspect, but it holds some other problems in that it reflects poorly on the gothic aesthetic. Certainly cats are already born gothic anyway, black cats simply have a genetic leg up; but this sort of thing is uncalled for.
From all of the gothic community: Just don’t do this.
WILKES-BARRE, Pa. - Humane officers said a Pennsylvania woman marketed “gothic kittens” with ear, neck and tail piercings over the Internet. Officers with the SPCA of Luzerne County removed three kittens and a cat from a home outside Wilkes-Barre.
Officer Carol Morrison said the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals raided the home on Wednesday after getting a tip that the woman was selling the pierced kittens on eBay.
“It’s unbelievable anybody would do this to kittens,” Morrison said.
There are various gears of ethics when it comes to the treatment of animals in our culture. By in large we try to be as humane as possible when we impinge on their lives to produce our food, fur, and—in the case of domesticated pets—companionship. Kittens cannot consent to piercing or tail docking and any sort of invasive body modification should really be done by a veterinarian for health reasons.
This may not be the worst example of animal cruelty, especially to domesticated pets whom look to us for protection and care, but it’s still a lapse of judgment that should not be condoned especially by the goth community because it is bearing our banner by proxy.
“If you’d like to help pressure the District Attorney to prosecute this case, please contact Jackie Musto-Carol at the Wilkes-Barre Courthouse at info@jackiemustocarroll.com or call 570-825-1674 and urge her to press this case to the fullest extent of the law, including jail time for this sick individual.”
Hey everyone, a friend of mine needs a place to stay for a while or even a short time. He's a cab driver so you can understand why I am asking.
He's back in Phoenix since a bum trip out of state trying to pick up a job in this economy and he could use couch/floor space wherever he can get it. He's homeless right now so he's been out there looking.
If you've got room that you can spare for a night, a few days, whatever, happen to live in Phoenix, AZ and are willing to put up with a grumpy cabdriver, I can find a way to get you in contact.
Leave a comment or use the contact form to get a hold of me.
Chris Tejeda, the author of Lifing of the Veil, has posted an interview of MeiLinMiranda, the author of An Intimate History of the Greater Kingdom. You can head on over and read the interview.
The webserial community is no small thing, although we do kinda know about each other from here and there, so sometimes it’s just a good idea to direct the attention of people to other writers out there who are headed the same route that I have.
Although Mill Avenue Vexations is a little strange for this community being that it’s a physical publication that I realized was actually also a webserial.
I initially posted this over on the Under the Hills Authorspace, but I figured with my largely gothic audience here I would best also cross-post it here. This event is certainly disturbing from the poor judgment aspect, but it holds some other problems in that it reflects poorly on the gothic aesthetic. Certainly cats are already born gothic anyway, black cats simply have a genetic leg up; but this sort of thing is uncalled for.