THURSDAY, August 17th at 7pm: CALEDONIA'S BOOK OF DAYS

Books of Days come in many forms.  Monks once illuminated such books.  In 1864 Scottish author Rober Chambers published The Book of Days: A Miscellany of Popular Antiquities in Connection with the Calendar, Including Anecdote, Biography, History, Curiosities of Literature and Oddities of Human Life and Character - Whew!  That's a mouthful, even for a Scot!

In our times, the book of days concept sometimes realizes itself in mini-scrap books - sort of a diary or journal, but with more bits and bobs preserved.  

Caledonia is working on a Book of Days project of her own: a collection of her micro-fiction and poetry offered to amuse, reflect, and inspire.  Join her tonight as she tries out her idea of such a book, and shares some of her writing, Live in voice.

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MONDAY, December 16th at 7PM: VIEWS OF CHRISTMAS IN 100 WORDS

We know it looks like this now, but . . .

What would the holiday season be without a few sleighs on fire?  It would be a holiday without the wry, and sometimes slightly bent insights of Crap Mariner!  Where would the fun be in that?  He keeps us honest!

. . . what will it look like once Crap's done?

He made a vow ... 100 words a day until the day he died - INCLUDING holidays!  He's not dead yet.  Come and enjoy an hour of Crap Mariner viewing the holidays from every ludicrous view, banging them on his desk, and standing them back up - slightly rumpled and somewhat recognizable.

Presented live in voice.

MORE SCIENCE FICTION SHORT STORIES

Gyro is back with more from his amazing library of classic Science Fiction and emerges with more jewels to share.

THIS WEEK:
"Hemeac" ~ School is scary but if you don't fail any exams, maybe someday you'll be almost as good as a real robot. From "The World's Best Science Fiction of 1969"

Presented Live in Voice.

WEDNESDAY, July 31st at 7PM: More Microfiction from Brokali!

Micro Fiction, by nature, is defiant. It defies length, boundaries, and expectations. But tight, provocative fiction requires analysis and editing. Taking an idea and distilling it into a “micro”- cosm of its original self is challenging.
~ Camile Renshaw from "The Essentials of Microfiction"

Come and enjoy more from the Blue Man's store of wonderful original microfiction tales: pointed, poignant, and thought provoking.  Brokali brings a smile to your face with his humor, and may even cause you to sigh a bit.

Presented live in voice.

WEDNESDAY, May 29th @ 7PM: MORE MICROFICTION!

He's baaaaaaack!  Brokali returns to share more Microfiction: poignant, humorous, thoughtful. He quells rumors, creates them, and sets to rights the biggest rumor of all: is he publishing?

MicroFiction is loosely defined as anything that is 2000 words or less (not to be confused with Drabble which is 100 words).  Brokali shares his delightful sense of humor and his dedication to this form with a buffet of micro gems, Presented Live in Voice.

TUESDAY, April 23rd at 7PM: Brokali & Microfiction!

Other names for micro fiction include sudden fiction, flash fiction, micro-story, short short, postcard fiction and short short story, though distinctions are sometimes drawn between some of these terms; for example, sometimes one-thousand words is considered the cut-off between "flash fiction" and the slightly longer short story "sudden fiction". The terms "micro fiction" and "micro narrative" are sometimes defined as below 300 words. The term "short short story" was the most common term until about 2000, when "flash fiction" overtook it.  Confused yet?  Worry not - Brokali will clear that all up and help you laugh along the way.

MicroFiction is loosely defined as anything that is 2000 words or less (not to be confused with Drabble which is 100 words).  Brokali shares his delightful sense of humor and his dedication to this form with a buffet of micro gems, Presented Live in Voice.