by Steven-Elliot Altman (SG Member: Steven_Altman)
Our Fiction Friday serialized novel, The Killswitch Review, is a futuristic murder mystery with killer sociopolitical commentary (and some of the best sex scenes we’ve ever read!). Written by bestselling sci-fi author Steven-Elliot Altman (with Diane DeKelb-Rittenhouse), it offers a terrifying postmodern vision in the tradition of Blade Runner and Brave New World…
By the year 2156, stem cell therapy has triumphed over aging and disease, extending the human lifespan indefinitely. But only for those who have achieved Conscientious Citizen Status. To combat overpopulation, the U.S. has sealed its borders, instituted compulsory contraception and a strict one child per couple policy for those who are permitted to breed, and made technology-assisted suicide readily available. But in a world where the old can remain vital forever, America’s youth have little hope of prosperity.
Jason Haggerty is an investigator for Black Buttons Inc, the government agency responsible for dispensing personal handheld Kevorkian devices, which afford the only legal form of suicide. An armed “Killswitch” monitors and records a citizen’s final moments — up to the point where they press a button and peacefully die. Post-press review agents — “button collectors” — are dispatched to review and judge these final recordings to rule out foul play.
When three teens stage an illegal public suicide, Haggerty suspects their deaths may have been murders. Now his race is on to uncover proof and prevent a nationwide epidemic of copycat suicides. Trouble is, for the first time in history, an entire generation might just decide they’re better off dead.
(Catch up with the previous installments of Killswitch – see links below – then continue reading after the jump…)
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by Blogbot
Every week we ask the ladies and gentlemen of the social web to show us their finest ink in celebration of Tattoo Tuesday.
Our favorite submission from Twitter wins a free 3 month membership to SuicideGirls.com.
This week, @VeloxAux wins with his Hitchhiker ink. We just couldn’t resist a man who’s into Douglas Adams – and neither can Yulia 😉
If you haven’t won this week, don’t forget that you can enter each week until you do, so good luck next Tuesday, and happy inking!
A few things to remember:
- You have to be 18 to qualify.
- The tattoo has to be yours…that means permanently etched on your body.
- On Twitter we search for your entries by looking up the hashtag #TattooTuesday, so make sure you include it in your tweet!
Check out the Tattoo Tuesday winners of weeks past!
by Aaron Colter
I’ve been super busy these last few days, the music project my friends and I run in Portland is starting to pick up speed, and I’m helping organize an #OccupyWallStreet benefit next week. (If you’re interested in helping, contact me on Twitter.) So, this week is just a bunch of dumb, dumb shit from around the Internet. Hurray!
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This Sunday (October 2nd) SG Radio’s special in-studio guests will be We Are The Riot and Joe Letz (of Combichrist).
Listen to SG Radio live Sunday night from 10 PM til Midnight on Indie1031.com
Got questions? Then dial our studio hotline digits this Sunday between 10 PM and midnight PST: 877-900-1031
Busy on Sunday? Then find all our podcasts at http://suicidegirlsradio.blip.tv/ and listen at your leisure.
And don’t forget to follow us on Twitter.
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by Daniel Robert Epstein
“I’ve got my curse level.”
– Kool Keith
Kool Keith is legally insane. If this interview doesnt prove that to you, just go out and grab his latest album, The Return of Dr. Octagon. Dr. Octagon is a persona that Kool first used ten years ago and since then hes gotten his degree in crazy so it was time to kick it up a notch.
Read our exclusive interview with Kool Keith on SuicideGirls.com.
Michaelangela Suicide in To Cameron With Love
- INTO: Art, tattoos, music and LIFE, strong men, being a nerd, fashion, history, traveling and learning as much about the world as possible.
- MAKES ME HAPPY: Summer and sunshine.
- MAKES ME SAD: Winter.
- HOBBIES: Drawing, reading, smoking, partying, tagging, and taking over the world.
- 5 THINGS I CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT: My cellphone, weed, cigarettes, sun glasses, and skinny jeans.
- VICES: I procrastinate sometimes, spend my money unwisely, party too much, and live too fast – but love every minute.
- I SPEND MOST OF MY FREE TIME: Smoking weed with my best friends, jammin’ to good music and having adventures.
Get to know Michaelangela better over at SuicideGirls.com!
Issues 1 thru 4 of the SuicdeGirls Comic, illustrated by the super sexy and talented Cameron Stewart, are available via the SuicideGirls Store.
by Blogbot
Artist / SG Member Name: CREATIVE80
Mission Statement: I guess that as an “artist” I have not really considered a mission statement as such. I work as a commercial artist all day. My job is in advertising and marketing and I create designs and illustrations for other people –– to their brief and their whims –– so when I get a chance I like to create work for myself using subjects that interest me. When I first started to create art and exhibit I was at university and working with a very talented friend of mine. I was designing work on the computer and he would then take that and re-paint it on to canvas by hand. We exhibited these in bars and shops around Bristol (UK), which was always fun to see. Since then I have continued to create slightly strange and surreal work but keep it purely digital, along with portraits and images using more traditional methods.
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