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November 15, 2021
Review: His Ragged Company
A few weeks ago, I stumbled across an unexpectedly good book. His Ragged Company is a little bit western, a little bit steampunk, and infused with a kind of subtle magic that defies definition– it just is. Like the sun rising in the east or the stars turning overhead, odd people gravitate to the town […]
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November 9, 2021
Vladimir Nabokov Part Three – Invitation to a Beheading
In my last blog post, I reviewed Vladimir Nabokov’s most controversial work of fiction, Lolita. Prior to that, I reviewed Nabokov’s Pale Fire, and today I’ll be completing this three-book review series by covering Invitation to a Beheading. I recommend reading these reviews in order, because I’ll also be covering how the author’s past seeps […]
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November 1, 2021
Vladimir Nabokov Part Two – Lolita
In my last post, I began reviewing three of the works of author Vladimir Nabokov, starting with Pale Fire. Today I’ll be reviewing the author’s best-known and most controversial work, Lolita. Grab a cup of something caffeinated and buckle up, because this is going to be a long one. Content warning for pedophilia, sexual assault, […]
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October 24, 2021
Vladimir Nabokov Part One – Pale Fire
Until recently, Vladimir Nabokov was not a name that was familiar to me. I’ve heard of Lolita and its ugly reputation, but I was surprised to find that the same author wrote numerous other novels. One of these was Pale Fire, an excerpt from which is used in K’s baseline test in Bladerunner 2049. …and […]
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September 29, 2021
Wiseman, Nolan Mine, And Marion Creek
Back in mid-August, a buddy and I took off on an adventure. The original plan was to visit a site someone had told us about up near Wiseman, Alaska. The scenery was supposed to be stunning, the gold and semi-precious stones easy to find, and –best of all– the mining claim was lapsed so we […]
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August 31, 2021
A Shadow Of A Presence
In the cold darkness of after-hours KEL Port, something isn’t right. Hooligans search for off-worlders to torment. A supervisor tries to hide the evidence of his misdeeds. And down at the loading docks, something strange and dark has found its way into the habitat. A Shadow of a Presence follows Bradley Radco, a not-so-ordinary cargo […]
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July 31, 2021
Recent Adventures
This is the sequel to my last blog post, Dry Cabins, Futility, and General Darkness. It’s late, but that’s probably on-brand for me at this point. (How long does it take to establish a brand, anyway? How many years do I have to struggle to get things out on time before I’m just “that guy […]
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June 25, 2021
Post Move Update: Dry Cabins, Futility, and General Darkness
I’ve been somewhat absent online for the last several months. First it was the move, and the frantic last week or so of packing, trucking, and cleaning. Then it was viciously thinning out my stuff to fit comfortably into a place with less than one third of the space of the old one. Since then […]
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April 22, 2021
Patreon Flagged My Post as a Game of Chance
If you publish content to Patreon or are considering setting up an account with them, you may be wondering what kind of content is prohibited and if there are any hidden trigger words that can get you in trouble on the site. I urge everyone to start by reading Patreon’s Terms of Use, Community Guidelines, […]
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April 6, 2021
Review: Ketcel
Some stories are just that: stories. Simple. One dimensional. Easily digestible entertainment. Some stories are much, much more than that. Some are complex conductive elements comprised of dozens of vibrant, glowing fibers, woven together specifically to guide us into the psychedelic cyberpunk future that might be. Chad Deal’s Ketcel is the latter. In a future […]
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