SCIENCE-FICTION

The Secrets of the Universe.
A Pariah novel. BY:
Joel 'Cop' Furches | Micah Frederick | Michael Girdwood

Yes, it is true. There is a new story in this edition. I have rotated "Post Facto" off the site. 'Cop' even has a new chapter of his "Western Wheel" in the serials section of the site. A new submission is in the queue and may be posted next month.

This posting was delayed by a day because I did have some work to do on a paying project. I still work on Pariah as much as I can. Secrets of the Universe has stopped posting regular comics now that Joel is busy with his real life. Maybe my thinking will clear up enough for me to do some writing between studdying. Pariah Online Magazine could use more material than I have been getting.

As I mentioned, not all of Pariah Online Magazine is working at this time. The vote system is still down and will remain down for some time yet. If I can trust that the commenting feature would not be soiled with spam-sludge, then I can have that rebuilt in a few months. The Internet Explorer problem is giving me a fit getting the new software working. However; this edition is going online on time.

For the past two weeks, I have wanted to apply for an open job in this area. Bills are coming due. That will cut into my work on Pariah Online Magazine. I'm mixing services for Faith Baptist church as well. When I get moving again, there is hope for Pariah.

Although the content of this site is kind of stale, this is still an active site that is taking submissions at this time. I would like to be able to pay for submissions, but I have to have a way of making money first. I'm up for ideas. What would you like to see on this site that would help me to get submissions? Is there a way of making enough to pay for submissions without driving readers away from the site? If I move from this part of the state, then I will stand a better chance at gaining steady employment, but it will leave me with less time to write.

CornerNET Internet Gateway is still here to host Pariah Online Magazine this month. Times are tough. I am working on programming projects online and doing most of the editorials for Secrets of the Universe. That may eventually provide enough of an income for my needs, but CornerNET also has to survive. If you need custom programming, web design, server construction or general hosting, looking into CornerNET is a good way to show your support for Pariah Online Magazine. Remember that Pariah is a free service. Right now, I cannot even afford to pay writers for their contributions. Would a paypal donation system work?

--Admiral Coeyman

Artist Wanted

Okay, so, I went to the Baltimore Comicon, peddling my wares, as it were, and I learned a few important things. The first among those is that being a self-taught artist is not conducive to getting you a profession in the comic industry. They have standards when it comes to material, media, and so on.

The second thing that I learned was that I am very promising as a writer. I even have the contacts and resources to self-publish if I can come up with a decent product. AND I have a colorist lined up. So, right now I am missing an artist with some idea how to produce a professional looking comic.

So what I am saying here is that I am looking for an artist who would be interested in teaming up with me to start a line of actual comics we could get paid for.

Now, every time I have made a general public appeal in one of these articles, I have received zero response. I expect this to be no different. However, should any talented artists want to emerge from the woodwork, I not only have the resources to self-publish, I have actually spoken to a few interested publishers and have a plan to sell the project. All I need to launch you and I into the world of comic publishing is someone with some talent who wants to step forward.

My contact information is on the page. You know what to remove to make a legitimate email address out of it.