The Fix on Freemantle, Catacombs + Haikyo
Tokyo Times- Lee posts the second part of his haikyo adventures in Atami, this time exploring a mountain retreat.
The Fix- Online literature review site The Fix recently ran a review of Something Wicked- the first print magazine one of my stories has appeared in. The reviewer said this about the story:
‘In “Freemantle Mons—The Leviathan Smile†by Michael John Grist, an old clock stops, and the people for whom it is a fixture are surprised to discover that the sun fails to rise and time fails to move forward without it. In the best tale of this issue, Freemantle Mons must discover why the sun refuses to rise and what it means not just for the city, but also for him.
That’s a great review. You can order copies of the print magazine here.
In other news- I’m now in the UK with SY, visiting my family. We spent the last 4 days in Paris, and before that 3 days in London for both my mom’s and my own birthdays. While in Paris we went to the catacombs (official tourist version). The post on that proper won’t be for some time yet, but here are some links to great catacombs sites I found while searching for information:
Infiltration- A great write-up of a 10-hour slog with some catacombs experts.
UER- More excellent photos of off the beaten path Catacombs places by Dweeb.
City of Light- Moe details 30 hours spent exploring the Catacombs, along with the naked-artist Miru Kim and a catacombs expert.
There’s a lot more but I’ll save some for when I make my own post. And on another note:
Neil Duckett- Neil went to the A-bomb dome in Hiroshima and posts some photos about it here. There’s some interesting opinions on history in the comments.
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Congrats on your first print publish and The Fix review! I really do enjoy your stories, and am always glad to see a new one pop up on my newsfeed.
I myself got my own first print publish and The Fix review earlier this year, it was hugely exciting. (On Spec #74!)