Thursday, July 8, 2010

Bad Company: Corporatism Is a Satanic Cult!

Over the past couple years, I've posted Bad Company- and Spanner-related entries on what I call "political horror":
However, one element evaded me — until today. If, as the political-horror subgenre premise states, corporations have become the god-bodies of demons, then what kind of "fanatic cult" is corporatism, anyway? The answer is:

Corporatism is a satanic cult!

Friday, July 2, 2010

Cedric and Willa Go to Perez Hilton's Execution

And now for another installment of the adventures of Cedric and Willa, the beautiful and witty fortysomething siblings pretending to be married. Why a short story now? To distract myself from my JulNoWriMo agonies, I guess... Anyway, this one's a hypothetical near-future scenario involving our protagonists, a certain annoying gossip columnist, an infamous tweeted Miley Cyrus picture, a social taboo, a fanatical bunch of "justice crusaders", and a pop star and his fans. Hint: It starts with scandal and ends in war.