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And now on Sprockets, we crash.

Everything’s in, I’ve made sure the Patreon stuff is up, and I am beat. Good night.

Books of the Week: The NESS Series (Ring of Fire).

I ran into Bjorn Hasseler today! He’s the author of the NESS series in the Ring of Fire alternate history… matrix, or whatever you could call it. His contribution focuses on Neustatter’s European Security Services (NESS), a company formed by down-time Germans to do various tasks that would not be unfamiliar to the more ethical adventuring parties. Nice guy, good series, check it out.

#commissionearned

…Well, THAT was a time.

There was a fire and propane gas explosion that rained smoldering pine needles hither and yon (good thing I bought insurance). There was a parade cancelation, and a brief report that the whole thing was canceled. There was at least one fight (that got shut down in fifteen seconds by the cops). There was even supposedly somebody who tried to drive through the festival to get to work, only to be dragged out of his car — although that’s not in the news.

It’s been a day! I came close to making my table fee anyway. In fact, I might have been able to break even if there hadn’t been an explosion and parade cancelation and break in the festival path.

Still… I’m not sure I’m going back next year. No offense to the staff and everything, but they throw a pretty lively event. Maybe a bit too lively for my tastes.

Moe Lane

PS: Help out a fellow and buy my books, will ya?

I am at the festival!

Which was briefly on fire, through no fault of the festival itself, which is why I’m not giving the name.

Post-fire. Dont mind me: a bunch of other people are having REALLY bad days. Nobody hurt, thank God. pic.twitter.com/NEJ1C4VZnS

— Ogiel (Moe Lane) (@Ogiel23) May 10, 2025

Not seen: fire damage to the canopy. Burning pine needles which were mostly extinguished by the time they got down this far, thank God. I was never in any danger, and neither were the books, but I’m kind of glad I got that insurance for the day…

PS: I have literally no idea how well this day is gonna go. For the love of God, if there’s anybody on the fence about buying a book from me, now is the time to make a decision.

#commissionearned

The GODZILLA X KONG: SUPERNOVA… now-in-production trailer?

I dunno, whatever, man. When it comes to things like GODZILLA X KONG: SUPERNOVA, I am not fussy. Giant radioactive lizard. Giant ape. A bunch of humans that were in the last movies, I guess. Things go smash.

Laurel Main Street Festival tomorrow!

Up at six AM, over there by six-thirty, and I would dearly love for that to be later, except it’s gonna be insane if I aim for seven-thirty instead. Parade at 9 AM, festivities until 4 PM, and then we move Heaven and Earth to repack the car. This is gonna be a fascinating time, and I have no idea if it’s going to be successful. I figured that I should at least try it once, though.

Come to the Main Street Festival tomorrow if you’re in Laurel! The weather’s gonna be nice. If you can’t make it, buy my books here.

Flowchart! (Fermi Resolution Worldbook adventure.)

I spent the afternoon working out the flow of the adventure for the Fermi Resolution Worldbook Backerkit adventure:

Now that I have a path for the adventure, I can turn my notes into scenes, and scenes into acts, and the acts into an actual adventure. That’s a huge part of all of this, right there. After that it’s just a matter of layout, artwork, and publication.

I am determined not to get too far behind on this one.

Bleg for good flow chart generator suggestions.

I need to work on the Fermi Resolution Worldbook adventure, and I think that generating a flow chart would let me visualize what I need to write. What do people use for making those? I’d like something specifically designed for that use; that it be a desktop app, not online; and I don’t mind spending a little money for it.

Suggestions?

‘You Were Meant For Me.’

You Were Meant For Me, Jewel

#commissionearned

Lord of the Rings: The Hunt For Gollum is coming, apparently for our sins.

There was a time that this would have pleased me. Now I’m just worried they’re going to screw it all up somehow. This… has not been a good couple of decades for beloved franchises.

Get ready to return to the shadows of Middle-earth! Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema have officially announced that The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt For Gollum will hit theaters on December 17, 2027.

This new chapter marks a major reunion of the original trilogy’s creative dream team. Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, and Philippa Boyens, the powerhouse trio behind both The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies, are back on board to produce not one, but two new films set in J.R.R. Tolkien’s beloved world. They’ll be joined by producer Zane Weiner, who also worked on The Hobbit films.

They mention Ian McKellan, later on. …You know who they don’t mention? Viggo Mortensen, that’s who. Say what you like about the man, but I’m having difficulty imagining anybody besides Mortensen in that role. Or rather, I can imagine it — but then I start laughing. In horror.

Moe Lane

PS: Why, no, I am NOT optimistic about this film. What gave it away?