In science news, your genome is half virus!
An interview with Wet Asphalt favorite Jeffrey Ford by Clarkesworld. Ford really is one of the best short story writers around, and his collection The Drowned Life is well worth reading.
Fairy tales may be more ancient than we ever knew
One writer determines that he makes a lot more money selling self-published ebooks than publisher published print books.
42 ESSENTIAL third-act twists via web comic the Dresden Codak
And in unrelated news, yes assassins really do wear fake beards. And straw boater hats.