The Idea Bird är en site som dagligen postar novellidéer. Vanligen av sf eller fantasyslag: http://theideabird.tumblr.com/ Några exempel: Meteor strikes on the moon are common. But material starts raining down on the moon base, the front edge of a massive debris field. There are large quantities of black diamonds, carbonadoes, mixed in. The excitement of the riches is diminished when its shown that carbonadoes are made inside supernovae, and these black diamonds are a precursor of asteroid-sized iron chunks of supernova core rocketing through our system. The Fermi paradox asks: if aliens have existed since the universe began where are they now? There was an early alien species that sent probes to possibly inhabitable worlds which lodge themselves under the crust of the planet, self-replicate, and sleep. If the surface develops intelligent life, when they begin to generate a certain quantity of radio waves the sleepers awaken and take over the surface, where they send out more probes. She works for the world?s most boring man. Yeah he?s good looking, but an hour with him seems to last forever. The job is taking a lot out of her, and she?s feeling ill. She discovers the man is a time-vampire, and every hour she spends in his presence is aging her two hours. Her dilemma is how to kill a vampire who drinks time instead of blood. --Ahrvid -- ahrvid@xxxxxxxxxxx / Be an @SFJournalen Twitter Follower for all the latest news in short form! / Gå med i SKRIVA - för författande, sf, fantasy, kultur (skriva-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, subj: subscribe) / Om Ahrvids novellsamling Mord på månen: http://www.zenzat.se/zzfaktasi.html C Fuglesang: "stor förnöjelse...jättebra historier i mycket sannolik framtidsmiljö"! Nu som ljudbok: http://elib.se/ebook_detail.asp?id_type=ISBN&id?86081462 / Läs även AE i nya Vildsint Skymningslandet, årets mest spännande antologi - finns bl a på SF-Bokhandeln! / YXSKAFTBUD, GE VÅR WCZONMÖ IQ-HJÄLP! (DN NoN 00.02.07) ----- SKRIVA - sf, fantasy och skräck * Äldsta svenska skrivarlistan grundad 1997 * Info http://www.skriva.bravewriting.com eller skriva- request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx för listkommandon (ex subject: subscribe).