Thursday, November 26, 2009

Riffing the Stories: The Sleep of Prey and Predator

Remember that sleeping post I did? Well, some good came out of it as I've managed to do a short-short story on it for allmusicjunkie. The inspirational first line of the song? Madonna's "Like A Virgin", of course!

The Sleep of Prey and Predator

She walked out of the bathroom fully clothed and refreshed. She always cleaned herself after feeding. As she walked towards the bed, she thought of what she was, her kind that stalked the night and fed on only men. She had heard all the names that they had accumulated over centuries: succubus, the Old Hag, bangungot, - they meant the same thing.

More new stuff here (especially dodo dayao's excellent article songs for sci-fi adventures)!

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Here's our quote for the day coming from US President Barack Obama, which is FTW:

"As president, I believe that robotics can inspire young people to pursue science and engineering. And I also want to keep an eye on those robots in case they try anything."

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