http://homelessmoon.com Wed, 25 Aug 2010 08:46:16 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Featuring: Scott H. Andrews, "New! The 'GEARWORK ROSE'™" Jason S. Ridler, "Iron Horse in the City of Stone" Michael J. DeLuca, "The Unicyclist's Fate" Erin Hoffman, "Precise and Invariable Laws" Justin Howe in Absentia PLUS Erin Hoffman's astounding Steampunk Story Generator! For the first time, this year's chapbook is available in print, PDF, EPUB and PRC ... http://homelessmoon.com/chapbook/the-homeless-moon-3-available-for-download This is the second of my posts about ESL teaching in Korea. ( The first is here.)What sparked my desire to write these was a friend saying they were considering teaching abroad. What follows came out of that conversation and like most advice it comes from having made mistakes. This ... http://homelessmoon.com/hm/travel-light-2-rural-vs-urban I have moved from the pasture to the townhouse, where the food is more abundant and delicious, the company more worldly, but ruder, and the cat more bold. I have returned like Prospero to Venice, like Orsino from Arcadia. I’ve left the greenwoods of Barnesdale for the cobbles of Nottingham, ... http://homelessmoon.com/art/country-mouse-in-the-city Maize God, like Count Dracula, can travel the world only with his feet planted firmly in a fragment of his native soil. This is about half of what I potted and brought to live on my new front porch: basil, rosemary, sage, wormwood, lemon balm, lavender, and one habañero pepper. http://homelessmoon.com/religion/maize-god%e2%80%99s-travels This is the first in a (at least three part) series of posts on teaching English in Korea. When I told one of my closest friends I planned on moving to South Korea, her first reaction was to call me crazy, her second was to say: "People like you don't ... http://homelessmoon.com/hm/travel-light-the-metaphysical-post There’s this one house with a big garden I pass on my way to and from work. Every now and then I see the old couple that lives there. The old woman in particular has a way of sneaking up on me. I’ll be walking along when suddenly I'll hear ... http://homelessmoon.com/hm/old-woman-ninja A veritable loot bag of good news coming out of Ridlerville:My pulptacular adventure story "The Last Mountie" is up at Crossed Genres. Enjoy an action story inspired by Joe Lansdale, Dudley DoRight, and a desire to set a post-apocalyptic story set in an abandoned amusement park.http://crossedgenres.com/archives/021/the-last-mountie-by-jason-s-ridler/And that's just for starters!My ... http://homelessmoon.com/hm/a-bit-erotic-quite-funny-a-little-bit-creepy-and-balls-out-weird Read my pulpy post-disaster action story at Crossed Genres, featuring Wade Mackenzie- "The Last Mountie"!http://crossedgenres.com/archives/021/the-last-mountie-by-jason-s-ridler/Part Dudley Do-right, part Jack Burton, all Mountie!JSR http://homelessmoon.com/hm/time-for-a-tale-of-high-adventure-the-last-mountie-is-live I’m back from the annual Odyssey workshop alumni week, where we lecture and critique and live in steamy dorms again. Highlights included reading my story from the Homeless Moon 3 chapbook, “NEW! The ‘Gearwork Rose’(TM) Automated Gratification Engine,” aloud at the Barnes & Noble reading, learning more about ... http://homelessmoon.com/hm/it-takes-a-foulburg Go enjoy a two fisted fable rooted in my love of hyperbolic and melodramatic action storytelling!http://www.brainharvestmag.com/2010/07/grudge-match/And I love the comment at the bottom. Please feel free to leave your own!Cheers!JSR http://homelessmoon.com/hm/grudge-match-is-live-and-kicking-ass-at-brainharvest