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October 3, 2014

Greenstar Complete Season 1 for Free

Day Three of the Greenstar extras week is here and involves the largest chunk of free content yet: the entire first season. All ten episodes. For free. For the next three weeks the entire season is free on Story Cartel … Continue reading →
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Published on October 03, 2014 04:42

October 2, 2014

Greenstar Diary Entry: Topik is Forced to Join the Crew

Today’s post for Greenstar extra content week is a diary entry from Topik, the ship’s AI, providing a slightly different perspective on the change of ownership. Dear Diary, Well, I’ve finally been sold again. And without any consultation. I could … Continue reading →
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Published on October 02, 2014 04:02

Greenstar Diary Entry: Topik

Today’s post for Greenstar extra content week is a diary entry from Topik, the ship’s AI, providing a slightly different perspective on the change of ownership. Dear Diary, Well, I’ve finally been sold again. And without any consultation. I could … Continue reading →
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Published on October 02, 2014 04:02

October 1, 2014

Greenstar Diary Entry: Pol Andreasen Buys Greenstar

As promised, extra Greenstar content. To start you off, we have a diary entry from Captain Pol Andreasen written shortly after he bought the ship: Dear Diary, The bots have just finished repainting the registry markings. Goodbye ‘Ultimate Dragonsbreath of … Continue reading →
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Published on October 01, 2014 06:06

Greenstar Diary Entry: Pol Andreasen

As promised, extra Greenstar content. To start you off, we have a diary entry from Captain Pol Andreasen written shortly after he bought the ship: Dear Diary, The bots have just finished repainting the registry markings. Goodbye ‘Ultimate Dragonsbreath of … Continue reading →
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Published on October 01, 2014 06:06

Greenstar Has Liftoff!

Greenstar Complete Season 1 released at midnight today. Ten episodes of space opera welded together with comedy. Over four hundred and fifty pages of homage to the classic sci-fi series of the Eighties. And to celebrate the successful takeoff, we … Continue reading →
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Published on October 01, 2014 02:00

September 29, 2014

What’s in a Name?

Chuck Wendig wrote two interesting articles on why people should be feminists last week. I wholeheartedly support his stance that we should do more to remove discrimination against people who whether by self- or external perception have the label female. … Continue reading →
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Published on September 29, 2014 09:22

September 26, 2014

Maliha Anderson Mysteries (Volume 1) by Steve Turnbull

Turnbull displays a sympathetic touch for the issues faced by a mixed race woman in the British Raj without sacrificing the sense of wonder appropriate to narratives of steam punk worlds and gentle-person detectives. This collection contains the first three … Continue reading →
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Published on September 26, 2014 06:32

September 24, 2014

The Glue of Life

Having just recorded a podcast with Simon Cantan on collaboration, where the topic of trust features heavily, discovering this talk had a certain synchronicity. Aiding someone because you trust they would do it for you is a good basis for … Continue reading →
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Published on September 24, 2014 10:18

September 22, 2014

Running With Lit Matches

This week is Banned Books Week in the United States. Fortunately this is a challenge to the banning of books, not a gathering around the pyre to celebrate narrow-mindedness defended for another year. As a firm believer that experiencing more … Continue reading →
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Published on September 22, 2014 08:15