Friday, April 1, 2011

Laugh at Yourself First: K'Tloo


See a preview of "K'Tloo" and more short fiction, scripts, and very little poetry at Laugh at Yourself First.
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As some of you may have noticed, last week was Print is Better 100. For two years now, I've been stuffing your mailbox with these trite rants about world politics and weather in Upstate, NY. The response has been overwhelming: REMOVE ME FROM ALL MAILING LISTS! I would like to thank everyone who made this possible, and all the people who have enjoyed what I've done on Regular Crazy, the Original Geeks Podcast, and Laugh at Yourself First. Chapter 39 of the Salvation Shark posted this week, as well as a sneak preview of a short story called "K'Tloo" that will appear this summer in "Tales of Madness & Macabre Vol II." The new episode of The Witch King's Sword posts April 15th at Laugh at Yourself First.

If you're here with me in Binghamton, we have accolades to celebrate! Fifth most depressing city in the whole country, according to Business Insider magazine. Many in the news media were shocked to discover that only Buffalo, two cities in Ohio, and Flint-Roger-And-Me-Michigan make their residents want to die more. Don't get me wrong, we have almost constant cloud-cover, but enough light always comes through in the afternoon that everyone can see the abandoned buildings and boarded windows in the heart of downtown. Even in the dimmest street lamp you can still step around the garbage on the sidewalks and streets, and avoid nearly every puddle of frat-boy urine on your way to city hall. If there is anyone not embarrassed by the awful condition of this city, they should be locked in the mental asylum that lords over our skyline. I've been through all the other cities on that list, and it's nothing to be proud of for us to be better. Let this be a wakeup call, Binghamton. Thanks for reading.

-Paul
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