Nature: No, YOU Put the Gun Down!

I know it's only been a couple of days, but I'm excited dammit and wanted to post again. Don't take that away from me!
Today's theme is nature. The reason for which is of course relevant and ironic to my blog named Living on Iron Earth as my planet lacks greenery. That and both the pieces that I have posted for you to read today are about natures epic struggle with man. Every being that has ever dwelled on this planet has either been a part of the force of nature or struggled against it. When a species has become too powerful nature finds a way to wipe that species out, just look at the poor dinosaurs. However, us humans have changed the mould. for the first time in Earth's history we have become as capable of destroying nature as nature is at destroying us. We have arrived at the unique position of a Mexican stand off, where neither side makes to-big-a-move so as to not to provoke the other and cause our certain mutual destruction. It's ironic and sick and totally unforgiving but this is the fine balance that we face in the future. Nature is the Godfather(Godmother?) and we are next in line to the throne, vying for her power, the only problem is that if we are found out, she'll murder our children. Fun. Anyway, we have all heard the scaremongering countless times. As if we, sat at our computers, have the personal power to change the world. If you get bored of waiting for the inevitable showdown why don't you come and visit me on Iron Earth. There is no nature on Iron Earth, just humans doing what they do best. Destroying ourselves.
I do apologise for the slightly morbid topic but, well, why not!

Thank you for reading,
Alec:


Meat 'N' Potatoes 'N' Iron Filings:
Current Project Round-up:
-Tales from the Iron Earth, status update:
The first and potentially most tricky part is complete. That's what they say, starting is the hardest part. I tend to disagree with this but I guess we'll see. Still undecided on the most fluent way of combining the beginning and the end of the short story version of this for my Final Year Project. I will post the first page either next week or the week after for feedback.

-The Bloody 13, status update:
Last post I said "I have two plot ideas, one of revenge and the other is a more standard crime plot line. There are pro's and con's to both of these, I will go into it in more detail next week..". So let me give you lovely readers a quick breakdown.
The Bloody 13, is a story focusing on a group of mercenaries operating in an alternative reality of London (Or just London, still deciding.). It was intended to be a more cynical, more heavily stylised, localised and adult version of the A-Team made for either graphical novel or film - or both. My original plot idea was based heavily around a key point in the Matrix where the team is betrayed and attacked from within and they very quickly get killed off. The Bloody 13 would rile a powerful gang or corporation who would gut their organisation. However, I have a second idea that also revolves around betrayal from within and the blood-blind desire for revenge that follows which, itself destroys everything. This is the dilemma, I like both ideas and am struggling to pick the appropriate direction. Another update to follow next post.

Writing of the Week:
Battle for Holt [Read]
This week I would like to share with you my short story, Battle for Holt. It is a fantasy depiction of the conflict between Nature and Humanity and yields a stark contrast between old mythologies and new technologies.

Within the prose I attempted to keep the descriptions concise. Using the symbolism and engaging narrative voice of Poe(Edgar Allan) and various imagery akin to Carter(Angela), I created a vivid fantasy world whilst focusing on keeping my sentences short and potent.


The Drill [Read]
The second piece of work that another short story that I wrote during my degree. It is unread and unmarked so forgive any grammatical errors. The Drill was my own literal interpretation of, Jacob Epstein's Rock Drill sculpture. A terrifying and brilliant piece that captured my imagination when I first saw it at the age of fourteen.

Quote of the Week:
"Fishes live in the sea, as men to a-land; the great ones eat up the little ones." ~ William Shakespeare

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