<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://arilin.macrophile.com/"><updated>2010-03-07T00:00:00+00:00</updated><id>http://arilin.macrophile.com/#content</id><link rel="alternate" href="http://arilin.macrophile.com/#content" type="text/html"/><title>The Giants' Club</title><author><name>Arilin</name><uri>http://arilin.macrophile.com/</uri></author><entry><title>Applied Mathematics</title><id>http://arilin.macrophile.com/stories/applied-mathematics.html</id><link rel="alternate" href="http://arilin.macrophile.com/stories/applied-mathematics.html" type="text/html"/><published>2010-03-07T00:00:00+00:00</published><updated>2010-03-07T00:00:00+00:00</updated><content type="xhtml"><div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">A reworked older story of a revolution
against a wizardly ruling class, with unusual aid from an
apprentice scribe. In addition to a sexy giantess, there's a sexy
giant and homoerotica--take that as advertisement or warning,
depending on your preference. <em>Extreme.</em></div></content></entry><entry><title>Sarah Home Alone</title><id>http://arilin.macrophile.com/stories/sarah-home-alone.html</id><link rel="alternate" href="http://arilin.macrophile.com/stories/sarah-home-alone.html" type="text/html"/><published>2010-03-07T00:00:00+00:00</published><updated>2010-03-07T00:00:00+00:00</updated><content type="xhtml"><div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">In a deep magical forest legendary for its
dangers, a gang of thieves on the run come across a young squirrel
girl living alone and decide to not only rob her but have their way
with her as well. None of them considered that a girl living alone
in a legendarily dangerous forest likely earns “legendary
danger” status herself. <em>Extreme.</em></div></content></entry><entry><title>The Familiar</title><id>http://arilin.macrophile.com/stories/familiar.html</id><link rel="alternate" href="http://arilin.macrophile.com/stories/familiar.html" type="text/html"/><published>2009-12-13T00:00:00+00:00</published><updated>2009-12-13T00:00:00+00:00</updated><content type="xhtml"><div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Jeve has become an itinerant magician in a
land where magic is being eclipsed by the new wonders of
engineering and steam. His bad luck changes when he finds a
familiar—or the familiar finds him. Whether the change is for
the better remains to be seen.</div></content></entry><entry><title>If Lethe Should Be Passed</title><id>http://arilin.macrophile.com/stories/lethe.html</id><link rel="alternate" href="http://arilin.macrophile.com/stories/lethe.html" type="text/html"/><published>2009-07-01T00:00:00+00:00</published><updated>2009-07-01T00:00:00+00:00</updated><content type="xhtml"><div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">In the world the Giants’ Club itself
exists on, godlike power flows like water, and for many death is a
temporary inconvience rather than a finality. What do mortality and
divinity really mean there?</div></content></entry><entry><title>Interactive Macrophilia</title><id>http://arilin.macrophile.com/articles/macrophilia-and-if.html</id><link rel="alternate" href="http://arilin.macrophile.com/articles/macrophilia-and-if.html" type="text/html"/><published>2008-12-31T00:00:00+00:00</published><updated>2008-12-31T00:00:00+00:00</updated><content type="xhtml"><div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">A somewhat geeky look at chatbots and
“interactive fiction” for the macrophile crowd.</div></content></entry><entry><title>A Letter from Arilin</title><id>http://arilin.macrophile.com/articles/letter-oct-2008.html</id><link rel="alternate" href="http://arilin.macrophile.com/articles/letter-oct-2008.html" type="text/html"/><published>2008-10-01T00:00:00+00:00</published><updated>2008-10-01T00:00:00+00:00</updated><content type="xhtml"><div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">A brief talk about changes in the
Giants’ Club web site and future direction.</div></content></entry><entry><title>Giants Are Awesome</title><id>http://arilin.macrophile.com/articles/giants-are-awesome.html</id><link rel="alternate" href="http://arilin.macrophile.com/articles/giants-are-awesome.html" type="text/html"/><published>2008-09-29T00:00:00+00:00</published><updated>2008-09-29T00:00:00+00:00</updated><content type="xhtml"><div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Some thoughts on macrophile role-playing,
power levels and how, generally speaking, not to be a dick.</div></content></entry><entry><title>About the Giants’ Club</title><id>http://arilin.macrophile.com/articles/about-gc.html</id><link rel="alternate" href="http://arilin.macrophile.com/articles/about-gc.html" type="text/html"/><published>2008-05-15T00:00:00+00:00</published><updated>2008-05-15T00:00:00+00:00</updated><content type="xhtml"><div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Rules for the Giants’ Club on
FurryMUCK.</div></content></entry><entry><title>Higher Learning</title><id>http://arilin.macrophile.com/stories/higher-learning.html</id><link rel="alternate" href="http://arilin.macrophile.com/stories/higher-learning.html" type="text/html"/><published>2005-12-28T00:00:00+00:00</published><updated>2005-12-28T00:00:00+00:00</updated><content type="xhtml"><div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">A story set in BigFur’s
“BFCC” setting, an informally organized shared world
about a community college where students and professors of all
sizes—and talents—come togther and meet. Arilin is a
part-time instructor there; this is a slice-of-life piece about her
first day.</div></content></entry><entry><title>Trompe L’oeil</title><id>http://arilin.macrophile.com/stories/trompe-loeil.html</id><link rel="alternate" href="http://arilin.macrophile.com/stories/trompe-loeil.html" type="text/html"/><published>2005-02-27T00:00:00+00:00</published><updated>2005-02-27T00:00:00+00:00</updated><content type="xhtml"><div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">When confronted with “artwork”
that can be whatever the audience imagines her to be, the gulf
between desire and expectation can be most dangerous.</div></content></entry><entry><title>Easter Eggs</title><id>http://arilin.macrophile.com/stories/easter-eggs.html</id><link rel="alternate" href="http://arilin.macrophile.com/stories/easter-eggs.html" type="text/html"/><published>2004-05-08T00:00:00+00:00</published><updated>2004-05-08T00:00:00+00:00</updated><content type="xhtml"><div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">A brilliant (if foul-mouthed) programmer
and her friend visit a virtual reality arcade and exploit a bug or
two to wreak virtual havoc. Far from a deep story but pretty funny,
and the “violence” is imaginary and cartoonish.</div></content></entry><entry><title>Dark Romance</title><id>http://arilin.macrophile.com/articles/dark-romance.html</id><link rel="alternate" href="http://arilin.macrophile.com/articles/dark-romance.html" type="text/html"/><published>2003-12-14T00:00:00+00:00</published><updated>2003-12-14T00:00:00+00:00</updated><content type="xhtml"><div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">An essay theorizing what attracts (some)
people to macrophilia.</div></content></entry><entry><title>Rabbit in the Moon</title><id>http://arilin.macrophile.com/stories/rabbit-in-the-moon.html</id><link rel="alternate" href="http://arilin.macrophile.com/stories/rabbit-in-the-moon.html" type="text/html"/><published>2003-06-18T00:00:00+00:00</published><updated>2003-06-18T00:00:00+00:00</updated><content type="xhtml"><div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">A story based on a picture: Ken Cougar
drew a giant rabbit girl dancing at a rave, and I imagined her
story. It’s neither violent nor (very) explicit, but does its
best to be button-pushing as hell nonetheless.</div></content></entry><entry><title>Détente</title><id>http://arilin.macrophile.com/stories/detente.html</id><link rel="alternate" href="http://arilin.macrophile.com/stories/detente.html" type="text/html"/><published>2003-03-09T00:00:00+00:00</published><updated>2003-03-09T00:00:00+00:00</updated><content type="xhtml"><div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Not all giants are rampaging
warriors—some are diplomats. A gentle, somewhat reserved
story of colonial Africa.</div></content></entry><entry><title>In for a Penny</title><id>http://arilin.macrophile.com/stories/in-for-a-penny.html</id><link rel="alternate" href="http://arilin.macrophile.com/stories/in-for-a-penny.html" type="text/html"/><published>2002-04-01T00:00:00+00:00</published><updated>2002-04-01T00:00:00+00:00</updated><content type="xhtml"><div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">A young cat whose impatience has landed
him as a clerk in a magic store rather than as the
wizard-in-training he wants to be finds himself taking out his
frustrations on two imperious mice much smaller than he—with
unexpected results. <em>Explicit.</em></div></content></entry><entry><title>The Last Aspect</title><id>http://arilin.macrophile.com/stories/last-aspect.html</id><link rel="alternate" href="http://arilin.macrophile.com/stories/last-aspect.html" type="text/html"/><published>2001-11-30T00:00:00+00:00</published><updated>2001-11-30T00:00:00+00:00</updated><content type="xhtml"><div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">A science fiction story about artificial
intelligence, religious intolerance, and a giant robot vixen. Trust
me, it’s one of the best stories in here (and the one I most
wish I hadn’t published under this pseudonym).
<em>Violent.</em></div></content></entry><entry><title>Toy Soldiers</title><id>http://arilin.macrophile.com/stories/toy-soldiers.html</id><link rel="alternate" href="http://arilin.macrophile.com/stories/toy-soldiers.html" type="text/html"/><published>2001-05-26T00:00:00+00:00</published><updated>2001-05-26T00:00:00+00:00</updated><content type="xhtml"><div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Two human soldiers pursuing a terrorist
group through a “jump gate” find themselves waylaid by
giant teen cat girls. Written in 1995 and cleaned up in 2001. Fan
service? You betcha. <em>Explicit.</em></div></content></entry><entry><title>Metamorphosis Day</title><id>http://arilin.macrophile.com/stories/metamorphosis-day.html</id><link rel="alternate" href="http://arilin.macrophile.com/stories/metamorphosis-day.html" type="text/html"/><published>2000-11-26T00:00:00+00:00</published><updated>2000-11-26T00:00:00+00:00</updated><content type="xhtml"><div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">What if the world suddenly contained
animals, doing normal animal things, who just happened to be a
couple orders of magnitude larger? Written in something of a modern
magic realist style, and flirts with a little social philosophy.
<em>Violent.</em></div></content></entry><entry><title>Seeing the Angel</title><id>http://arilin.macrophile.com/stories/seeing-the-angel.html</id><link rel="alternate" href="http://arilin.macrophile.com/stories/seeing-the-angel.html" type="text/html"/><published>2000-06-09T00:00:00+00:00</published><updated>2000-06-09T00:00:00+00:00</updated><content type="xhtml"><div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">In many giant stories a normal person
finds themselves suddenly made giant and goes on a rampage. This
is, let’s be honest, a stunningly psychopathic reaction. This
story is written about the aftermath of such an event, and has no
real violence but is, if I may say so myself, really creepy.</div></content></entry><entry><title>The Model</title><id>http://arilin.macrophile.com/stories/model.html</id><link rel="alternate" href="http://arilin.macrophile.com/stories/model.html" type="text/html"/><published>1999-12-05T00:00:00+00:00</published><updated>1999-12-05T00:00:00+00:00</updated><content type="xhtml"><div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">A rabbit photographer comes across a giant
coyote woman sleeping in the desert, and ends up having a far more
adventurous photo shoot than he’d expected.
<em>Explicit.</em></div></content></entry><entry><title>Customer Service</title><id>http://arilin.macrophile.com/stories/customer-service.html</id><link rel="alternate" href="http://arilin.macrophile.com/stories/customer-service.html" type="text/html"/><published>1999-03-08T00:00:00+00:00</published><updated>1999-03-08T00:00:00+00:00</updated><content type="xhtml"><div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">A vignette about Sarah the size-shifting
wolf girl and her problems with the phone company, featuring her
friend Chipotle, the coyote who’s the Giants’ Club
assistant manager. <em>Explicit.</em></div></content></entry><entry><title>Bargaining with Kali</title><id>http://arilin.macrophile.com/stories/bargaining-with-kali.html</id><link rel="alternate" href="http://arilin.macrophile.com/stories/bargaining-with-kali.html" type="text/html"/><published>1999-01-02T00:00:00+00:00</published><updated>1999-01-02T00:00:00+00:00</updated><content type="xhtml"><div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Would you believe a joke about needing
more lesbian ringtail giants would turn into a dark hard sci-fi
novelette with strong political overtones? Me neither, but it
happened. One of my earliest pieces, but still one of the ones I
like the most.</div></content></entry><entry><title>Trinkets</title><id>http://arilin.macrophile.com/stories/trinkets.html</id><link rel="alternate" href="http://arilin.macrophile.com/stories/trinkets.html" type="text/html"/><published>1998-05-01T00:00:00+00:00</published><updated>1998-05-01T00:00:00+00:00</updated><content type="xhtml"><div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">A try at a “Pied Piper” type
tale, with a traveling trinket seller visiting a town plagued by a
giant who offers to solve their problem for them.</div></content></entry><entry><title>Cheating at Solitaire</title><id>http://arilin.macrophile.com/stories/cheating-at-solitaire.html</id><link rel="alternate" href="http://arilin.macrophile.com/stories/cheating-at-solitaire.html" type="text/html"/><published>1998-05-01T00:00:00+00:00</published><updated>1998-05-01T00:00:00+00:00</updated><content type="xhtml"><div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">A story about Arilin herself, in her
sociopathic early days. Could be imperfectly described as a
“Tom and Jerry” directed by Quentin Tarantino.</div></content></entry></feed>