One of my earliest influences

"Plato's Stepchildren", the 12th episode in season 3 of the original Star Trek is best remembered for the kiss between Captain Kirk and Lieutenant Uhura. Widely touted as the first interracial kiss in American network television (though this wasn’t technically true), it was quite controversial when it first aired on November 22, 1968.

Those who remember the episode for anything else probably remember the silly antics of the crew, as Kirk and the gang are forced by telekinetic aliens to perform for their amusement. Kirk “playing horse” on the ground with a little person riding on his back is just peak Shatner silliness, making this terrible episode stand out in a “so bad it’s good” kind of way.

But for me, the standout moment of the episode will always be just before the opening credits. Kirk, Spock, and McCoy beam down to a mysterious planet to heal their injured ruler, and discover that the human-looking aliens have telekinesis, other than the dwarf, Alexander. When Alexander pleads with their queen, played by the beautiful Barbara Babcock, not to harm the visitors, she does this:

Story Idea (Suggestions Wanted!)

So here's a story idea I've been tossing around in my head for a white: What if someone could magically transport themselves into fictional worlds?

Thought for the Day: You're wrong about my "type".

I've been going back through my old stuff on this blog, posting my first "thought for the day", and re-reading some of my incomplete stories to see where I left off. But looking at my older posts, something occurred to me, and I thought I should clear up a possible misconception.

Thought for the Day: Victoria Justice needs to be a Superhero! (Or Supervillain???)

Thought for the day:

Actress Victoria Justice was born to play a superheroine.

Can't you just imagine this beauty with super powers? She could be the protector of the weak and innocent, bringing criminals to justice. And she was born with the perfect superheroine name: She really is Miss Justice!

Of course, if she gave in to temptation and used her powers for evil, she could dominate and destroy weak, ordinary men for her own personal gain and amusement...

Then she would be the supervillain Misjustice!

As long as she's wearing a sexy, comic book style outfit that highlights her amazing beauty, and she's using fantastic superpowers to dominate her enemies, it works either way.

Hollywood, get to work on this.

The sad part is that I think about this stuff all the time.

I have a fairly boring job that doesn't require much attention, so I'll frequently think about stories ideas and scenarios while I'm working. I just never get around to writing them down and sharing them. I really thought starting this blog would motivate me to write more, but it hasn't.

Anyway, I'm thinking of posting the occasional "thought of the day" type of thing, just to keep the blog active. And of course, if I ever get around to working on my stories some more, I'll post what I have once I get somewhere.

No, I didn't die.

I feel like I'm about due for another "I'm still alive" post, just to let my 3 or 4 loyal readers know that I didn't die since the last one. 

 I actually had an idea for a new story today, but knowing me, I'll never get around to writing it. Especially since I have so many other half-complete stories that I want to finish as higher priorities. But the new one seems like it'll be shorter, and it's something new and interesting, so maybe that will motivate me. 

On the other hand, my life's kind of busy right now, so I probably won't have time. But hey, I'm not dead yet, and it's been almost a year since my last post, so I figured I should post something.

I'm back

As mentioned in my last couple of posts, life was really busy for the last month or so. But I'm "back" now, and hopefully, I'll have some time to start writing again soon. Maybe even later this week. Just thought I'd post the update to let you all know.

Any requests?

Where would you like to see Gotcha! go next?

So after the recent chapter update in Gotcha!, I was wondering what readers thought, and what you’d like to see in the future of this story. I’ve got a very definite ending in mind, but there’s room to insert some variety and changes along the way. So if anyone has suggestions that don’t conflict with where it’s going in the long run, I’d certainly consider them.

For instance:

21st Century Magic: Gotcha! (Chapter 12: Out of the Closet, Into the Spotlight)

After hearing Valerie’s suggestion for avoiding trouble with Mr. Helverson, Lacey was just as excited to confront the old man as she was for her planned meeting with Vicky. Unfortunately for her, neither of them showed up for those anticipated meetings.

Vicky never answered the door to her house, despite Lacey knocking and ringing the bell for several minutes.

“I know she was home, ‘cause I could sense her inside. The perv was thinking about me and getting turned on –  again! But for some reason she never came to the door”, Lacey complained later, hanging out with her friends at Katie’s house. “And then I could sense her moving around, to the kitchen, and I almost lost track of her. It was really weird. I think she may have used some sort of magic to keep me from sensing her desire, though it didn’t entirely work.”

21st Century Magic: Gotcha! - Disclaimers

If I was posting this story to another site, these are the disclaimers that I'd attach at the beginning. Given the topic of the latest chapter (coming later today), the new third disclaimer seemed like a good idea.

New chapter(s) of Gotcha! coming soon!

Once again, I'm sorry for the long delays. I'm just slow at writing even when I am feeling motivated, which isn't very often.

But I'm finally getting back to my writing, and I've made significant progress on the next chapter of 21st Century Magic: Gotcha! So expect a new chapter (or two?) to be posted soon. Possibly in the next couple of days, but almost definitely in the next week or so.

Video: Inspiration for Weekend Away story

And just for the heck of it, here's the video that inspired the Weekend Away story, so you can see what I was describing. Because she never looks directly at the camera in this video, I had to find a different vid of her in a similar outfit to use for the earlier video edit that I "captioned" as the original version of the story.