so yea. deploying to Afghanistan mid-February. I know i haven't gotten any chapters out in a long time, even though I've noticed a few people favorited some of my stories. Thank you by the way. Its very encouraging to see those.
but that doesn't mean I'm canning them. not hiatus, because I'll definitely be working on them over there when I'm not playing D&D with my medic or getting shot at by a bunch of goat-fucking, smarmy, two-bit, amateur, grubfisted-

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After the withdrawal from Afghanistan, and in particular after the drone strike that killed an aid worker and several family members, a few people reached out to ask about I story I wrote several years ago for the Writeoff original fiction contest. It was, in fact, the first original fiction piece I'd written in years, and it dealt with the (fictional) aftermath of drone strike that went wrong. I had removed it from the Writeoff site, but since enough people have inquired about it, I've decided

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So, those of you following the latest from Afghanistan may have seen this item, reported by CNN:

Taliban claim to have captured provincial capital of Gardez

From CNN’s Tim Lister in Spain

The Taliban says it has captured another provincial capital, Gardez, on Saturday. If confirmed, the capture of Gardez — which is the capital of Paktia — would occur as the Taliban advances to the national capital of Kabul.

Afghanistan has 34 provincial capitals.

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As a general rule I avoid talking directly about current events on this site. I try to leave it as a place to come for rest and relaxation. But the immense tragedy unfolding in Afghanistan brings me to tears and compels me to speak.

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The average Russian does not want war with Ukraine. The Ukrainians certainly don't want war. But the tragedy of war has come to them, and even if peace comes soon, it will only have been bought by the blood toll of all too many lives.

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Our protagonist, the man with Equestria inside his head, finds himself in Afghanistan during an intense firefight. But what is real and what isn't? And who's that voice calling out to him in the silence?

http://www.fimfiction.net/story/333472/the-world-inside-aurora-ray

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