Yesterday we began our blog tour of the Lost Genre Guild with Murray the Alchemist, from the Light at the Edge of Darkness story "At the Mountains of Lunacy," and Rod Davies, or Titan, from League of Superheroes, examining the founding concept of the LGG. Today we'll add the other superheroes to the mix, especially Allen/Tachyon, who will hack his way into the mysteries of the LGG Website.
Allen/Tachyon: You heard the man. Let's have a look at their homepage. Hmm. A bit flat for speculative fiction. I was expecting some garish illustrations at least, but no dragons, spaceships--
Murray the Alchemist: No alchemists.
Allen/Tachyon: Way to find the upside, Murray. Now let's look at the other pages. Hey, they've even got a link to the home page on the home page! I guess Frank's into self-referential humor. "The Guild Review" is a group of short reviews of Christian spec-fic. "Bookshelves" showcases Frank's attempts at recycling cardboard boxes--okay, no, it's a list of books and stuff by LGG members. "Media Room" sounds scary, but they don't actually have any reporters in there. It's just PR for some Christian spec-fic titles. "Resources" is pretty much a links list for other LGG sites and similar groups. "Catalogue" is exactly that: a promotional listing of LGG-related projects. "CONTACT" is pretty much what you'd think, too, unless you're thinking about starting an old plane. Whatever spins your prop. And "ABOUT" tells you what it's all about, even if you aren't Alfie.
Murray: Okay, so are we done?
Allen/Tachyon: Anyone could get all that! No, I'm going to hack into the horrifying underbelly of the Guild itself!
Rod/Titan: Sounds gross--and there could be kids reading this.
Allen/Tachyon: Yes! As I suspected, there's a missing link the casual visitor wouldn't spot!
Rod/Titan: Wow! Is that what's inside Frank's head, or is Steve just showing off his inability to use a paint program again?
Allen/Tachyon: Actually, it's somebody else's work. But I think it shows there's more to LGG than you might think...
Meanwhile and elsewhere, a mysterious figure sits in the gloom, stroking a cat.
Mysterious Figure: Drat. Those meddling kids may be on to us! I shall have to contact Number Two and tell him to try harder.
Meanwhile again, back at the blog...
Allen/Tachyon: Well, let's see what other hidden links I can find... Wait! A worm from the Chicken Booksellers' Association! Let's follow it!
Oh, my! Whatever will happen next? Tune in tomorrow to find out whether the Chicken Booksellers' Association is litigious. Meanwhile, have a relaxing dose of comparative sanity with these other CSFF bloggers::
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Rachel Marks
Rebecca LuElla Miller
Nissa
John W. Otte
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James Somers
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Steve Trower
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Jason Waguespac
Phyllis Wheeler
Timothy Wise
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4 comments:
Am interested in missing link.
Last spotted at the University of B.C.: Place Vanier president. Tell-tale sign, the single eyebrow.
Could be him. Isn't Frank anyway. Frank sports two eyebrows (side-by-side v. one atop the other).
Onto the site description. We did have a spacey-theme at one point (complete with rocket ship) but as I grew weary of one too many comments that used a form of th e word "cheese," I went for the class-act look.
If you look closely Allen you will find remnants of the old look, e.g./ this old gem.
Fun post guys!
*sitting in the dark, stroking a cat, 19 minutes before the LGG second Life gathering*
Faith,
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There's one thing I don't understand. How come there's only one cat?
Always fun to read your column. Never know who you will meet. It's been a good blog tour.
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