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a picture of a little grim reaper guy holding a scythe in one hand and a can of Canada Dry ginger ale in the other. To the left are a stack of books, one is Isaac Asimov's "The Caves of Steel", as well as a sign pointing "This Way to Buc-ee's" (not sponsored btw)
  • Mors Prope et Procul; or, The Things Which Build Us Are More Than Cheap Motivational Posters

    It Lives in Musings

    I’ve read somewhere that you shouldn’t meet your heroes, nor should you mourn celebrities you’ve never met. As a cautious person, I think there’s some truth in shielding yourself from disappointment or getting weird with parasocial relationships, but I do find that keeping your guard up all the time like that can make you a…

    August 29, 2026
  • It Came from the River Sticks (More Fished and Flopping Into A Barrel)

    It Lives in Musings

    If you are reading this, then I have succeeded. I think. I tend to write a lot, but I could never find a spot to actually write consistently. Once upon a time there was a site called Tumblr that did exactly what I needed to do. But, over the course of years, the site changed…

    August 9, 2026
  • There’s Wolves in the Woods

    It Lives in Stories

    Wolves are causing chaos in a rural town in Colorado. But a neighbor soon discovers there’s something more sinister deep in the snowy woods…

    August 9, 2026
  • Green Ground

    It Lives in Stories

    In a dark, lifeless world, a young girl believes that mythological blue skies and green ground exists, somewhere.

    August 9, 2026

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