Jason Fischer - Story, Not Glory - Juvenilia #1: First Time in Print!

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	Juvenilia #1: First Time in Print!
	Unfortunately, most of my earliest efforts have been lost to the winds of time. I had rabbits for pets, so I can remember writing lots of little books starring rabbits doing rabbit things, complete with illustrations. And books of Seuss-like poetry. And I liked codes, Most tragic of all, I've misplaced my first opus during the recent move (I remember seeing it in our last house) my epic sword and sorcery story "ODYSSEY". It starred a twelve year old boy called Jason, who finds a magic stone that takes him on a magic quest not that dissimilar to the tale of the Green Knight. Lots of illustrations, a comments page, and most epic of all IT WAS TYPEWRITTEN. Some of the pages were repeated twice but no matter, I had self-published by Year 7! Rest assured I'm turning the house on its ear to find this slice of history. I'm hoping my folks have held onto some of this stuff, my mother reads this blog so I'm putting out the call. Mum, do you have anything still? The shittier the better :-) (Future instalments shall include some examples from the archives, but these start from Year 8 onwards) What I do have for your amusement is this, the very first professional publication of the young Jason Fischer. This short piece appeared in "Our World in Our Words" in 1990. This was the International Year of Literacy, and the Catholic schools in my state decided to put out a book. I made the grade, but not with my tales of derring-do or my awesome rhyming skills. No, I got in with some borderline blasphemy. [click the pic to read the embiggened version] Notice the optimism of the other kiddies, followed by my public denial of the source material. Added bonus: Shocking author mug-shot. It should be noted that my theological outlook has changed somewhat over the years :-)

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	From: catsparx	Date: October 14th, 2009 11:52 pm (UTC)		(Link)

Your year 7 version of Christianity works for me

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	From: jasonfischer	Date: October 15th, 2009 02:09 am (UTC)		(Link)

Apparently it worked for me at the time...I seem to remember having some...lively discussions with our religion teacher. I was strange then and I'm strange now :-)

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	From: nyssa_p	Date: October 15th, 2009 03:50 am (UTC)		(Link)

Discussions? You mean you were allowed to ask questions? Damn I wish I had gone to your catholic high school! Mine didn't like students who asked questions, and they didn't believe me when I said there had been a female pope XD

*mucho evil grin again* I love disturbing theology!

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	From: nyssa_p	Date: October 15th, 2009 02:52 am (UTC)		(Link)

Wow you got that past the teachers? I had to be in year 12 before I could write an essay saying that Jesus was most likely a bum :P And even then half the teachers tried to fight me picking that subject!

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	From: jasonfischer	Date: October 15th, 2009 03:37 am (UTC)		(Link)

I don't know how it got through to this day :-)

Have you still got that essay? I'd sure love to read it!

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	From: nyssa_p	Date: October 15th, 2009 03:48 am (UTC)		(Link)

Actually I think it is somewhere around here. It was an essay debating who the real Jesus was, and apparently at that time (and really, in all time) there's crazy people running around claiming to be prophets or shit like that. I was so lucky the religious dept head let me do it!

*mucho evil grin*

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From: (Anonymous)	Date: October 15th, 2009 05:48 am (UTC)		(Link)

Give The Hiram Key a read. That's got a good little take on the whole political situation in Jeruselem at the time.

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	From: capnoblivious	Date: October 15th, 2009 02:55 am (UTC)		(Link)

I'm curious as to the direction your personal theology has taken you...

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	From: jasonfischer	Date: October 15th, 2009 03:32 am (UTC)		(Link)

Mate, over the years it's taken me ALL OVER the shop. Currently it's sitting at indifference interrupted by occasional morbid curiosity :-)

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	From: lauragoodin	Date: October 15th, 2009 04:36 am (UTC)		(Link)

I just need to say that you were an absolutely ADORABLE little boy.

-- Laura

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	From: jasonfischer	Date: October 15th, 2009 05:03 am (UTC)		(Link)

Aw shucks :-) Looking at that mop, I just hope that baby Fisch avoids the "all your hair fall out" curse.

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From: btomlinson	Date: October 15th, 2009 05:31 am (UTC)		(Link)

Very sweet.

And a kinder way of living is not a bad thing for people to aim at, just leave out all the God-bothering and it works quite well. ;c)

I'd post my early stuff but I'm still submitting it - I've only been doing this for a couple of years!

I wrote a never-ending nativity play in year 2 and a song when I was in the army, but nothing completed, let alone submitted, let alone published, until 2007.

I do have an epic fantasy novel first draft floating around though - doesn't everyone?

:c)

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	From: jasonfischer	Date: October 15th, 2009 11:53 pm (UTC)		(Link)

So true :-) as I said, the theological outlook has changed somewhat!

You're doing great for someone who's only been at it a short while, you should be very proud of your achievements. Bet you're excited about the Apex anthology, looks like it will be a good one.

I think it's part of the job description to have an epically shithouse fantasy book under their belt at some point...I've got about 3 or 4!

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From: (Anonymous)	Date: October 15th, 2009 06:27 am (UTC)		(Link)

You were a spiritually-challenged young man. :-)
That's hilarious that they let you publish that.
I have lots of my old stories that I wrote when I was in primary school hidden away in storage somewhere. I should look them up.

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	From: aidandoyle	Date: October 15th, 2009 06:34 am (UTC)		(Link)

That last comment was me. Forgot to log in.

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	From: jasonfischer	Date: October 15th, 2009 11:54 pm (UTC)		(Link)

I know, dunno what they were thinking there. Of all the stuff to put in a Catholic book...

It is your solemn duty to track down this juvenilia of yours, and share it for our collective amusement.

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	From: aidandoyle	Date: October 18th, 2009 12:05 pm (UTC)		(Link)

Posted an extract from a book I wrote in primary school.
http://aidandoyle.livejournal.com/19798.html

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	From: jongibbs	Date: October 15th, 2009 11:55 am (UTC)		(Link)

'... I got in with some borderline blasphemy...'

Hey, it worked for Dan Brown ;)

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	From: jasonfischer	Date: October 15th, 2009 11:58 pm (UTC)		(Link)

HAHA! Zing. I must admit, I've softened in my eternal hatred of all things Dan Brown. Apart from his annoying habit of lecturing history in the middle of car chases etc, his stuff is just like fast food ie you get to it quickly and it does what it's meant to.

And while we should always eat healthy, it's necessary to get takeaway once in a while :-)

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From: (Anonymous)	Date: October 16th, 2009 12:19 am (UTC)		(Link)

I find Salvatore does the same for me. I've found myself saying, "Oh God! Deus Ex Machina AGAIN!" in the same way I have found myself saying, "Oh God! look at the grease on THAT!"

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