I've created a little micro 'zine of short nano fiction. It's called A4 because ... well, it all fits on one side of an A4 sheet. You can download it and print it out and fold it into its own little displayable mode, if you like.
www.pauljholden.com/a4 (https://www.pauljholden.com/a4)
I liked these very much, PJ. The opener, The Fire Sprite, won me.
But why so few pictures? You're the picture guy!
Anyway, it's short, sweet, and varied. More of the same, please.
And seeing as you did ask – there are typos on 5th line of 20/20 Vision ("... David could have...") and in the middle of What Awaits Us All ("... and they would [call?] him by whatever name...")
No room for more pictures. Otherwise I would. I literally squeezed as much as I could reasonably get! Thanks for the typo watch-will fix them for a new edition :(
Download now with amended typos! (same link!)
I happen to have a limited-run first printing with the typos intact. Make me an offer.
And no – before you ask – the biotronic stickers are not included.
I really like this also. Great little bits of writing to fire the imagination.
oops, I did it again!
A4 issue 1!
https://www.pauljholden.com/2023/07/15/a4-issue-1-july-2022/
(https://www.pauljholden.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/a4-cover1.png)
Thank you, PJ.
Nice and short, so as not to tax my brain, and notes provided for when my brain still doesn't quite get it.
Keep 'em comin'.
Very entertaining. If I have one minor niggle, maybe tighten up your punctuation a tad. Apart from that, great stuff!
That's great, particularly fond of 'Red Planet'
WHAT? ANOTHER ISSUE? Apparently. This one is a smidge late (which is ironic giving I've mostly been sitting on it for a month - but it has been proofread, I think, which means almost certainly it's typo filled)
https://www.pauljholden.com/2023/08/21/a4-issue-two/
I really liked this one, possibly my favourite so far.
Thank you BB, was wondering whether I'd run out of steam - so this is pleasing to hear!
Loving these.
Yes, these are good. They make the reader work, and I like that. Each storylet is a door which PJ opens, inviting us to step into larger worlds beyond. More, please!
What's that? A new Issue of A4? A WYRD WESTERN ONE????
Yes! and it's here:
https://www.pauljholden.com/comic/a4-issue-three/?sid=2428 (https://www.pauljholden.com/comic/a4-issue-three/?sid=2428)
Nice work as always, PJ.
But is it my imagination, or are these somewhat grimmer than usual? 'Contract Killer' and 'Six Shooter' really aren't very cheerful at all. Just a suggestion – but how about some fluffy bunnies instead of dead bison?
It's a fair point, and I promise if more come I'll try and get something cheerier in there!
Blimey, a fourth issue (bringing the total number of scifi/genre shorts to 35 so far...)
https://www.pauljholden.com/comic/a4-issue-four/?sid=2428
Tried to keep it lighter... not sure if I succeeded.
Very grateful for any and all feedback!
Oh man, Six Shooter. Are four and five for the same reason, hence six?
Quote from: Dash Decent on 31 October, 2023, 09:17:15 AMOh man, Six Shooter. Are four and five for the same reason, hence six?
Oh I just cocked up I think. Six was himself. (And five seems to have been for two people so that doesn't work!)
Good catch!
Six Shooter is brilliant. Short and sharp, and even the possibly ambiguity of it allows the reader to fill in some of the details.
I got that six was himself. I took it that his wife and best friend were having an affair, hence four and five was him killing them both, followed quickly by six, him blowing his own brains out afterwards.
Quote from: Dash Decent on 02 November, 2023, 12:24:52 PMSix Shooter is brilliant. Short and sharp, and even the possibly ambiguity of it allows the reader to fill in some of the details.
I got that six was himself. I took it that his wife and best friend were having an affair, hence four and five was him killing them both, followed quickly by six, him blowing his own brains out afterwards.
Thank you!
Pretty much. Sometimes I'll be fairly explicit and then see what I can remove to see how it works with that I had a last line but it seemed clear enough if I just left the word six there.