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 Daniel Robert Epstein

When I put Placebo’s new album Meds into my player it really surprised me. It sounded so different from what I’’ve heard from Placebo in the past but at the same time it was so uniquely them. I got a chance to talk with the lead singer of Placebo, Brian Molko, about making a less electronic based album, doing a duet with Michael Stipe, and just generally what’s it’s like to be such a cool down to earth dude.

Read our exclusive interview with Brian Molko of Placebo on SuicideGirls.com.

Moxi Suicide in Desert Of Our Love

• INTO: Sunshine, incense, tall people, jewelry, velvet, photography, pirates, maps, architecture, cities, furry hats, a ruckus, Hollywood, hair metal, musicians, English tea, Jack Kerouac, art, school, museums, boots, conserving electricity.
• NOT INTO: Drugs, burnt coffee or red meat.
• MAKES ME HAPPY: Sunshine, coffee, snuggling, biting, orgasms, sleeping in, French toast, music, rockin’ out!
• MAKES ME SAD: Rain, drama, poverty, being sick.
• HOBBIES: Cutting up T-shirts, reading, concert-going, burning holes in your brain.
• 5 THINGS I CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT: Chapstick, eye liner, journal, camera, tights.
• VICES: Coffee, Stella Artois, sex.
• I SPEND MOST OF MY FREE TIME: Thinking, writing, reading, playing!

Get to know Moxi better over at SuicideGirls.com!

by Blogbot

Artist / SG Member Name: Rachelle Suicide

Mission Statement: Since I was a child, I’ve always loved to draw. I’ve always been attracted to traditional tattoo art; the bold, clean lines and contrast. The designs looked good 100 years ago and still look good today; I love the timelessness. Some of the designs I paint are original drawings. I’ve done a few commissioned pieces, which are a fun challenge. I have a huge library of art reference books (I’ve been collecting for years, and have spent a small fortune!) and I love getting to utilize it. Other times, I re-draw vintage tattoo flash and add my own style to it.

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by Annarose

A column which highlights SG-worthy watering holes and the house specialities served up in them. This week we pull up a stool at The Drunken Skunk in Cheyenne, WY.

Around 6 PM last night, I got bored and decided I needed to go on an adventure. I started brainstorming places that I haven’t been yet, and since I live in Denver, CO, a road trip to Cheyenne, WY seemed like a perfectly doable adventure. I Googled “cool bars in Cheyenne” and came across The Drunken Skunk. Intrigued by the name of the bar, I got in my little 2000 Honda, Civic and hit the road.

The bar was dark but lively. There were pool tables, a fooseball table, dart boards, video games, and a boxing game. There was a stage where bands from Wyoming, Colorado, and California play on the weekends. The bar top was covered in Crown Royal’s logo and the actual bar itself has large, silver music notes stretching along the entire thing. Classy liquor and rock decor?! Count me in.

Being down the street from The Capitol building, The Drunken Skunk attracts a lot of out-of-towners on the weekends, but there was no mistaking the comfortable atmosphere created by the regulars. While I was sitting at the bar, a guy came around and asked every bar guest to come cheer on his friend as he tried to play the boxing game. His friend Ron, who I met later on in the night, is restricted to a wheel chair due to his Cerebral Palsy. Ron wanted to try the boxing game but was a bit worried about whether or not he’d be able to do it. Everyone made their way over to the game and watched and cheered as Ron successfully attempted to hit the punching bag. As I looked around I realized that there weren’t strangers in The Drunken Skunk — not for very long at least.

On tap I saw the standard beers, Budweiser, Bud Light, Coors Light, and Blue Moon as well as some of my favorites, Fat Tire, 90 Schilling, and Leinenkugel’s Summer Shandy. Bright liquor bottles covered the walls, convincing me to indulge. CJ, the bartender, made me a drink called Skunk Punch, which I deemed quite fitting. Skunk Punch is bright red in color, very sweet, and definitely strong. The wildberry taste masked the liquor for the most part, but there was no mistaking the distinct flavor of Disaronno. CJ said he knew some Suicide Girls who come in and hang out there once in a while. I guess my “cool bar” instincts were dead-on! If you’re feeling a little Skunk Punch, have your bartender whip it up for you:

Skunk Punch

1/3 Skyy Vodka
1/3 Disaronno
1/3 Southern Comfort
Lemonade
Wildberry Juice
Splash of Sprite
Served on the rocks in a highball glass

Find The Drunken Skunk on the interweb, Facebook and Twitter.

Cheers!

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by Daniel Robert Epstein

Dita Von Teese is one of the most beautiful and sexy women alive today. She is a SuicideGirls favorite for her breakthrough work in burlesque performance and fetish posing. Her famous figure can be found on display all over the internet and fetish magazines but now she has showcased her humor and intelligence in the double sided book Burlesque and the Art of the Teese/Fetish and the Art of the Teese.

Read our exclusive interview with Dita Von Teese on SuicideGirls.com.

Jinjur Suicide in Lithe

• INTO: Tall boys.
• HOBBIES: Horse riding, drawing, tattoos.
• 5 THINGS I CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT: Cigarettes, beer, horses, black eyeliner, pizza.
• VICES: I’m always late.
• I SPEND MOST OF MY FREE TIME: Doing absolutely nothing, or playing computer games.

Get to know Jinjur better over at SuicideGirls.com!