Strange Little Band is an ongoing science fiction story with a dollop of romance. New installments are posted on Tuesday. To learn more, see What’s this? If you’d like to start at the beginning, read the prologue. For links to interviews, reviews, and more, please see the publicity page. We’ve got forums and a store, too!

Announcing Tori’s Row

Nancy and the prolific MCM are co-writing the paranormal thriller Tori’s Row. It’s a free web serial that updates on Monday. The first chapter, a trailer, and two reviews are available now!

More new stuff!

• See the new art and media page for SLB illustrations and the podcast.

• New review by author M. Jones. “Strange Little Band is one of the sexiest stories on the internet”. w00t!
• New interview! Nanci Arvizu interviewed Nancy for the Page Readers podcast.

Posting schedule change

Hear ye, hear ye! Starting on February 9, SLB will update every Tuesday. For those of you who’ve been reading for a while, expect longer posts–1,200 words minimum.

Does white text on a dark background make you cringe?

No worries! Look for the new “Choose post background color” section in the middle column and click the “Light” link. Bye-bye eye strain!

Addison returned to the pool to discover a couple in the water wholly occupied with shagging one another, which meant that they were too involved to notice her arrival. All the better. She gathered her clothes and teleported directly to her bathroom.
Safely ensconced in her quarters, Addison took a shower as quickly as
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Addison teleported from Shane’s office to her living room. She collapsed into the armchair, overwhelmed by conflicting emotions. She couldn’t go back to her children in this state. She took care of them; it wasn’t meant to be the other way around.
After taking a few deep, calming breaths she reached mentally for
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“But you two might want to consider temporary living arrangements,” Dr. Frasier suggested.
The pigheaded doctor’s statement shocked Shane back to reality.  His thoughts had strayed due to one of Harris’ thoughts:  “But she’ll never have with Daniel what Jake has with Shane.” 
 
She approved of how he was raising Jake and wished the same for
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Shane felt like he was trapped in a virtual reality simulator from hell.  He simultaneously floated in the cold security of his alien side, heard Frasier’s babbling, and felt Gibson’s hands shaking Harris.  It’s the bloody bracelets! she thought as she tried again to claw hers off.  It hurt like a sonofabitch, and her continued
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The ringing of the damned videophone on the far wall of the bedroom helped Shane pry his eyes open.  He felt like complete and utter crap.  He hadn’t felt this bad since the party when he and Harris had gotten drunk and banged each other senseless.  Shane grinned from the memory despite his throbbing head
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The wall of Jake’s bedroom shuddered from something slamming into it on the other side. His hold on the emotionless void shuddered as well. Jake hugged his knees to his chest and waited.
“And throwing things is so responsible!” Dad shouted.
The walls and closed door muffled his mother’s aggravated sigh. “I’m not the
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Jake’s mind bumped Ashlynn’s, breaking her concentration. Ashlynn! Stop ignoring me. 

With a frustrated sigh Ashlynn tore her attention away from the image on the computer monitor. Go away, brat. I’m busy. She was a few hours away from deciphering the Nithteppish inscription that had Dr. Samuels and Mum stumped. Thumbing her nose at
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