Author Archives: mbey

Long running readers of this blog will know that I’ve been pursuing a campaign to become Austin’s biggest freakshow on a bike. Austin sets a pretty high bar in that department, as anyone who’s seen the bicycle thong guy can … Continue reading →

Movies, like any artistic medium, will always have a darling of the moment. The best contestant for that category right now is mumblecore. At this point I am a minor expert in mumblecore. I have watched The Puffy Chair, Baghead, … Continue reading →

I’m putting together the material to do another quiz contest like my previous picture quiz, only this one will be about taco meat. I have about half the pictures ready to go, so it shouldn’t be that much longer. This … Continue reading →

I hope you’ve had a chance to listen to the pseudopod production of my story "Hometown Horrible" and also read my explanatory blog entry. A common response to "Hometown Horrible" is: "I wish I could actually read the fictional stories … Continue reading →

A little bit ago I fluffed out my podcast feeds, largely with science-based podcasts. I figured I wasn’t as smart as I ought to be, so I might as well work on that. Also, I’m getting so old and uncool … Continue reading →

Once again, I have cleared out the submissions and caught up on all the necessary correspondence. If history repeats itself, there’s going to be a period of a couple weeks that I read every sub as it comes in, before … Continue reading →

In an earlier entry I talked about a chess game that I was playing with my co-worker Kevin. He works the night shift and I work the day shift at the bakery, so we play the chess game on a … Continue reading →

I’ve opened a new front to my food frakking: The carniceria. If you’ve ever gone into a Mexican grocery, you’ve seen the piles of meat behind the glass at the back of the store. As it turns out, you can … Continue reading →

Innsmouth Free Press just posted an interview with me to compliment my story "Beneath the Red City." I never truly realized how cogent and insightful I am.

I’ve had a hotdog at Casino el Camino on Sixth Street before. And like all finer dining establishments, they have more than one variety of hotdog on the menu. This time I went with the chilidog. I had this during … Continue reading →