Avast me hearties! I completely fergot that today be Talk Like a Pirate Day. I be havin’ a readin’ at Case Study Coffee with nary a pirate in it. Though we do be havin’ Strange Horizons. Fear not! If ye landlubbers want ta see somethin’ which amuses me, arrr, then click over ta read the
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Ahoy me hearties, it be International Talk Like a Pirate Day, which be one o’ me favorite days o’ th’ year. In honour o’ this fine day, I be givin’ away a wee bit o’ booty. In the unpacking o’ our boxes, I found a stash of Shimmer‘s Pirate Issue, edited by Cap’n John Joseph
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Yarrr! Shimmer has a special treasure for you this fine day. In 2007, Dred Pirate John Joseph Adams, of the MS Fantasy and Science Fiction, commandeered the MS Shimmer for one special issue: the Pirate issue, released November 2007. In honor of International Talk Like a Pirate Day, a holiday dear to our hearts, we’re
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Grasping for the Wind has a review of the Shimmer Pirate Issue. The highlight for me was, of course, this: The illustrations throughout this issue were very well done. They had detail and connected very well with the stories. The cover was appropriate and appealing, with a simple graphic design that grabbed the eye without
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Avast! James Owen just sent me the final art for the cover of Shimmer’s pirate issue. As a bonus, he’s posted a series of shots on the progression of the cover art from concept sketch to the final product.
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Ye sly whiskered dog, ye can pre-order yer copy o’ Shimmer today. What better way to celebrate International Talk Like a Pirate Day? I’ll tell you what’s better: It’s a double-issue. 136 pages of piratical fiction. — I also have to say that I loved working with Sean Markey on making this trailer. He created
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I be preparing fer International Talk Like a Pirate Day tomorrow. Ye should be prepared to, or I’ll see that yer keelhauled.
The Slush God Speaketh: Shimmer — The Pirate Issue: Table of Contents At long last, I present the table of contents for Shimmer — The Pirate Issue: * A Hand for Each by J. Kathleen Cheney * Captain Blood’s B00ty by Jeremiah Tolbert * The Blackguard of God by Melinda Selmys * Come to the
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You can read the full update at The Slush God Speaketh: but meanwhile, here’s the short form. Okay, so I’ve waded through most of the submissions now. I’ve still got 27 in my inbox that I haven’t read yet. Everything else has either been rejected or been set aside for further consideration (or possibly inexplicably
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As if any of you writer-types read my blog and not The Slush God’s, but, just in case, here’s what Captain John Joseph Adams says about the slush pooling in the holds of Shimmer‘s pirate issue. Of course, I do have the exciting pirate filter, so you can read his comments in the piratical style
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If you’re working on your pirate story, today is your last day to submit it to Shimmer. Captain John Joseph Adams is all set to turn the canons on any latecomers.
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Ahoy, me maties! Cap’n Adams decided that it were a good idear to give ye lot o’ scurvy dogs a wee bit more time to get yer stories in ta him. Bein’ the benevolent cap’n he is, he’s givin’ ye till February 28th ta submit to Shimmer. But not a moment longer, or he’ll keel-haul
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Don’t forget that you only have two weeks until the end of Shimmer‘s Pirate Issue submission window. Send in your pirate stories by January 31st.
Pirates! The word evokes the high seas, deep space and bootleg software. Be honest, who hasn’t wanted to be a pirate? Think of plunder, booty — Avast! The MS Shimmer has been captured by the Dred Pirate John Joseph Adams, first-mate of the Fantasy & Science Fiction. For the Summer 2007 issue, our pages will
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Sunil Sebastian took a series of great photos at the Shimmer Pirate Party. Just in case any one has forgotten why we hosted a pirate party, Shimmer is doing a pirate themed issue for our summer 2007 issue, guest-edited by John Joseph Adams. We’re opening to submissions on December 1 and are trying to drum
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