{"id":1005174,"date":"2015-11-24T12:58:15","date_gmt":"2015-11-24T17:58:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.elharo.com\/blog\/?p=1005174"},"modified":"2022-04-24T08:36:45","modified_gmt":"2022-04-24T12:36:45","slug":"pinning-portugal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.elharo.com\/blog\/writing\/2015\/11\/24\/pinning-portugal\/","title":{"rendered":"Pinning Portugal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Why can&#8217;t super-villains cooperate? Find out today in &#8220;Pinning Portugal&#8221; in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ISBN=B017FPYQLQ\/ref=nosim\/cafeaulaitA\">Caped: An Anthology of Superhero Tales<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.elharo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Caped-front-cover.jpg\" alt=\"Flying Man\" width=\"497\" height=\"800\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1005175\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elharo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Caped-front-cover.jpg 497w, https:\/\/www.elharo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Caped-front-cover-93x150.jpg 93w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 497px) 100vw, 497px\" \/><br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>This story was a lot of fun to write. It started as a (losing) entry for the Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Photo Contest, but just wouldn&#8217;t fit into 250 words.<br \/>\nPlus you get 17 more tales of between-the-panels super-heroics.  <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153And Introducing the Scarlet Scrapper\u00e2\u20ac\u009d by Leonard Apa: A Golden Age tale of an actor who hates playing a superhero on the radio but discovers a new role awaiting him.<\/li>\n<li>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Sovereign\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Last Hurrah\u00e2\u20ac\u009d David Court: In a retirement home, elderly super-villains scheme to return an item of power to their greatest enemy.<\/li>\n<li>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153RIGHTMAN! Loses the Faith\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Gary Cuba: Being a superhero is what you make of it, and what you can make from it.<\/li>\n<li>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Dax and the Red Eyes\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Adrienne Dellwo: Dax&#8217;s disability prevents him from telling anyone about his brother using powers to hurt people.<\/li>\n<li>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Dum Dum\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Leod D. Fitz: Some super-villains are geniuses, and others are simply well-trained.<\/li>\n<li>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Light Therapy\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Che Gilson: Being a sidekick is a thankless job.<\/li>\n<li>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153When Fukayna Danced Her Libraries\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Jake Johnson: Eventually even superheroes need to step away from the job.<\/li>\n<li>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Super Frenemies\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Stephen Kotowych: A group of super-powered children take on the neighborhood bully with surprising results.<\/li>\n<li>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153The Faces of the Wind\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Laura Lamoreaux: After World War II, the country no longer needed superheroes, leaving the heroes with difficult decisions.<\/li>\n<li>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Capacity Crowds\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Paul McMahon: He wants to be a real superhero, but can&#8217;t seem to find a villain to match him.<\/li>\n<li>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Heart of the Matter\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Robert J. Mendenhall: Cameron&#8217;s powers are preventing the medical treatment that may save his life.<\/li>\n<li>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Ebony Boneshaft, Secret Superhero\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Wendy Qualls: She didn&#8217;t mean to discover Ebony Boneshaft&#8217;s secret identity, and when she did, it caused no end of trouble for her.<\/li>\n<li>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Eye of the Beholder\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Dave Ring: Being seen as the object of everyone&#8217;s desire is a poor way to live life.<\/li>\n<li>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153I Am Hathor\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Aaron Michael Ritchey &amp; Jason Henry Evans: Balancing superheroics and motherhood is a difficult dance for Hathor.<\/li>\n<li>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153The Romulus Proposition\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Tim Rohr: When the mighty have fallen, it&#8217;s probably because they were pushed.<\/li>\n<li>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Saul, Again\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Eric Rosenfield: A time traveler takes a circuitous, long-term approach to facing a dangerous villain.<\/li>\n<li>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Damn the Dark, Damn the Light\u00e2\u20ac\u009d K. H. Vaughan: There&#8217;s a fine line between heroism and nihilism and sooner or later everyone crosses it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Enjoy!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why can&#8217;t super-villains cooperate? 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