A Few Mind-Control Stories

Writing Journal: I've been spending the last few days in the mind of someone really disturbed for The Adjusters #28, but I think I know what makes that character tick now. (Not sure what that says about my own mental sanity though...) Looking forward to see what you all think when it comes out. And that character solves a problem I had later in the story, where I needed something done that no character wanted to do. But he finally raised his hand and volunteered. I love when that happens.

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First off, a time-sensitive announcement. Artie has announced that he will be shutting down his website on ASSTR by the end of December. His mind-control stories are archived at the EMCSA, but many of his stories are not about mind control, and they will disappear. So if you're interested, you may want to grab those that tickle your fancy. I read a couple of his stories a long time ago, and I like his style, but he tends to write female-dominant MC, and that's less my cup of tea. Still, he has a lot of fans, so have a look and enjoy. Best of luck, Artie, and thanks for the stories.

While researching Artie's site, I was reminded of an old story by RC from 2000 (in collaboration with LookDeeply, it seems), called Business Trip: “A project manager finds a new way to manage his co-workers.” A nice little story about what happens when you take advantage of someone and it comes back to bite you. Sort of. It's actually a pretty sweet story. And I love the slow progression. Now, one problem is that RC's web site is a huge pain in the ass—there's a bunch of crappy JavaScript that prevents linking to the story directly, meaning that if you do want to read this story, then you have to click RC Stories in the left column—don't be distracted by the shiny late-90s effects—and then scroll down to Business Trip. (Insert grumpiness here. I know why preventing linking directly into your website can be useful, as you are not responsible for breaking links when you decide to move your stuff around, but it's still annoying as all hell.)

I'll leave you with a Vulgus story I had not read before, this one with mind-control elements. It's Caribbean Cure: “While on a Caribbean Cruise with their parents, a boy accompanies his bitchy sister on a shopping trip into port. She raises the ire of a shopkeeper who has access to some mind altering drugs which he offers to use to enslave the girl.” (Here's a version not on StoriesOnline.) Nice and dark as you would expect, and then it takes a real dark turn before finishing off in somewhat standard Vulgus fashion with everyone happy. Well, you know what I mean. Or not. Either way, good story, with good scenes.