Tees And Sympathy Online

My short story, "Tees and Sympathy," is now available online in PDF format along with the rest of Subterranean Magazine #4. It's absolutely free, and you can download it here.

Are you familiar with Alton Brown? He's a celebrity chef and author, sometimes known as the Mr. Wizard of culinary pursuits for his ability to bring both science and humor to the kitchen. He's the host of Good Eats, a wonderful show on the Food Network. It's the kind of show you can enjoy even if you're not particularly interested in cooking.

"Tees and Sympathy" is my take on what might happen to a show like Good Eats once we encounter an alien civilization. To give you a flavor of the piece, it's Alton's show...

...combined with one of my favorite Twilight Zone episodes:

Now pop the "aliens want to eat us" cliché, add a soupçon of vegetarian smart aleckiness, and you wind up with:

(Let cool before serving. Serves 6.)

Beyond "Tees and Sympathy," Subterranean Magazine #4 contains a veritable smorgasbord of tasty science fiction short stories and articles. Guest edited by John W. Campbell award-winning, Hugo-nominated John Scalzi, the contents include:

"A Finite Number of Typewriters" by Stuart MacBride
"Cliché Haiku" by Scott Westerfeld
"Hesperia and Glory" by Ann Leckie
"Horrible Historians" by Gillian Polack
"It Came From the Slush Pile" by John Joseph Adams
"Labyrinth's Heart" by Bruce Arthurs
"Last" by Chris Roberson
"The Last Science Fiction Writer" by Allen M. Steele
"Movie Clichés and the Sci-Fi Films That Love Them" by Ron Hogan
"The NOMAD Gambit" by Dean Cochrane
"Refuge" by David Klecha
"Remarks on Some Clichés I Have (by Definition) Known Too Well" by Teresa Nielsen Hayden
"Scene From a Dystopia" by Rachel Swirsky
"Shoah Sry" by Tobias S. Buckell and Ilsa J. Bick
"Tees and Sympathy" by Nick Sagan
"The Inevitable Heat Death of the Universe" by Elizabeth Bear
"The Third Brain" by Charles Coleman Finlay and James Allison
"What a Piece of Work" by Jo Walton

Nutritious and delicious, as a certain character of mine would say. Enjoy!

Comments

[Ângelo Fernandes]

I've download it.
thanks

I'll just grab a english-portuguese dictionary to fill my gaps.

Ângelo

[Audrey Harper]

Unrelated to your blog...

Did you know there is a movie out called "Idlewild"? Have you ever considered making your books into a movie trilogy? It might end up being more popular than "The Matrix"! (but you might have to get someone better than Keanu Reeves which wouldn't be difficult.) :)

[Elizabeth]

Yay, a way for me to read it! I'm excited.
Referring to Audrey's comment, every time I heard something about the movie Idlewild, I got really excited before remembering that it was completely unrelated...and I started thinking of the dilemma that will occur if (when) you create an Idlewild movie

[Nick Sagan]

Ângelo: Your English is very good. Much, much better than my Portuguese.

Audrey & Elizabeth: Actually, I've been meaning to write about that "other" Idlewild. I'll make that post my next blog entry.

[Nick Sagan]

Flying Spaghetti Monster Christmas Lights? That... is... awesome! I'm so there.