Love. Sex. And numbers.

Good read. :)

READ IT AT: http://www.scottmccloud.com

I first read Babycakes in Gaiman's "Smoke and Mirrors". The story was deliciously disturbing to begin with. Macabre, yes indeedy.

And then I saw the webcomic...very nicely done.

READ IT AT: http://ljconstantine.com/babycakes/page1.htm

"Are you familiar with the scent of extinguished birthday candles? For me, their aroma is superceded by a sound like the drawing of a bow across the bass string of a violin. This note carries all of the melancholic joy I have been told the scent engenders—the loss of another year, the promise of accrued wisdom. Likewise, the notes of an acoustic guitar appear before my eyes as a golden rain, falling from a height just above my head only to vanish at the level of my solar plexus. There is a certain imported Swiss cheese I am fond of that is all triangles, whereas the feel of silk against my fingers rests on my tongue with the flavor and consistency of lemon meringue."

This one's on my must-read list. Jeffrey Ford spins a tale about a boy with a rare condition called synesthesia, who just wants to be normal for a change. Freaky twist in the end.

Ah yes. Coffee ice cream. mmmm.

READ IT AT: http://www.scifi.com/scifiction/originals/originals_archive/ford4/ford41.html

A conversation between two aliens. They've just made a startling discovery about us.

Spanking good piece of sci-fi. The Hugo Award was well-deserved. :)

READ IT AT: http://www.eastoftheweb.com/short-stories/UBooks/TheyMade.shtml