Absurdist Monthly Review

Growing out of the ground-breaking interactive fiction experiments at The New Absurdist website, the Absurdist Monthly Review is a downloadable monthly publication featuring reviews of new Absurdist fiction, articles on the history of Absurdist writing, experimental writing techniques, and Absurdist literary theory.

This new publication is the brainchild of the Polycarp Kusch, mysterious man-about-town and the creator and owner of The New Absurdist, an interactive literary site and web experiment that has been running for more than 5 years. The site doubles as a publisher of new Absurdist fiction and an interactive critique where writers and readers can comment on the short stories, normally of micro or flash fiction length.

Are you new to Absurdist Fiction? Or have you enjoyed the works of Franz Kafka, Daniil Kharms, and Nikolai Gogol (among others)? Either way, this resource is a massive wake-up call loudly proclaiming that Absurdism is alive and well and living in the 21st Century.

Download your copy today!

Hiroshi And Aqua Cats

Outstanding Cyberpunk Quote!

They sprawled on the floor in front of the old woman's half-lidded
eyes. She slipped her arms in side his loose kimono. "Shaper," she said, "I want your genetics. All over me."

Her warm hand caressed his groin. He did what she said.

-Schismatrix by Bruce Sterling

I love that part where she says I want your genetics all over me. That really warms my blast shield. And you love it too, don't you?

Yes, I am a published author. Yellow Dog at elimae

And I totally have the techno skills to publish myself whenever I feel like it. I am that powerful. Read Psychic Girls vs. Manta Rays

Micro Fiction: Rumble 14 Online

The new issue of rumble is now online. Why not read some Micro Fiction today?

Slipstream Writing • A new article on Micro Fiction by Matt Bell • As a free image search engine Yotophoto kicks some major ass • Breaking Notepad.

Kurt Vonnegut is arguably America's greatest living novelist. Watch an interview with him from last year, and listen to him read excerpts from his works at the PBS Now website.

A little CSS demo called Circuits. Best viewed in Firefox and maybe Safari.

The Micro Fiction mini site: Updated

I Can't Believe It's Not Quotes!

"We do not believe any group of men adequate enough or wise enough to operate without scrutiny or without criticism. We know that the only way to avoid error is to detect it, that the only way to detect it is to be free to inquire. We know that in secrecy error undetected will flourish and subvert."
J. Robert Oppenheimer

"You toyed with my heart like it was a toy heart."
Lisa Simpson

I've finished updating the very small Micro Fiction mini site. It's four pages of links to various resources, sites, and examples of Micro and Flash fiction. Do you have a link I should know about? Then send it in, please.

Dead but worth a click: 100 Words or Les Nessman.
Not dead: The First Line.

THE ULTRAPHONE: Now With Images

I've been receiving lots of penis oil spams lately. How about you?

A new version of The Ultraphone with images is now online. Same story text, different CSS. Some comments on The Ultraphone.

Flash Fiction: THE ULTRAPHONE

I've posted a new piece of Flash Fiction to my site. It's called The Ultraphone and if you like giant robots, Psychic Girls, atom bombs, and John Wayne you might just like this story.

A second Flash written in 2003 has been posted as well. It's called Tranquil Girl