Microscopic Photographs

http://news.ninemsn.com.au/glance/878275/insect-world-revealed-in-extreme-close-up

Jeff VanderMeer’s Booklife is now on sale.

I’ve read lots of books about writing and this is one of the best I’ve read.

It has great tips and advice for the personal and professional sides of a writer’s life.

A contest to design your own Simpsons character.   (Only open to US residents.  D’oh!)

Ends Oct 28 2009

http://thesimpsons.com/character/

The World SF News Blog has an interesting interview with Ashok Banker, an Indian author who has a lot of controversial things to say about the state of science fiction publishing.

http://worldsf.wordpress.com/2009/10/19/exclusive-interview-with-ashok-banker/

A Japanese amusement park that has a “zombie-infested” haunted house made a promotional video showing off that they have the best trained zombies in the business.