The Bard's Tales: Now @ Neverland

Guys,

This is likely not news to 99% of you, but I thought I'd mention that blogger Bard has decided to post his classic Producer's Ring stories on his Neverland/Sidelineland blog. Since The Cave is first and foremost a story blog, I think a lot of you should be excited.

Producer's Ring is celebrity wrestling with a twist - the world they're based in is ... well, let me let Bard describe it.

Readers may think that they know this world. Many of the names may seem familiar. You may think you’ve been to the places mentioned. But you haven’t. Because this world exists a half-blink to the left of the world you live in. In this world, mass media have outgrown the confines of national boundaries or legal regulations. Broadcast television has spun off multimillion dollar closed-circuit, membership-only channels that cater to the tastes of niche markets worldwide. The internet mobilized so quickly in the 1980’s that it quickly outpaced bricks-and-mortar political and economic institutions to reshape the world into a place where the virtual and the real blend and blur, where democracy elects regional leaders through virtual social networks, and where those leaders are replaced the moment their poll numbers fall below 50%. The political economy is one instantaneously responsive unit, with the Titans of the entertainment industry commanding power never seen before in history, based on their ability to give the people what they want, what they lust for, what they demand.

He's posted his first story: Daniel Craig vs. Christian Bale.

I know there's an audience here for that because I have been asked about writing celebrity wrestling. It's not really something that I feel that I can do easily. I'm too disconnected from gossip culture, not knowing much about actors outside of their characters. My Craig and Bale would be Bond vs. Batman, since that's all I know about them.

Well, here is celebrity wrestling done right. Whether you're reading them for the first time or re-reading them for the hundredth, these are compelling and sexy stories that are entirely different than anything else out there.

Alex

PS. And please remember the power of comments, guys. People complain when blogs end, go dormant and writers disappear, but what have you done to keep the stories, posts, reviews and images coming? I'm fortunate to have a core group of guys who always take a second to make me feel like this is all worth it. If not for them, I would've stopped in year one.

Let that sink in then please provide the same encouragement when you like something. Even a "Thanks" or "Awesome story/post" makes a difference.