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Trump Shooting Sets World on New Timeline

Since his first candidacy almost ten years ago, supporters of President Donald Trump had voiced fears that his many and implacable enemies might make an attempt on his life. On Saturday, the extreme scenario Trump’s voters feared took place at a rally in Pennsylvania. Related: The Tragedy of Trump Information about the shooter has been tricklig from the media slowly. Related: As…

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Writing: The Amateur vs the Professional Path

When new writers come to me for advice, I make a point of asking them one question: Why are you writing? That question catches most people off guard. The number of would-be authors who’ve never stopped to consider why they want to write is surprising. Because writing as a side hustle for supplemental income is one thing. Earning a living from your writing is a related…

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Diggers in the Rubble of Cultural Ground Zero

During my recent sojorun into small town America, a family member guided me on a whirlwind tour of the local game stores and arcades. Yes, they still have arcades, plural. As it turns out, small towns are not immune to Generation Y’s nigh-religious attachment to pop culture relics of the 1980s and 1990s. Even out in the sticks, the graying Nintendo Generation idolizes Mario…

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The Official Burned Book Launch

It is with great excitement that I now announce the official Burned Book launch on Amazon! That’s right. You can get the gripping first volume in my epic new adventure series now in print and digital. If you like the grand lore of Tolkien and the grim adventure of Glen Cook, you’ll love the heart-pounding prelude to the acclaimed Soul Cycle! Don’t miss the launch window.

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Take the Small Town Pill?

A recent trend online involves social media accounts giving aimless, despairing men advice on how to find the American Dream. What’s noteworthy about this new brand of advice is that it urges Millennial and Gen Z males to leave the cities and venture into the heartland in search of the now-elusive middle class living and sane, attractive mate. In short, men are now advised to take the small town…

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1 Timothy 2:14 Vindicated

Hat tip to Ryan Burge on X and Devon Stack. A picture speaks a thousand words, so I’m just gonna drop this here: Related: Synodal Witches Mad Related: Synod Witches Madder This is not to dunk on women. The Cooperative Election Study shows majorities of atheist, agnostic, and Hindu men opposing the outlawing of medical child mutilation. It is to say that, as even the pro…

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Vaughn Sentenced for Pro-Life Activism

America is a Christian nation. But on the anniversary of the United States’ independence, pro-life activist Paul Vaughn lost his freedom on the order of a federal judge. Related: They Won’t Leave You Alone Related: They’re Coming for Christians The FACE Act was signed into law in 1994 by President Bill Clinton. Two years ago, the US Supreme Court overturned the Roe v Wade…

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Managerial Cult Ritual Cant

By and large, I avoid discussing basic presidential politics here. The main reason being that politics, defined as conducting public discourse to decide the optimal way of distributing resources for the common good, is impossible in a one-party state. But today I’m making an exception to the rule, occasioned by this notice to other members of the managerial cult posted on X by former regime…

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Arkwright Cycle Book II Cover and Title Reveal

The Burned Book is primed for launch. But before Arkwright Cycle Book I drops, the time has come to reveal the cover for Arkwright Cycle Book II! From the masterful hand of top artist Marcelo Orsi Blanco, guided by your gracious input, it’s an honor to present … The cover for Arkwright Cycle Book II: Lord of Fate Deepest thanks to all our awesome neopatrons and regular readers who…

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Can’t Stop the Rock Faucet

We’ve spent a lot of time charting the crisis besetting the modern music industry. And one of the best professionals who’s undertaken the project of plumbing the problem is Rick Beato. Now, the veteran producer and studio musician does a deep dive into why music has gotten worse since Cultural Ground Zero. Hint: One reason is that the record industry can’t stop the rock faucet.

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