Better Fiction: The Blog

Nina Paley has created a wonderful animated musical:

Sita Sings the Blues

Just moments ago I mentioned (in the last post) that this deserved a post of its own. This won't be that post. (Thus, the part I.)

Instead, this is a little heads up for those of you who haven't seen the film.

You can watch it, own it, and show it--for free. Nina Paley has placed the film under a Creative Commons license.

So, what are you waiting for?

http://www.sitasingstheblues.com/

One of my personal favorites is being reprinted in (or at) Once Again with Feeling, a new reprint ezine from Susie Hawes.

http://onceagainwithfeeling.com/

Due to its length, it will be presented in two parts with the first part coming out this weekend and the conclusion to be published this summer.

The story is "Aleskei's Revolution", the story of a time machine and a lusty Russian businessman who, in his aging years, tries to relive an illicit affair.

You may remember it from its original run in "The Sword Review".

I want to thank Susie Hawes for contacting me and requesting a story. I believe that was a first for me.

Wade

http://betterfiction.ning.com/profiles/blogs/sarah-wagners-hardwired

I've posted it to the blog at the new Better Fiction forum. Check it out.

http://betterfiction.ning.com/profiles/blogs/sarah-wagners-hardwired

Hardwired Humanity by Sarah Wagner.

The Incredibles
Finding Nemo
Beauty and the Beast
Kung Fu Panda
The Iron Giant
Les Triplets de Belleville
Wallace & Gromit
Spirited Away

Brad Bird, the man behind The Incredibles and The Iron Giant, is working on a live action picture based on the great San Francisco earthquake. (He also helmed Ratatouille, but that project was underway before he got involved--so we can forgive him.)

Most of the pics listed above are not controversial, especially since I didn't say "Were-Rabbit" when I mentioned Wallace & Gromit. Kung Fu Panda could raise some eyebrows, but I've discussed that elsewhere.

I have some others that I really enjoy and others that I respect. Flushed Away is on the enjoy list. Pinocchio is on the respect list. I solved the problem by cutting out those that didn't fit both.

I watched Finding Nemo again yesterday, after shelving it for many months. The basic structure of the story is surprisingly simple, but the complexity of the little stories that get Marlin from step to step is wonderful.

I've written elsewhere of the marvels of the structure in Beauty and the Beast.

Wade

My mystery short story is now online.

"Daddy's Will"

Check it out at http://bigpulp.com.

Becky de Jong took quick, running steps and managed to keep pace with Robert, her fiancé. He walked with such strong, long strides. She always wondered that he never winded himself with the effort, but as they walked, he had no trouble keeping up his side of the conversation.

“Let me do all the talking,” he said. Robert always did all the talking, as had all the men in Becky’s life. She supposed it was meant to be that way.

Still, it left Becky with little say for herself, and now that Daddy had died, she would be alone with only Robert to speak on her behalf. The idea left her with a slight feeling of nausea. She stopped on the sidewalk, startled by what the feeling might mean.

Read more: http://bigpulp.com

Wade Ogletree