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TV Tropes Monday: Booby Trap
Tweet of the Day: The Other Magna Carta Monument ——- Depending on the setting, a Booby Trap can either be a sign of how low a dastardly villain will go or one of many survival techniques used by the combat pragmatist (anti)hero. This is a broad category of devices and setups that include such […]
Weekend Writing Warriors/#8sunday/03-29-2015/Questions
Welcome to another entry into the Weekend Writing Warriors blog chain. This snippet is taken from my WiP, Lessons of War. Three hundred years after the death of the last Emperor of the Third Dynasty, the Throne of Stars, the seat of the galactic empire sits empty. But the recent death of the Duke […]
Mass Efect/AEC-ANN News: Troop Deployment Approved
Tweet of the Day: Protecting What You Love: On the Difference Between Criticism, Rage and Vilification ——- ANN News Desk From Alliance News Desk on the Citadel January 8, 2197 Troop Deployment Approved By Jill Scarlett NEW ARCTURUS STATION- The Alliance Parliament authorized the deployment of forces to Chav by a 3-2 margin in a […]
Mass Effect: Foxtrot
Tweet of the Day: Gaming Interlude: The Long Dark ——- ——- The water hummed with the soft whirl of a dozen propellers. A constellation of lights illuminated the crystal clear water. Some came from the divers helmets, others from their vehicles, two large underwater sleds and a slew of diver propulsion vehicles. A pair of […]
TV Tropes Monday: Intelligent Gerbil
Tweet of the Day: A Solution for Long-Term Living on Low-Gravity Planets ——- In the sliding scale of “How Alien are your Aliens?” the Intelligent Gerbil falls next to Rubber-Forehead Aliens (you know the ones from Star Trek with extra ridges on their forehead or a few spots on their necks). The Intelligent Gerbil […]
Weekend Writing Warriors/ #8sunday/3-22-2015: Familiarity
This is another entry into the Weekend Writing Warriors blog chain. This snippet is taken from my WiP, Lessons of War. Three hundred years after the death of the last Emperor of the Third Dynasty, the Throne of Stars, the seat of the galactic empire sits empty. But recent events may change that. In […]
Weekend Roundup: March 15-21
Tweet of the Day: Episode 19 – Man in the Pod Castle ——- Well what do you know, I managed to scrape enough content to justify another Weekend Roundup. Mostly shorts but hey, this is a writing blog after all. You may wonder why I list a post that went up on Saturday as […]
Mass Effect/AEC: Chapter 22 (c.2)- Flags
Tweet of the Day: Men Just Don’t Trust Women–And It’s A Huge Problem ——- En route to the SSV Miguel Alcumbierre Moya, In Orbit Around Vale, Landam System, Crescent Nebula, January 11, 2197 My comm buzzed to life. I checked the read out. It was a call from one Lieutenant Commander Rissi Montoya, New Arcturus […]
Mass Effect/AEC- ANN News: Alliance Parliament Debates Troop Deployments
Tweet of the Day: The Heavenly Scaffold ——- ANN News Desk From Alliance News Desk on the Citadel January 7, 2197 Alliance Parliament Debates Troop Deployments By Jill Scarlett NEW ARCTURUS STATION – Chav’s President Marc Riley passionate speech to the Alliance Parliament marked the third day of debate on the deployment of troops to […]
TV Tropes Monday: Technology Levels
Tweet of the Day: Praise-singing ——- It is very common in science fiction stories and some strategy computer games to assign Technology Levels to different stages of technological advancement. These serve as reference for the audience/players of where in the scale different groups/factions/species/worlds fit into relatively to human history. Often they come in two […]
Neither Here nor There.... 