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October 25, 2020
10/25/20 Update, TALES FROM THE FERMI RESOLUTION Kickstarter.
Looks like it’s going to be the first goose egg of the TALES FROM THE FERMI RESOLUTION Kickstarter, which is of course the most horrible thing in the multiverse that has or will ever happen to myself or my innumerable Shadows. Alas. Alack.
More seriously, Kickstarters have a 38% success rate, so there’s somebody out there right now who’d probably be kind of ticked off to see me complaining about how it may take a few days to finish off the current set of stretch goals. I admit this, freely. It’s just that the planned $2,500 stretch goal might be a little tempting, if I do say so myself. Anyway: don’t forget to take a look at the free short story! And/or, say, pass that last link around. Every little bit helps.
Tom Lehrer puts his lyrics into the public domain.
Well, lyrics and some of the sheet music; Tom Lehrer’s actual songs (as in, the audio and video) aren’t covered by this. It’s still a cool gesture, although knowing Lehrer it’s probably some sort of slightly too-clever comment on global capitalism or something like that. If I sound slightly eye-rolling about that, it’s because… I pretty much am. I love Tom Lehrer’s music, which he would probably find annoying if he ever happened to read this.
And I don’t feel bad about it, either. I mean, the dude once told everybody he was dead, just to cut down on his fan mail. He’s kind of earned my annoyingly indulgent fandom.
Sample from the Kickstarter: A BARGAIN WITH YIG.
A free short story (A BARGAIN WITH YIG) from the TALES FROM THE FERMI RESOLUTION Kickstarter is now available for your perusal. Feel absolutely free to pass those links around. Or read it yourself; if you’re on my Patreon, you’ve already read a version of it, but I feel I improved it considerably.
Patreon Microfiction: Villains Of His Story.
“Villains of His Story” is based on a concept that I might some day pitch to a gaming company. I’m not pitching it now because, honestly, I don’t have the time to do it. But I still want to.
Patreon!October 24, 2020
10/24/20 Update, The TALES FROM THE FERMI RESOLUTION Kickstarter.
Steady as she goes; the TALES FROM THE FERMI RESOLUTION Kickstarter continues on its merry way. I am seriously considering picking one of the stories and making it available for everybody to read, as a sort of encouragement. The trick is picking which one. Possibly ‘A Bargain With Yig?’ People seem to like that one a bunch.
Quietish day today.
Had a game, had movie night (The 1941 Wolf Man; my kid felt it needed more Wolf Man), got a better idea on the artwork for the new chapbook, and went over edits for the short story collection. I am behind on edits for the short story collection, alas.
Still, not an unproductive day for anything but blogging. Sorry.
Book of the Week: The Heliand: The Saxon Gospel.
Basically, if you ever wondered how to sell the Gospel story to barbarian warriors, The Heliand: The Saxon Gospel is your go-to. It’s perfectly good orthodoxy, mind you. Just very… vigorous. I may need to incorporate some of this into my Roman orcs’ mindsets.
October 23, 2020
‘Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner.’
I need to get on with that FALL OF DELTA GREEN scenario.
