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Writer, reader, Episcopalian, editor of Daikaijuzine.org, and so on. Member of Codex and SFWA. Also I like cats. He/Him.
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Looking into Celtic folklore for my new novel, and there is SO MUCH TO LEARN and it is EXCITING!
21.10.2025 03:34 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Stupid shoulder still hurts, and stupid brain still braining its bad thoughts. But here's this week's blog post and prompt!
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It's the 42nd week of the year, which means my 42nd prompt is here:
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ALIENS!
08.10.2025 16:59 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I'm still in a depressive funk, touched with anxiety and stress, and I even considered not drawing a prompt this week. But I did! And here it is:
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Thank you very much! That means a lot to me.
03.10.2025 14:35 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Blogged this evening:
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Daikaijuzine is now open to submissions!
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The wee little zine that I run!
22.09.2025 03:25 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0This week's blog post and writing prompt is here:
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Here's my blog post/prompt for the week:
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I am shocked -- shocked, I say! -- that "The Love Boat" did not make this list.
06.09.2025 04:15 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Feeling a wee bit maudlin for my writing tonight, but I drew a prompt anyway!
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Thank you! It's been a challenge at times, but I'm actually having a lot of fun with it.
25.08.2025 14:20 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Wrote last week's story, drew this week's prompt:
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That's the one! I use the main deck, as well as the Sci-Fi, Horror, and Fantasy expansions.
18.08.2025 23:42 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0All right, I've written thirty-three short stories so far this year, using prompts I've generated with the Story Engine deck.
Here's the prompt I drew for story number 34:
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Taking a break from a cryptically-announced social media break to share my new blog post:
My friend was right: I'll be rolling up Romance as a sub-genre until the Universe determines that I'm comfortable writing them.
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A short little  blog post, because my migraine is killing me right now.
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You're welcome!
31.07.2025 22:56 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0YOU! You writers of vast historical fantasies, epic in scope, numerous in words and pages, and so on... HOW DO YOU DO IT? I've a hankering to write an epic historical fantasy involving Caribbean pirates and pre-Revolutionary America but have no idea where I should start resarching. Thoughts?
31.07.2025 22:55 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0This is a wonderful story, and everyone who believes they are and always will be able-bodied (spoiler: you won't be) should read this:
31.07.2025 22:54 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0I've written thirty stories this year so far! So for Week 31 of the year, I've drawn my 31st prompt. So here it is:
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A couple of years ago I wrote a short story that spoofed the so-called redemption arc, and today I sold it! It won't come out until next year, but I must say I'm pretty chuffed!
26.07.2025 02:50 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0That sounds unpleasant.
24.07.2025 03:43 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Ah, of course! I should have noticed the British pound sign in front of the cost. Silly me.
24.07.2025 02:11 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I can't figure out what time zone this refers to.
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