meine kleine fabrik -

- is the name of a new blog my brother, Samuel Addison, and I have just started. It's basically just a place for us to share the Wonderfully Wild Weirdness (WWW) and Commonly Cool Crud (CCC) we come across. The name, btw, comes from Sam's brilliant jewelry company -- which I really wish he'd start up again.

Note to self:

... how to cripple a city with little or no expense. Real bomb not even needed. All that's necessary is pathetic paranoia.

Very Bloody Marys Pre-Pub Review

Here's a bit more of Maryelizabeth Hart's pre-pub review for The Very Bloody Marys. Got to find a way to thank her ....

“Combines several of M. Christian’s strengths, writing queer and supernatural / horror fiction, with only occasional touches of his other strength, erotica. Vampire protagonist Valentino is a reluctant trainee in the supernatural international law enforcement organization, Le Counseil Carmin. He half-heartedly assists his mentor, Pogue, in enforcing the rules in San Francisco—that is, until Pogue goes missing and Valentino must strive to rise to the occasion to rid the City by the Bay of trouble in the form of The Very Bloody Marys and a deadly faery or two, using what he recalls of his training and the limited resources at his disposal. Readers will never view night life in San Francisco quite the same way. A WELCOME ADDITION TO THE VAMPIRE NOIR GENRE.—Maryelizabeth Hart, Mysterious Galaxy, San Diego

Very Bloody Marys now --

-- on Amazon. Order your copy (or fifty) today!

Magnificent work

-- sometimes you stumble across something that makes you think that, yeah, the world might just be a good place.

Back Cover Copy for The Very Bloody Marys

The wonderful folks at Haworth just sent the back cover copy for The Very Bloody Marys -- what do you think?

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A gang of vampires is threatening to drain San Francisco dry—and only another creature of the night can stop them!

A gang of Vespa-riding vampires are killing San Franciscans so indiscriminately they threaten to not only drain the city dry—but risk the discovery of vampires everywhere. Gay vampire cop Valentino is called upon to stop the group calling themselves The Very Bloody Marys before the situation gets worse. Unfortunately, it already has. You see, Valentino is still only a trainee who is in way over his head now that Pogue, his mentor, is missing. And this brutal gang is tough, smart, and very, very bloodthirsty. To do his job, Valentino must move quickly—and carefully—otherwise he may just get himself killed. What can a creature of the night do? The only thing he can, track the gang through the haunts of some very odd characters, unravel the mystery, and try to stay out of the sun.

“YOU’LL NEVER VIEW NIGHT LIFE IN SAN FRANCISCO QUITE THE SAME WAY. A WELCOME ADDITION TO THE VAMPIRE NOIR GENRE.”
—Maryelizabeth Hart, Mysterious Galaxy, San Diego

“Interesting and modern characters, a bit of local San Francisco color, and a CLEVER MYSTERY TWIST.”
—Brian Youmans, Editor, Suddenly Press

“HARD-BOILED, SHARP-EDGED, FUNNY AND FIERCE.”
— Jim Gladstone, Author, The Big Book of Misunderstanding

“A TOTALLY UNIQUE AND TRULY FASCINATING VOICE. . . . M. CHRISTIAN HAS ARRIVED!”
— Mike Resnick, Author, winner of 5 Hugo Awards and a Nebula Award

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Even better!

Thanks so much, Lora!

What do you think?

Looks like so much fun

Wheeeee!

Looking for People for Fun and Art

Okay, here’s the pitch: I work too damned much. So much I am beginning to seriously fry, and so social/recreation/art/fun must be had.

So I’m putting out the call for folks who might feel the same to form a pool/group/bunch to do it together, or at least share ideas and resources.

Off the cuff, here are some ideas for things to play with:

• Composing and posting weird ads in local papers (tied to larger project, like an interactive game?)
• Fake fundie protest at a local science museum
• LED Throwie party
• “Invisible city:” poetry written across the city – except visible only with UV lights
• Pick a corner of the city, everyone takes pictures of it over a period of time, posts the result to Flickr (experiment in subjective reality)
• Create fake campaign posters (as surreal as possible)
• Leave pages cut from a favorite book around the city
• Become ‘payphone warriors’ (www.payphonewarriors.com)
• Anything these folks do

The only thing I ask is for there to be a few simple rules:

Don’t waste people’s time: if you’re interested then be interested and not just say so and then vanish, not answer emails, or not carry through on plans or commitments.

No egos, please: I don’t care who you are or who you think you are. So what if you’ve been involved in the Cacophony Society for fifteen years or been listed on boing boing twice? Everyone involved is equal, no one is better than anyone else, and everyone has something to bring to the party -- or is at least worthy of respect.

If you’re interested write me at zobop@aol.com

Lisabet Sarai --

-- liked Filthy. Thanks, Lisabet!