Meet the newest columnist for Suicide Girls
Last December I lost my job with Lulu TV/Gnack. In looking to get back into freelance writing, I figured I’d contact Suicide Girls to see if they needed writers. If you don’t know, Suicide Girls is a pinup site with women sporting tattoos and piercings, but they’re also known for having kick ass interviews, news, and columns. Wil Wheaton and Warren Ellis are both writers for the magazine. It is NSFW, by the way.
Being a feeb, I promptly forgot about the email.
So you can imagine I was a tad confused and very surprised to hear back from the editor this week. We swapped several emails, and as of today, I’ll be writing for Suicide Girls starting June 16. My column is as yet untitled, but it will be focusing on geek culture, comics, SF, games, podcasting, etc.
Long time listeners/readers will remember that many years ago I lamented that no one wanted essays on geeky stuff, which is why I started Geek Fu Action Grip. But no. It was just This American Life that didn’t want it. Since then I’ve learned that Knights of the Dinner Table and Suicide Girls do want writing on geeky stuff. And I’m more than thrilled to give it to them.
The amount of squeeing going on in this house in reference to this gig has been overwhelming. Rest assured I’ll be talking about this closer to the time, and linking to my first column next month!
Like you, I am... shall we say, "dancing impaired." Or maybe "rhythm impaired" might be a better term. Even so, ...
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Send me an email, treed, and I'll get you hooked up. 
group humiliation?? hell, i am in! might even get daughter involved and possibly wifey 
I'm in! Email sent :) 
Would wearing my Keepsie's Bar shirt in the video be considered cheating?
Comment by pseudojoe on 9 May 2008:
that is so awesome!
Comment by Grant on 9 May 2008:
Great news, Mur. Good for you.
Comment by carol on 9 May 2008:
you are so KICK ASS!!
Congrats Lady!
I’m squeeeeing for you!
Comment by Graydancer on 9 May 2008:
Mur,
I wish you luck on your new endeavour. I confess to being a little leery, since I’ve heard of some rather unethical practices by the SG team in regards to their models and terms. However - Warren Ellis and Will Wheaton are good company, and my favorite Zen buddhist Brad Warner has written for them for a while.
On the other hand, I’ve been aware of the suit they have had against the photog Lithium Picnic and one of the original SG’s, Apnea, and it’s not pretty.
But I’ll be reading your columns, that’s for sure.
Comment by Mae on 9 May 2008:
So Happy For you, Mur! i love reading what you write and will be proud to once again pass along links to others! *HUG* oh, and sorry we will miss your signing tomorrow, but we re attending the Race for the Cure for Viv. We will be there in spirit! See you soon!
Comment by Dani in NC on 9 May 2008:
That is big news! I don’t blame you for being over the moon. I can’t wait to read your first column. Congrats!
Comment by Cmaaarrr!!! on 9 May 2008:
That is SERIOUSLY awesome.
Congratulations!
Comment by Mike Wills on 9 May 2008:
Congrats Mur!
Comment by Kimi on 9 May 2008:
totally congrats!!!
that rocks!
Comment by Chris Lester on 9 May 2008:
Woot! Congratulations, Mur! There’s nothing quite like being pleasantly surprised by something you’d completely forgotten about.
Comment by Nobilis on 9 May 2008:
Congratulations!
I squee on your behalf. Squee!
Comment by Merrill on 9 May 2008:
Way to go!
Comment by Matt Frye on 9 May 2008:
Congrats! You’re…like, famous. Hey, I know Mur Lafferty!
Comment by Jacob on 9 May 2008:
Wow, congratulations!
Comment by PapaThanatos on 9 May 2008:
Congrats Mur, been a long time fan of both you and SG. I think you’ll be a good fit there. Looking forward to reading your column.
Comment by Robin on 9 May 2008:
Holy Crap! What great news, Mur! You rock!
Comment by ceejaydp on 9 May 2008:
WOW! this is sooo good newsy! they’re very lucky to have snapped you up - one of the best things they could have done.
congratulations, mur, for a new “venue”. looking forward to the new essays to come.
Comment by Evan Goer on 9 May 2008:
Congratulations Mur, that’s fantastic! Knights of the Dinner Table and Suicide Girls — I think there’s about four or five people in this world that could successfully write for both.
Comment by Anna on 9 May 2008:
Huzzah!
Comment by Scott M. Sandridge on 9 May 2008:
Congratulations! Heh. You writing a column on geek stuff for Suicide Girls now gives me two reasons to visit regularly.
Comment by jake on 9 May 2008:
Outstanding news. The more mur I can get the better,
Setting up the reminder in the calendar now.
Wooot
Go Eagle Go !!
Comment by Paul Fischer on 10 May 2008:
Most excellent. It’s good to see you doing more essays. I love your essays.
Comment by jiglenn on 10 May 2008:
This is awesome news! Now even more people will know just how hard you rock. Congrats!
Comment by Jared Kardos on 10 May 2008:
Sweet. Congrats on getting the job–can’t wait to read it.
Comment by Michael Falkner on 10 May 2008:
Congratulations!
Comment by Clair on 11 May 2008:
Congrats, Mur! When’s your first column? The June 16 date? Or is that just the date for the beginning of your relationship with SG?
Comment by Stormy on 11 May 2008:
Is it going to be weekly, like Ellis’ one?