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December 27, 2023
2024 Predictions
Some things that will definitely happen next year… Probably.
December 26, 2023
Why I Don’t Write Self-Insert Characters
Spaceship: A Ship In Space The door chimed. I got out of my chair and checked the view screen. It was someone I didn’t recognize, a tall, lizard-like creature. I opened the door, wondering if he was with the ship’s security team. Was I in trouble? “Hey,” he said, “I’m T’Kar, the new captain assigned to this ship. They said …
December 19, 2023
Worse Bands
This is a fun game to play on road trips. Put a playlist on shuffle and after each song, everyone in the car tries to rename the band so it sounds like a crappy knockoff version.
December 11, 2023
Christmas Shopping Tips for a Less Stressful Holiday
Here are some Christmas shopping tips to make the holidays a little less stressful.
December 7, 2023
The Thing Liking Machine
A poem Sneezle Island was really quite crowded. The Sneezles were angry, their minds were quite clouded. Although they were packed shoulder to shoulder, They were ignored by attention withholders. All of the Sneezles, from near to remotest, Thought what good was work if nobody noticed? The Sneezles were mad, and like some ignoramus, They wanted to become internet famous. …
December 1, 2023
Christmas is on the wrong date. Let’s move it!
Christmas is coming, and I’m not happy about it. Now, I’ve got nothing against decorating a tree or making anatomically correct gingerbread men. My problem is the date: December 25 is a horrible day to celebrate the holiday. Christmas is on the wrong date. First, December 25 is too close to Thanksgiving. We just spent time with family! Why do …
November 28, 2023
Unpopular Christmas Songs
It’s the holiday season once again! The radio stations have begun their month-long barrage of Christmas music, whether we want it or not. Here are some of the worst Christmas songs ever written:
November 25, 2023
The Duel – A Steampunk Short Story
A hot morning in August, 1885. The bustling town of Twin Hills, California. Russell Porter strolled to the street corner and unfolded the legs on his suitcase, transforming it into a display table. Russel was quite the display himself, a blond dandy in his early thirties dressed in a white silk shirt, crimson jacket and trousers, and gold cufflinks that …
Web Traffic Woes
I haven’t been able to get decent web traffic for years. Now that I’ve completely redone my site and reposted my articles here, it’s even worse. The whole internet is in the process of being re-engineered to prevent non-corporate sites from getting anywhere. Starting a web project? If you don’t have a massive ad budget, you’re out of luck. No …
November 24, 2023
Wormholes and Other Dangerous DIY Projects
A Science Fiction Story In those days, I lived near these farmer’s fields. There was a chicken hawk that lived in the area. I saw him early most mornings, circling lazily in the sky. I loved to watch it; it just seemed so peaceful, beautiful, just hanging up there. One winter, after the first big snowfall, I went out into …
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