http://digitalisobscura.com Heart medicine - for writers Sun, 09 Dec 2007 16:23:46 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Winter is always an interesting proposition for writers.  Some of us slow down, cause our bodies decide to act on some primeval body clock.  We feel like we're hibernating, and so we slow down.  Others have just come off the frentic pace of the Nanowrimo, and need a break - so ... http://digitalisobscura.com/vol/2007/notes-from-the-editor-decembers-hold/ Starsoma has a strange effect upon the mind. Designed to prevent the onset of mental problems during real-space flight, its heady cocktail of chemicals and electrical stimulation creates a montage of looping imagery and cacophonic aural sensation. The speculation concerning the exact nature of these ... http://digitalisobscura.com/vol/2007/memories-by-keith-foreman/ By D Kai Wilson, Publish Hacks Blogging is one of those things that everyone that’s been doing it for a while claims they are good at, and its really easy, after about three months to believe that those claiming they know it all, actually do, especially if they teach you a ... http://digitalisobscura.com/vol/2007/five-blogging-tips/ night slams down a sky as lid on this sinful kettle, burning us here in this hell we live in seething in our own stink, this sweaty nothingness we live in sin David McLean was born in Wales in 1960 though he's  lived in Sweden since 1987. He has  been submitting seriously for about a year and, as ... http://digitalisobscura.com/vol/2007/pot-lid-by-david-mclean/   It was midday, but feeling tired and somewhat upset about the condition of the world, I was reading in my bedroom when, for some reason, I looked out the window and saw a large red kite drifting by. Not so strange in itself, but, instead of various ribbons dangling ... http://digitalisobscura.com/vol/2007/the-flight-of-the-red-kite-phil-richardson/ We've got three discussion points this month, and I'd be really interested in hearing your thoughts.  So check out the discussion points category and let us know what you're thinking! Remember, Issue 1 of Digitalis Obscura has gone live and we're looking forward to YOUR feedback. http://digitalisobscura.com/vol/2007/discussion-points/ Welcome to our FIRST issue of DigitalisObscura! I just wanted to say 'thank you' to all of our submissions - each and every one of the submissions were amazing, and I'm delighted to report that everything we received was of amazing quality. Our reading period re-opens on the 8th of November, so ... http://digitalisobscura.com/vol/2007/notes-from-the-editor/ Desire and Madness – a collected anthology from Gloucestershire University's creative writing students. Desire and Madness is a simple enough premise – and as themes go, its pretty well represented throughout the works of a diverse range of students. Eighteen separate, and sometimes disparate, yet compelling voices that cover prose, ... http://digitalisobscura.com/vol/2007/desire-and-madness-an-anthology/ TEN ZEN SECONDS interview with Eric Maisel Rahul: What is Ten Zen Seconds all about? Eric: It’s actually a very simple but powerful technique for reducing your stress, getting yourself centered, and reminding yourself about how you want to live your life. It can even serve as a complete cognitive, emotional, ... http://digitalisobscura.com/vol/2007/ten-zen-seconds-by-rahul-prabhakar/ Review – Blood Blood, by Nigel McLoughlin is beyond words. Moving, deeply riveting, and most of all standing as both a marker (for lessons learned, in discussion of terrorism through poetry) and inspiration. Boldly mixing Irish myth, and the rich imagery we associate with all traditions of Irish writing, with a ... http://digitalisobscura.com/vol/2007/review-blood/