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Game Play and Readings for January 12, 2025

The readings front is still running light, but I have videos in process. In the meantime, today's reading is a science-fiction take inspired by an old nursery rhyme:On the gaming front:We're the resident workshop owner and salvage diver in Critter Cove:Continuing with our taverning at Travellers Rest:Do a little house-flipping for a retired teacher and her cats:Explore some serious skeletons in a

Gameplay and Readings for January 11, 2025

Here's a handy-dandy list of the videos posted for today:Readings are a little light, as I revamp my release schedule. Today, it's a piece of science-fantasy flash do with a mercenary company's unscrupulous recruiting techniques in a setting where starships and trolls coincide:   On the gaming front, we have: A little cozy taverning:How to join the Fighters Guild in Elder

NEW RELEASE: Death Comes in Bone

Last Day for the EBook Version of The Expanding Universe, Volume 10

 This is the last day to purchase the e-version of The Expanding Universe Volume 10. From the 7th, only the paperback version will be available. If you're interested in stories exploring whether mankind is alone in the universe, and the kind of company we might be keeping if we're not, then now's your chance...and if you're in the UK, or US, it's now at 99c. You can find it here: https://

NEW RELEASE: Miss Delight's Mistake

Today's Reading: Orosho in the Attic (Flash Fiction)

 Meanwhile, on the readings channel, we have a short piece about a man hiding in the attic, hoping for the dropships to come:youtu.be/3hpTNPQZrOk 

Today's 'Let's Play' Videos: Dinkum, Sunhaven, Elder Scrolls Online

 Today's Let's Play videos (so far) include offerings from Dinkum, Sunhaven, and the Elder Scrolls Online (10th Anniversary, Legacy of the Britons celebration).In Dinkum, we go in search of the Go-Go Town representative during the Dinkum-GoGo Town cross-over event. In Sunhaven, the mining theme continues...but with some questing in between:And, in Elder Scrolls Online, we celebrated the

The Expanding Universe Volume 10 is Currently on Sale

 And available for a limited time only.Not only is the ebook version only 99c in the Amazon UK and US stores, but the ebook goes away on December 7th, for good.And this volume is currently the only place you can find my short story 'Six Degrees,' so...if you're interested in space rabbits, space Marines, and a difficult first contact, or would prefer to read stories exploring the idea we

NEW RELEASE: Shadow Life

 A murdered lover…loved by all. A creature neithervamp, nor were. Can I catch Nicola’s murderer before he kills again? And whatprice will I pay to do just that?Shadow Life is the final release for November 2024, and is now available for pre-order. Releasing in two day's time, this dark urban-fantasy short story follows a hunter's investigations into their lover's murder, and the

Now Available for Pre-Order: Death Comes in Bone

Death Comes in Bone is the second short story release for December 2024, and it's now available on pre-order. Releasing on December 12, 2024, this dark fantasy short story is a tale of betrayal, vengeance, and a brother's promise.What's it About?Death Comes in Bone is a dark fantasy short story concerning an undead prince bound to lifeby an oath. A treacherous best friend suborned by a succubus.