Volume 1 / Issue 2 March, 1999
Spine Tingling Tales of Terror and Mayhem even the Editors
Were afraid to BUY!!!!!
This issue, the next story to be retired from circulation.
A psycholigical Christmas tale. "You have to understand," says the author, "that this and the last story were from my earlier writings from last year when I decided to pick up the pen again. But I still think this story has merit on its own. Sitting in the passenger side of my wife's car on the way home one snowy night, I wondered what it would be like to walk under an overpass. The opening scene came into focus, and the rest, well, just isn't ever going to be history I guess."
by Daniel Keohane
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From last issue: an experiment gone wrong... for the author.
A Tale of cause and effect. "Well, you see," says the author. "I had this idea for a story that always rolled around my head since I was in college. You know, two points along a line, totally unrelated, and somehow I'd have to make them related. I came up with chewing gum, and destroying the world. It would be a good exercise to do. It wouldn't sell. Editors hate cause and effect, one thing after another, type stories."
"I mentioned this to my brother, Mike, and he said 'why don't you just write it backwards?' Backwards? I said. Of course. Brilliant. So, I started where I ended (if I might borrow Nicholas Evan's great opening line), and ran backwards after the opening scene, and ended back at the end of the opening scene. Dig?"
"Well, maybe if I explained this to the editor beforehand, it might have helped. Most people get about half-way through, scratching their heads, then say Ah Ha! It's going backwards!... and get all pissed and stop reading. But if they knew ahead of time... if they knew ahead of time! (sigh). It's SUCH a cool story, as long as you know that after the first couple paragraphs it's going backwards from the end."
Warning, the following story is not suitable for young 'uns under 15 due to some graphic content
Dan Keohane's "Mug"
Formerly "The Lethal Potential of Gum"
Formerly just "Gum"
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