Wired magazine is running a piece compiling six-word short stories written by genre authors they’ve solicited.

The effect is not unlike a haiku, but even shorter, with the added (implied) task of getting a story arc in there.

A few of these are simply breathtaking and a few are hilarious, but all of them are quite good.

Check it out here: http://wired.com/wired/archive/14.11/sixwords.html

The Mystery Writers of America have chosen Stephen King to receive the Grand Master award. More information is available at MWA’s site: http://www.mysterywriters.org.

Two friends of Twilight Tales, Alan Beatts (Borderlands) and Del Howison (Dark Delicacies) are prominently featured in a very interesting AP article entitled “Genre Bookstores Hold Off Big Chains.” Check it out!

7:30 PM, at the Red Lion Pub (2446 N. Lincoln Ave.)

• Joe Weintraub: “The Bielski Brothers Build the Eighth Wonder of the World”
  Wonderment! An original piece by Joe, plus the next Dino Buzzati story.
• Dave Kemper: “The Whispering Tribe”
  The author - and hero? — of Sisyphus in Khaki is back!