Joshua Bales

I'm just this guy, you know?

Monsignor Cheese

Chuck E. Cheese’s does not hold the same allure as it did when I was a kid. I don’t know if it changed so much or if I am just too old for that particular scene.
Nate — or maybe it was his wife — suggested yesterday that we take a little trip there. [...]

Completed Sep 2008

Just finished the edits on “The Earth Dies Screaming,” my new story about a merry invasion by inappropriately named Tripods.
Once I get feedback from a few people, I’ll make any appropriate changes, then start sending it out for publication. I’m thinking either Clarkesworld or Strange Horizons.
Update: Looks like it will be Strange Horizons as Clarkesworld [...]

lolzombies

I am both equally annoyed and pleased that someone thought of this before me.  Annoyed because I am not apparently as clever as I thought, yet pleased because this shit is fucking great.
The domain “lolzombie.com” is still available, though.  I am seriously considering buying it and start lolzombie-ing myself.
Is there anyone out there who might [...]