Author Archives: mbey

SATURDAY, AUGUST 16th, 5pm-7pm, @BIKINIS SPORTS BAR A big SPACE SQUID party! For the biggest SPACE SQUID issue yet! We’ve scheduled it for the Saturday dinner break during Armadillocon, so don’t make those dinner plans yet. You’re going to want … Continue reading →

we’re in contact with the winners as we speak, coordinating the transfer of vast amounts of loot. here’s a press release written by fellow squid editor D.CHANG: EVERYBODY ELSE IS A BIG FAT LOSER Space Squid held its first-ever writing … Continue reading →

Well, SPACE SQUID is just days away from our most complex and involved issue yet. I’ve looked at my personal schedule for the next week and I just realized that I haven’t booked time for actual sleep. What this means … Continue reading →

Just as soon as I build my life around my little media player, things start to break. The first problem, which has actually been sneaking up on me, has been the increasingly poor sound quality coming out of the player’s … Continue reading →

With my German friend in town, I of course did what I could to show her the funner side of culinary Austin. She’s already experienced Tex-Mex and BBQ on previous visits, so we delved a little deeper into the regional … Continue reading →

I’ve got this friend visiting, and she invested in one of those $100 laptops (actually $400) for impoverished thirdworld children, getting a free sample in return. It’s the first time I’ve seen one of these. The OX laptop seen here … Continue reading →

The qualifying entries are now in the hands of the Gamecock media judges. Very soon we will know who will take home the Wii, and who will be kicking themselves for not writing twenty different stories about the facinating world … Continue reading →

Because I said that the contest ends on August 1st, I’m going to just say that’s an inclusive time period instead of exclusive. So from this moment, you have essentially 13 hours to slip in an entry. And then the … Continue reading →

a great one, is the attention to detail. For instance, knowing the correct sequence of a rainbow. These are nonpareils, used as cupcake sprinkles.

I don’t want to give anything away, but right now you have a better chance of winning your own game console by entering the Space Squid Mushroom Men Ficion Contest, than you would by clicking on the links in all … Continue reading →