Why They Won’t Don the Mask
The interesting part about deep-diving into subjects is that sometimes you stumble across patterns that are obvious in hindsight but you are blind to until you get the material in …
Blood in the Gears
In 1973, Ursula K. LeGuin wrote a short story called “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas.” It posits a perfect city and a perfect society where everyone is ideally …
Insta-Cures and Other Snake Oils
We have decided finally to jump into the medical field because we have experience as a Certified Scientist, hold a scientific degree, and work in the medical health field. Therefore, …
Kathee
This fic was inspired by a post found on Kitty Unpretty’s tumblr (https://unpretty.space/) The original post (which she reposted) is here: https://glumshoe.tumblr.com/post/616434540717670400/james-titbeauteous-kirk. The premise was: i will kill a man …
We’d Like to Thank Our Studio Audience
I’d like to thank everyone for participating in our “memetic virus” study, which examines what virulent strains of group-think 16 are still out in the wild, and which are exhibiting …
Re-open Who the What Now?!
In today’s news, friend hooked me up with the “Reopen California” group so I could see what was up behind protests in Huntington Beach and Simi Valley (and Michigan). How …
Defending the Indefensible
Some things need to be said over and over so that some folks get it through their head. I have met the people who -directly- say racist things both subtly …
Plague Inc., Inc.
So, morbid as I am, I’ve been playing a bit of Plague Inc. Generally, I work with a high-transmission, mildly mutating virus. What I’ve learned is that consistently, it runs …
Fading Suns: A New Drama…
For gaming friends–more specifically those who played Fading Suns–a couple of folks pestered me to run the new Fading Suns. They were interested in what happened to their characters 20 …
My Quarantine Face
Everybody should try a little plague doctoring every now and then.