Due to an entirely too short weekend and the need to get some i’s dotted and t’s crossed, Monday fiction for this week will become Monday fiction for next week.
On the up side, the next story will be all-new, never before released.  So please look forward to it.

Here’s the official announcement:
The Evolutions slush pile is now open.  We currently have about three months of new fiction to publish.  That’s about as close-in as I want to get.  I’m looking to start filling slots out to about 5 or six months (that’s an opportunity for 8 to 12 stories).
In particular, I need one […]

Just in case you, like me, managed to miss it, the Maximum Ride series of YA (young adult) novels by James Patterson are best sellers.  Bona fide best sellers.  As in, the kind of success that every author dreams of best sellers, not just “good for YA” best sellers, i.e. movie-coming-out-soon-with-hordes-of-expectant-fans-already-looking-forward-to-seeing-it-because-they’ve-read-the-book best seller.
Still, not quite […]

 
Originally published as the “Odd End” feature in the Volume 1, Issue 2 Omnibus.
Dick and Jane are at home.
Dick and Jane sit by the TV.
See Dick play video games.
See Jane play video games.
Play, Dick, Play.
Play, Jane, Play.
Mother wants Jane to set the table.
Mother wants Dick to take out the trash.
“Jane, time for your chores. Dick, […]

This is not your average Disney anthropomorphic pink-fluffy-soft-headed adventure story. Which means that it’s already off to a good start.
The Mice Templar: The Prophecy is a high-quality hard-bound collection of graphic novel episodes that introduces the reader to the world of The Mice Templar.  Prepare yourself for a world where mice defend the night and rats […]

Strange Day
by Lorne Kates
Originally published in the Vol. 1, Iss. 2 Omnibus.
They always told me I shouldn’t go to the university.
It’s too much trouble, they’d all say.  Too much work for such a measly reward.  They all said there wasn’t any difference between someone who goes to the university and someone who doesn’t.
Of course, I […]

So, there I was, stuck in Rockford, Illinois. Not that much of a hardship, mind you, considering that I was sucking down a mocha while meandering through the science fiction and fantasy section of the local Borders.  In any event, the book whose cover caught my eye and whose jacket copy eventually opened my wallet […]

To truly appreciate the manga version of The Third, you really ought to seek out the anime version first.  So, for the purposes of this review, I’m going to discuss the both the anime and the manga.
The main character of both versions of The Third is Honoka.  With her self-aware AI sand tank, Bogie, she […]

One of the principle hopes I have for Evolutions involves participation.
Now, admittedly, the new format is only a little over a month old and is still populating with content.  Even given this, though, I want to make it clear that I sincerely hope that people will make use of the “comments” feature and the link […]

Conventions.  Very bad for people who really shouldn’t be tempted with stacks and stacks of books for sale.
Not that that’s a bad thing, mind you.  However, when you’re a minor player at best with a paltry few panels to attend, you end up spending a lot of time amongst the books.  What’s worse, of course, […]