Greg Stolze

Imagine how different the world would be if only smart things felt good.

"Woo! We're doin' calculus equations, bitches!"
"Ma'am, I think you've had enough."
"Too bad! This is MY bachelorette party and we got THREE MORE GRAD CLASSES!"

...I know but I still think it's dumb...

Why does Qatar need an AFB in Idaho? Are potatoes essential to their strategic interests? Do they need to keep a keen eye on the Canadians? Are they planning pre-emptive strikes on the Paiute in the Duck Valley Reservation?

On that trip, my wife and I saw a marijuana dispensary that was right next to a pizza parlor.
That led me to write what was the first deliberate romance story in my entire multi-decade career. Check it out!
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DISCOMFORT FOOD A collection of Greg Stolze's recent science fiction, fantasy and horror. Contains love potions, cursed art and telepathic speed dating

One of the stories in DISCOMFORT FOOD is entitled GORGEOUS SYNERGIES and it was inspired by my 30th wedding anniversary trip to Vancouver.
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...do you even HEAR yourself? Next you're going to claim laws are just "made up" or government is "a social compact for peace and security" when everyone knows it was ordained by The Invisible Hand to shelter its favored children, corporations.

Ah hah haw ha, that's been my problem writing horror.

The Ludonarrative Dissidents crew are livestreaming later today (4pm central, 5pm eastern, 22:00 UK, 23:00 Europe) and you should come and join us. Mostly we're talking about our almost-finished LND zine, including my new game CYBERPLUNK (it's real) and the usual stuff
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The @greenwell.bsky.social piece never stops being accurate www.megangreenwell.com/the-adults-i...

T-Rex: I just had a butter tart... T-Rex: ...and it was REALLY good!

Dromiceiomimus: Hell yeah! That's the nature of butter tarts, T-Rex! T-Rex: No, no, you don't understand - it was EASILY 75% better than any other butter tart I'd ever had! It had raspberries and coconut in it, and somehow - SOMEHOW - this elevated the whole deal to an entirely new level of BLISS.

Utahraptor: You sound like you're angry about it. T-Rex: I am angry about it!! T-Rex: Utahraptor, every NORMAL butter tart I have from now on will NEVER BE AS GOOD. This one Fancy Tart ruined me for all others, giving one moment of sublime bliss in exchange for a lifetime of small disappointments to come. NOBODY HAS WON HERE - least of all me!

Off panel: Solution is obvious: gorge yourself on Fancy Tarts until you can't stand them anymore. T-Rex: Of course! Once again, science says I must eat butter tarts till I puke! T-Rex: *sigh* T-Rex: AND ONCE AGAIN I SHALL

*scarf* it's for science, so i can *om nom nom* like them a NORMAL AMOUNT

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DISCOMFORT FOOD A collection of Greg Stolze's recent science fiction, fantasy and horror. Contains love potions, cursed art and telepathic speed dating

If people want to buy a book from an AI-despising self-published eccentric and get it in time for Christmas, this is the link!

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Cover for The Wish and the Demon, book one in the Half Swallowed by Shadows duology, by Rebecca Crunden. Cover shows three men's silhouettes standing in the middle of a road in winter. There's dark red trees and snow on the ground. One figure is approaching the other two, surrounded by shadows.

📝 400+ pages
🥀 urban fantasy
🌃 set in washington state
🔥 slow burn
🤍 romance and angst
🗡️ demons and vampires
📕 first in a duology

🔖 universal link: mybook.to/D3rL5
💌 itch.io link: rebecca-crunden.itch.io/the-wish-and...
📖 goodreads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/23...

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Four very different answers to the question, “Where does charisma go to die?”

Truly. I don’t really dream of working on big IP anymore. I humbly wish that maybe one day my art will be liked and supported enough that I can eke out a living doing my comic or own stories. It’s hard to get started on shaky finances and no support, but alas

“But I don't WANNA take a nap!” the five-year-old screams.

I kneel down and stare her dead in the eyes. “You will, kid. Some day. When it's not even an option anymore.”

The other is a more traditional horror direction. What if gross, bad, scary, painful things happen and NOBODY CAN EXPLAIN HOW OR WHY?

Is it a case of delusion and paranoia? Is it actual supernatural malevolence? Are the two mutually exclusive? The story doesn’t answer this until the very end.

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It’s a horror story that comes at you from two directions. One is “If you try to do anything online, there’s a nonzero chance that unreasonable people become fixated on you and make your life hell.”

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DISCOMFORT FOOD A collection of Greg Stolze's recent science fiction, fantasy and horror. Contains love potions, cursed art and telepathic speed dating

One of the stories in DISCOMFORT FOOD is called “Mitchcraft.”

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Be the sort of person where even the rumor of your demise sparks a global depressive spiral and not the Ewok celebration from Return of the Jedi

I misspoke, I meant four backers.

…yeah, there are always sticky issues of “Well, if he did his time shouldn’t you get on with it?” and… sometimes yes? But I feel like if I shot someone in the head while robbing them, I would do more than ten years. Maybe I’m wrong.

I guess? Apparently he was a murderer and an internet masturbator?

DISCOMFORT FOOD A collection of Greg Stolze's recent science fiction, fantasy and horror. Contains love potions, cursed art and telepathic speed dating

If just five more people backed this, it would hit an even hundred, which means nothing but looks tidy. You wish something was tidy, right?

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Interestingly, I live in Wisconsin and what I’d really like to see from him is a face turn on TRANS RIGHTS, dammit.

The idea that an artist or art work might leave space for the reader/listener/viewer to occupy is absolutely batshit to people raised on TV that pre-chews every idea for you.

Today I found out about Leslie Grantham and is England OK? Like… really OK? And I know I’m typing this from the country that gave the world MIKE TYSON MYSTERIES, but still…

Gonna be thinking about this lede for a minute.

you fool, you're not actually unhappy, you're delighted but too stupid to realize