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My daily bicycle commute takes me through the parking lot of Highland Mall, a shopping opportunity that has seen better days. One sign of the decline is the swarm of birds near the entrance to the parking lot. At sunset … Continue reading →

On the way to a coffeeshop last Sunday, I thought I would avoid the inflated prices of cafe pastries by buying lunch at a grocery store along the way. I ended up blowing about $15 on various tastees at the … Continue reading →

A friend of mine told me that he realized, in a sudden flash, that early readers of Batman must have identified him with the Ku Klux Klan. This shocked me, because once he said it, the similarities of imagery became … Continue reading →

The local Austin weekly, The Austin Chronicle, just put out a "Science Fiction" issue. Now, I’m not such a spring chicken that I take the publishing institution of so-called "alternative" weeklies seriously. After all, I have published in two of … Continue reading →

Here at Space Squid central headquarters, we constantly monitor the world media for any mention of Space Squid-related subjects. It’s exactly like that scene in Watchmen where Ozymandius watches his giant wall of TV montiors. It’s the only way to … Continue reading →

This week I was pleased to find that the closest grocery to my house sells this sort of thing: There was a cheap bag of frozen beef dumplings and dipping sauce, so no longer would I have to limit myself … Continue reading →

We’re about halfway through the Mushroom Men fiction contest and the entries are already coming in. I anticipated that they would all pop into my inbox the night before the deadline, so it’s a relief to start work on slush … Continue reading →

Near the intersection of Airport and Lamar and nestled into the side of karaoke studio parlor, the Austin International Market looks a little like an old-timey general store. On the sign it advertises Asian, African, and Caribbean food. The last … Continue reading →

For those of you busy at your laptops. cranking out an entry for the Mushroom Men win a Wii contest, you’re probably thinking to yourself, "if only I had a video or something exciting like that to work from!" Well, … Continue reading →

Patrice Sarath will be reading and signing for her exciting new novel Gordath Wood this Saturday at the Austin Barnes and Noble, Arboretum location. You might want to get there a little before the 1pm start time to ensure that … Continue reading →