Tag Archives: Chasing The Moon

The Last Emperor (Mollusk Month Post)

By A. Lee Martinez | Published: February 22, 2012

Emperor Mollusk Month!! continues, but if I can be honest, I’m out of things to say about it. I could say more, but why give away surprises? I’ve disclosed enough about the book that anyone should have an idea if it’s something they’re interested in, and if you’re still having trouble committing after being told [...]

Posted in Blog | Also tagged Amateur Artist, Centipede, Cosmic Horror, Dark Horror, Dinosaurs, Giant Centipede, Hero Villain, Horror Story, Last Emperor, Lizard, Lizard Woman, Lucky Guy, Mass Market Paperback, Monsters, Personal Growth, Rest Of The World, Squid, Story Of A Woman, T Shirt | 6 Comments

Pulp Friction

By A. Lee Martinez | Published: February 17, 2012

Emperor Mollusk versus the Sinister Brain is not a funny book. It IS a fun book, so I can see why people sometimes don’t get the difference. We are constantly being told that there is serious stuff and funny stuff and rarely are they allowed to meet. I realize, even as I dare suggest that [...]

Posted in Blog, Writing | Also tagged Absurdity, Cosmic Horror, Farce, Funny Book, Funny Stuff, Horror Story, Insignificance, Mollusk, Neptune, Preemptive Strike, Pulp Fantasy, Pulp Friction, Serious Stuff, Silly Nonsense, Squid, Strange Happenings, Tag Line, Uphill Battle, Weird Ideas | 1 Comment

Chasing Zany

By A. Lee Martinez | Published: May 18, 2011

Did you ever notice that nuclear bombs are either destroying the planet or saving it? I watched a movie called Crack in the World recently, and a bomb starts a chain reaction that causes a (SPOILER ALERT) crack in the world. It’s only by exploding a bigger bomb that they can stop it from tearing [...]

Posted in Blog, Writing | Also tagged Albatross, Assumption, Backseat, Blogging, Bomb, Brain Candy, Card Games, Chain Reaction, Comic Books, Crack, Curse, Dinosaurs, Ego, Fluff, Nuclear Bombs, Rewarding Experience, Robots, Self Improvement, Spoiler | 5 Comments

Q & A Time

By A. Lee Martinez | Published: May 5, 2011

Bob Bob had a few questions concerning my last post about Chasing the Moon. I thought about answering them by replying to comment itself, but then figured it might be better to answer them in their own featured post. Bob Bob asks: What inspired a) a Lovecraftian story, b) about the nihilism and absurdities of [...]