While we're all sitting around twiddling our thumbs...

...until the next EMCSA update (scheduled for the weekend of October 18), here are a couple of other stories you might enjoy reading.

First is the initial installment of a new sara castle series called Athame. sara let me in on the ground floor of this one, but I have no more idea where it's heading than the rest of you. All I know is that I like where it's been so far: gynoids, programming pods, mysterious-but-so-far-unseen mistresses...all the usual stuff that pushes my buttons. And that last scene - bwah! It's like a bad porno come to life, but in a good way. MC changes everything for the better. ;-)

Next, as promised, here's a Rich Text preview of "What Do You Give the Man Who Has Everything?" 2.0. I ended up polishing/revising it quite extensively (about twice as much as I did "Willing Subject," and I did a good bit with that one). I'm quite pleased with the results. You'll have a much better idea of Suzanne's inner conflicts this time around - and perhaps catch a glimpse of John Dominic's headspace, as well.

Again, these links will only be active until Simon posts the real thing on the EMCSA:

Part I
Part II
Part III

Once you're done (re)reading, you might enjoy going back over my Peek Beneath the Duct Tape on "What Do You Give."

Also, be on the lookout for more inappropriate (well, for this sort of blog, anyway ;-P) Jude Law deliciousness on Wednesday.