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October 11, 2020
10/1120 Update, REVISIONARY: 32900/32000
It’s almost ready to go to beta readers! I have to process “Impurities,” since it wasn’t actually in my novel-writing software, but that’s a two-hour job, max. If anybody wants to take a gander at it, let me know: I’m hoping for a quick turnaround on this one, so that I can have it ready to go as an add-on for the Kickstarter.
Patreon!From “Simmons’ Book”:
September 4: Today was the day I received the letter in the mail. I had been sitting in my office, waiting to see if there were any freshmen stupid enough to really believe in ‘office hours’ (teach ‘em early to stay away, that’s my motto) when the department secretary called to let me know that there was something that I had to sign for. I was amazed that she hadn’t pretended that I was dead, or on sabbatical in Iowa, or something else equally ghastly.
The letter — which I pointedly did not open in front of secretarial snoops — turned out to be a notification of a bequest, of all things. They had executed Harry Blake’s will, and Blake had left me his personal library! How thoughtful of him. Oh, I knew it was going to be mostly trash, but I had some hopes to find a few gems hiding among the junk. And, knowing Hairy Harry, the gems would probably be overdue from various university libraries.
Not my problem, of course.
Tweet of the Day, Note The Subtle Undercurrent Of Looming Disaster In This Announcement edition.
I mean, doesn’t Hulu remember what happened in Jurassic Park? Particularly to the character who they’re identifying with in that clip? I kind of hope that they do, and decided to run with Animaniacs anyway. I would straight-up respect that.
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— JERRY DUNLEAVY (@JerryDunleavy) October 11, 2020
My guest post at Haibane.info!
I was asked, very graciously, to post about my new book FROZEN DREAMS (and other stuff) at Haibane.info: I just as graciously accepted. Here it is: and check out the site generally, too. I miss old-school longform blogging, I really do*.
Moe Lane
*I justify my not writing any of it anymore by the fact that, hey, I’m writing novels, right? There’s just so many hours in the day. Yeah! That’s the ticket.
Patreon Microfiction: Ghost State.
Maybe “Ghost State” is real. Maybe it’s not. Fun game: how can you prove it, either way?
Patreon!Moe Lane
PS: I love the legend of the Unhallowed Hand. Essentially, supposedly the Irish would baptize some babies everywhere except one hand, so that whatever you did with that hand wouldn’t ‘count’ when they tallied up your sins at the Pearly Gates. I’m not exactly sure what the Host would do with the hand, though. I guess cut it off and send it down to Hell, which gives me an idea for a story all on its own.
October 10, 2020
‘Sleepless Lullaby’
No Amazon for the song / Bright September
DoD/SpaceX talks for suborbital cargo delivery.
I have had it explained to me that my first attempt to call this a backdoor way to get to an ‘assault shuttle‘ was, at absolute best, horribly optimistic. So be it. Still cool:
The U.S. military command that oversees logistics operations has signed an agreement with SpaceX and XArc to study the use of space launch vehicles to transport supplies in an emergency.
Army Gen. Stephen Lyons, commander of U.S. Transportation Command, announced the agreement Oct. 7 at a National Defense Transportation Association virtual conference.
“Think about moving the equivalent of a C-17 payload anywhere on the globe in less than an hour,” Lyons said. The C-17 is a very large military cargo plane capable of transporting a 70-ton main battle tank.
Why, yes. Yes, I have thought about the potentialities. …Which are going to remain potentialities, at least until they figure out how to launch missions where it doesn’t take months to plan everything out. Damn you, objective reality. Damn you.
Via Instapundit.
Book of the Week: Vampire: The Masquerade: Fall of London.
I picked up Vampire: The Masquerade: Fall of London this week, and now I want to run it. The only question is: do I want to run it in VtM — or in Night’s Black Agents, and have the PCs play the vampire hunters of Operation Antigen? Because it’d port over beautifully to NBA.
10/10/20 Update, REVISIONARY: 30,600/32,000.
Finished up with ‘Wicked Why.’ It’s comfortable with being a seven thousand word short story, and I’m comfortable about letting it be that way. We are content.
Patreon!The beginning of ‘Wicked Why.’
Interviewer: Please state your name and profession, for the record.
L. Marcie: My name is Leann Marcie. I am an attache for the State Department’s Interdimensional Working Group.
I: Is this a position which provided for close contact with the interdimensional visitors commonly known as the Emissaries?
M: Yes, it was. I interacted regularly with various Emissaries, from the Consul on down.
I: For how long have you been acting in this capacity?
M: Since the Emissaries first appeared, about three years ago. I have been a direct liaison for six months.
I: Does that mean you had regular face-to-face contact with Emissaries?
M: Yes.
I: If asked, can you provide accurate details of incidents involving the Emissaries?
M: Yes, at least for the ones where I was personally involved.
I: Would it be fair to say that you have any particular insight as to Emissary motivations and drives?
M: …Most certainly not.
Busy Day Today.
SCA Baronial Court for my barony, and I gotta take notes. Which is what I am doing right now, in fact. Not onerous work, but it’s definitely time-consuming.
