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On a cold October day, a young Victorian boy found a giant hand in the woods. A few of the elderly locals recognized the strange relic and told the boy a story about its unusual origins. About 100 years earlier, a farmer in the village woke up to discover he had been cursed with what was described as “troll hands.” It was quite unbelievable.
Continue reading The Discovery of The Hand By Travis Louis
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It’s been a long time since I wrote about one of the murals that pops up ever now and then at the corner Elizabeth and Prince Streets in the village, but when I passed that corner on a recent Friday evening this piece by artist L’Amour Supreme really got my attention.
Continue reading L’Amour Supreme Mural at Superplastic Store
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Writer Tim Hall and Cartoonist/Illustrator Dean Haspiel have collaborated on an intriguing short story — told in the form of a graphic novel — entitled The Last Mortician, which has been published at literary website Tor. The dystopian vision of this brief but powerful tale focuses on a time in the future when mankind has opted to trade the ability to procreate for the questionable “gift” of eternal life. I loved the story and the illustrations, and just wish it had been longer. Maybe Tim and Dean will turn it into a movie script?!
Continue reading The Last Mortician: Creepy and Compelling!
Man Not Superman is the hilarious story of what happens when an ordinary guy dates Lois Lane, who is on the rebound from Superman. Story by Jonathan Goldstein, Post-it Note illustrations courtesy of cartoonist Arthur Jones, awaiting your peels of giddy laughter right now at This Link. (Note: The Original Post-It Note Stories Link Appears to Be Dead, But You Can Listen to an Audio Version of the Story at This Link).
Thanks to Neatorama for the tip!