Cheers, Cavanaugh Blogfest: More Than The Borg

Is it here? Can it be? Why, yes, YES! The day has finally arrived!

 

Co-hosted by Mark Koopmans, Morgan Shamy, Stephen Tremp, and yours truly, we wish to celebrate the next few days by giving our most excellent Ninja Captain the high honors of a good 'ol fashioned holiday roast (all in good fun, mind you). How do you roast this host to perfection? Follow these prompts and let the imagination soar!

In +/- 20 words, what does Alex look like?

 ·       In +/- 20 words, who could play Alex in a documentary (living or dead)?

·         In +/- 20 words, who does Alex remind you of?

·         In +/- 100 words, (excluding the title) write flash fiction using all these prompts: Cavanaugh, Ninja, IWSG, Cosbolt, Guitar. 

Two winners – chosen by Alex – will each win a prize. To be eligible, here's the assimilation details ... err, I mean, the rules, to follow: 

- Be a Follower

- Join the Linky List

- Post your 200 word contribution (on Monday, December 10, if you would)

- Have fun!

FIRST PLACE: A signed copy of CassaStar. 

GRAND PRIZE*: A picture of Alex and a download of him playing the guitar (on the condition that his picture is NOT to be shared online).

And while I'm co-hosting, I'm not eligable to win a prize ... but, come on. This is a once is a lifetime opportunity. I have to participate. So, without further warning, here's a flash fiction, 200 words, using all those prompts!

Alex J. Cavanaugh: More Than the Borg 

Who is Cavanaugh? A Ninja? A Cosbolt pilot? Aside from his writing, guitar-strumming, and foundering of the blogosphere's official security blanket known as IWSG, I can only imagine!

But I have a theory ...

He's always there, supportive, at times better than most - reminds me of loyal NPCs who never become toast. But then his comments, how fast they're fall'n - ten seconds, sincere - I can't doubt he read the whole column!

Who reads that fast? No one I know - unless his processor is slicker than grass? That would mean he's not human ... or a bottle of cumin. Hey, I got it! Now it makes sense! Alex Cavanaugh = Artificial Intelligence! 

If this is true, his secret's safe with me - I bet he'd sound like Stephen Hawking if he narrated a documentary. His mission? Assimilate us all, in a good way, not bad, like Mr. Darth Maul (he's only half the man he was, after all). While he may look like an Intel processor core, AJC writes great books - and so I want more.

Don't forget Mrs. Cavanaugh, who assimilated him before us. Cheers to The Mrs., the queen of this festivus!

(And now I gotta go - I'm late for my bus!)

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Happy Holidays, Mr. and Mrs. Cavanaugh! Thanks for being great sports. And also great friends. If you need someone reliable on your zombie survival team, you can count on me, which leads me to Clue #4, and I'll let this link do the work for me - the topic's a little "dicey," and not every item is suited for everyone - so pick something up for yourself and let it be an "extension" of yourself.

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There's still two weeks left to join in on the next big hop, which can include your chance to win a complete blog makeover. Since I announced it, we had a few more awesome members join The Cosmic Laire. Welcome aboard, newies!

The Grow Family

Wendy Swore

Lauren

Sarah Grimm

Al Diaz

Diane Riggins

Christine Danek

and

Alex Villasante

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Update: Writing picked up, Undead got a preface and a few more chapters, and Woven: Part 2 (not actual title) has begun (for no reason ... in particular ...)! Aiming for a solid 10K this week to get this WiP to the midway point!

Super long post, huh? Well, it's over now ... and if you're reading this after all of that, thanks for sticking with me. You're super-duper troopers!

Soooo, how was your weekend? Stayed at home? Watched the snow? Checked out that new restaurant in town? What up, peeps? 

I'm David, and who's ready to go Into Darkness?