Vintage Ads of Fictional Futures
The Vintage Ads of Fictional Futures contest is now closed to entries — I’ll announce the five finalists later tomorrow, and then you can all vote on your fave. Why so long to announce the shortlist? Well, I think everyone should have a chance to revel in the collective genius and creativity of the whole gallery, which can be found here.
Microfictions
One of the longest-running carnivals on the web, the Storyblogging Carnival, has a new edition up at Diva for Geeks.
Virtual reality goes mythological in You Can Punch a Unicorn, at Name Your Tale. You may also want to check out a continuing series here on The Skwib, A Brief History of Unicorns. Part one: Getting Biblical. Part two: Vedic Culinary Prescriptions. Part three: The Golden Age of Unicorns.
And Defenestration – A Literary Humor Magazine – has lots of good stuff on offer. Their last issue is here, and a recent effort of mine is here.