The FIFA 2010 World Cup is well under way in South Africa, and we’ve been bitten by the soccer bug, folks. We’ve got our shorts and cleats on. We’re ready to hit the field, ready for the fast break, ready to score some goals. Here’s a list of the jerseys we’re sporting:

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This summer DSM is getting animated. Every Wednesday we’ll be posting an animated short created by the talented and prolific Meg Pokrass. Pokrass, of course, is the well-known author of hundreds of stories and poems. Lately, though, she’s been dabbling in animation using a pretty slick program called xtranormal.

Says Pokrass: “Up until now, I was writing short fiction, and poetry… and animation was something I could really explore dialogue and humor with. Here, timing is crucial. Watching the characters move and speak became so amusing, it inspired stories to emerge in this format that would not have in any other.”

It’s hard to say if Meg’s creative output will benefit more from animation’s affect on her writing or her writing’s affect on animation. We’ll just have to wait and see. Till then, pull up a chair and enjoy today’s short.

Better Than a Long Hard Smoke

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Meg Pokrass is a fiction writer who lives in San Francisco where truth is questionable. Her debut collection of flash fiction, “Damn Sure Right” will be published in 2011 by Press 53. Meg’s work was selected for Wigleaf’s Top 50 Flash Fiction 2009. She has published over one hundred stories and poems. You can see more of her animations here at http://pokrasstinations.com/

Food

Hanger Steak

Hanger Steak

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