Mo the Mountain up on Alienskins!

[erazmus]

I've been so busy with the house buying I almost missed this:
www.alienskinmag.com/ficf2.htm (http://www.alienskinmag.com/ficf2.htm)
The front page:
www.alienskinmag.com/main.htm (http://www.alienskinmag.com/main.htm)

I also have work up on Between Kisses here:
www.samsdotpublishing.com/betweenkisses/TurnerSlushPileS.htm (http://www.samsdotpublishing.com/betweenkisses/TurnerSlushPileS.htm)
The front page of Between Kisses:
www.samsdotpublishing.com/betweenkisses/main.htm (http://www.samsdotpublishing.com/betweenkisses/main.htm)
Don't forget to vote for me at BK.

Mike

Michael D. Turner
'Psyched Up' in _Turn the other Chick_-ed. E. Friesner-Baen books
www.baen.com
'Dutchman Rescue'in Continuum SF #6
www.continuumsciencefiction.com/orders.htm (http://www.continuumsciencefiction.com/orders.htm)

'An Incident at Black Tongue Tavern' in _Bash Down the Door and Slice Open the Badguy_ from Fantasist Enterprises:

www.fantasistent.com/books/anthologies/BASH.php (http://www.fantasistent.com/books/anthologies/BASH.php)
'Stains' in Tales of the Talisman 3-1 www.zianet.com/hadrosaur/index.html (http://www.zianet.com/hadrosaur/index.html)
'Slushpiles' in Between the Kisses
www.samsdotpublishing.com/betweenkisses/TurnerSlushPileS.htm (http://www.samsdotpublishing.com/betweenkisses/TurnerSlushPileS.htm)

[von Darkmoor]

Wow! You have been busy! Congrats Mike.

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[erazmus]

Well, I was busy last year when I wrote this. It takes only seconds to submit, and then months waiting for it to go up. I'm glad I didn't miss it.
I just don't understand why they illustrated my story with a picture of a boot.
What do you think jason?
Mike

Michael D. Turner
'Psyched Up' in _Turn the other Chick_-ed. E. Friesner-Baen books
www.baen.com
'Dutchman Rescue'in Continuum SF #6
www.continuumsciencefiction.com/orders.htm (http://www.continuumsciencefiction.com/orders.htm)

'An Incident at Black Tongue Tavern' in _Bash Down the Door and Slice Open the Badguy_ from Fantasist Enterprises:

www.fantasistent.com/books/anthologies/BASH.php (http://www.fantasistent.com/books/anthologies/BASH.php)
'Stains' in Tales of the Talisman 3-1 www.zianet.com/hadrosaur/index.html (http://www.zianet.com/hadrosaur/index.html)
'Slushpiles' in Between the Kisses
www.samsdotpublishing.com/betweenkisses/TurnerSlushPileS.htm (http://www.samsdotpublishing.com/betweenkisses/TurnerSlushPileS.htm)

[Firlefanz]

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[crystalwizard]

I love this story Mike. And I really enjoyed how you had the hero deal with the situation.

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[Firlefanz]

Just took the time to read it. Nice story, good fun. And a neat solution.


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[erazmus]

Thank You both, very much.
Mike

Michael D. Turner
'Psyched Up' in _Turn the other Chick_-ed. E. Friesner-Baen books
www.baen.com
'Dutchman Rescue'in Continuum SF #6
www.continuumsciencefiction.com/orders.htm (http://www.continuumsciencefiction.com/orders.htm)

'An Incident at Black Tongue Tavern' in _Bash Down the Door and Slice Open the Badguy_ from Fantasist Enterprises:

www.fantasistent.com/books/anthologies/BASH.php (http://www.fantasistent.com/books/anthologies/BASH.php)
'Stains' in Tales of the Talisman 3-1 www.zianet.com/hadrosaur/index.html (http://www.zianet.com/hadrosaur/index.html)
'Slushpiles' in Between the Kisses
www.samsdotpublishing.com/betweenkisses/TurnerSlushPileS.htm (http://www.samsdotpublishing.com/betweenkisses/TurnerSlushPileS.htm)

[von Darkmoor]

[quote]

erazmus said...
I just don't understand why they illustrated my story with a picture of a boot.
What do you think jason?
Mike
I wondered that myself, Mike, and I'm not putting a finger on a reason. Lack of options, perhaps? But it seems like a fairlycommon clip art, so I'm not sure why that would be. I can't imagine they had it made for your story. Oh well, perhaps they wanted to add to the sense of mystique surrounding it. /emoticons/wink.gif

~~~~~~~~~~
Jason M. Waltz
Fantasy Acquisitions Editor Staffs & Starships Magazine (http://www.sheerspeculation.com/about_the_magazine)
~~~~~~~~~~
Ever waltz with the Devil? Visit von Darkmoor's thoughts (http://vondarkmoor.blogspot.com/) to find out (and read a review or two).
~~~~~~~~~~
Critical Eye of the Dragon Avatar courtesy of crystalwizard (http://www.artwanted.com/artist.cfm?ArtID=20112&SetBG=Yes)</font>

[crystalwizard]

I'm guessing the boot is supposed to show 'really big guy'. To me it looks like the same sort of illustration as I've see in children's stories about giants.

Never meddle in the affairs of a wizard unless you are soggy and hard to light!

Visit my art gallery on art wanted at
http://artwanted.com/crystalwizard

All my books in print:
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[erazmus]

A bridge would have been good. The boots are intended to drive me mad, I'm sure of it. Though it never came up in the story, I never invisioned Mo as wearing boots. Sandals, perhaps, barefoot most likely, boots? Where would you find a pair of boots size 24EEEEE in a magical ancient china? Coolies wear sandals or tote their loads barefoot and wear grass slippers when not working.
Something oriental would have worked-- a bamboo shoot, a bowl of rice. I don't attach much to Alienskin illustrations, they are just clip-art type illos and always silly, but this one does puzzel me. All to the good, they took the story, I got paid, and people are reading it.

Mike

Michael D. Turner
'Psyched Up' in _Turn the other Chick_-ed. E. Friesner-Baen books
www.baen.com
'Dutchman Rescue'in Continuum SF #6
www.continuumsciencefiction.com/orders.htm (http://www.continuumsciencefiction.com/orders.htm)

'An Incident at Black Tongue Tavern' in _Bash Down the Door and Slice Open the Badguy_ from Fantasist Enterprises:

www.fantasistent.com/books/anthologies/BASH.php (http://www.fantasistent.com/books/anthologies/BASH.php)
'Stains' in Tales of the Talisman 3-1 www.zianet.com/hadrosaur/index.html (http://www.zianet.com/hadrosaur/index.html)
'Slushpiles' in Between the Kisses
www.samsdotpublishing.com/betweenkisses/TurnerSlushPileS.htm (http://www.samsdotpublishing.com/betweenkisses/TurnerSlushPileS.htm)