Just found out that my story "A Eulogy for Dr. Nostalgia" has been accepted for publication at Diet Soap Magazine for their February issue. KICK ASS!

This story was rooted in a challenge whipped up by Justin Howe, Dave Hendrickson, and myself. We all took subject lines from SPAM messages and tried to write a short story with them. I've actually lost the subject line that inspired this flash story. The core is that once upon a time, people with OCD knowledge of pop culture's lost underbelly had a value in today's society like a seer. They remembered old cartoon jingles, lost "Very special episodes," and secret knowledge about punk rock bands from Scandinavia that only existed for half a hiccup but changed the world a music in that time. Now, Wikipedia and youtube have destroyed their value. Anyone can be one of these seers! Nooo!

And, yes, I was one of these Gandalf-the-Obscure knowledge types. Sniff.

Thanks to Justin and Dave for contest that generated the story. Thanks to Camille Alexa for suggesting Diet Soap as a good home for the tale. And thanks for Doug Lain for buying the tale.

This is my eleventh sale this year. Colour Me Impressed:

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JSR

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