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iowaforever


A writer who writes things.

Jan
2nd
2020

Happy New Year to you all · 12:24am Jan 2nd, 2020

Welcome to 2020.

Last year has been one of ups and downs. I moved, had to find a new job, helped my wife start her own career, did a lot of writing (though probably not as much as I would have liked), rented a cat... Next year is going to be pretty busy as well, since I'll be taking some classes in preparation for getting my Master's degree in the future. I'll keep writing, as always, and hopefully I'll get a little bit closer to finishing something again.

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Dec
8th
2019

Season 10 Bingo · 4:24pm Dec 8th, 2019

Hello all,

As you may have noticed, my updates have been... well, sporadic. I've been dealing with some job-related issues and that's eaten into a lot of my focus, such that I haven't really gotten back into the rhythm of writing again.

But that's changing; I'm feeling out my schedule more, plotting out a few things, and doing my best to get back on the horse, as it were. To that end, I decided to shake up a thing or two and entered a writing contest here, the Season 10 Bingo contest.

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May
14th
2019

Omake: Three Times Concerning Naomi's Scars · 4:57am May 14th, 2019

“... And it is welcome that you all have improved so greatly since our departure.” Sister Naomi continued, Ruth hanging on her new Superior’s word with every word. She looked out the corner of her eye at her new Sisters, some new recruits while others were older veterans, all of them kept their focus on the Superior as if she were the Emperor Himself.

As they should, for she is the representative of His Order.

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Apr
5th
2019

April Post, Starring Me · 2:25pm Apr 5th, 2019

Hello all!

For those of you that have followed me for some time, it is now April. A lot of stuff happens or has happened in April. First off, today is my Birthday. Go me, I survived another revolution around the sun.

24 feels not much different from 23, though I suppose I'm a lot more busy. Especially since my wife accepted a teaching job in a town about 4 hours south of where we currently live, so I've got moving and a new job search to look forward to in the coming months. Yay.

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Jan
14th
2019

Coming soon (maybe): a tale of High Adventure · 12:47am Jan 14th, 2019

Jan
1st
2019

Welcome to 2019 · 5:00pm Jan 1st, 2019

So, happy new year to all. Hope you all stayed safe last night.

Looking back, 2018 was a mixed bag for me. On one hand, I started off stuck in a horrible job and contemplating death, but now I'm in a much better position, an apartment, my wife still likes me, and I've probably been more consistent with writing than I've ever had before. So, 2018 sucked to begin with, but it improved and I like to think I'm starting 2019 on a high note.

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Nov
27th
2018

The Timeline of The Empress Returns · 4:37am Nov 27th, 2018

Updated as of 8/22/2021
Some of you have asked for a timeline of events within the story, to make sense of everything. Well, for your sake and mine, here it is:

The Grand Timeline of The Empress Returns, starting from where I first defiled canon until now

Be warned, there will be spoilers ahead, some major, some not.

M42

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Nov
13th
2018

Ambivalence, Benevolence, and Malevolence · 4:01am Nov 13th, 2018

This is another writing related idea I've been toying around with for some time.

The title is based on some musings I had on eldritch monsters and the like. Musings came to become three story ideas, related by the idea of humans interacting with vast, incomprehensible beings. They go thusly:

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Nov
12th
2018

Omake: "Memorial" · 6:02am Nov 12th, 2018

Celestia stood on the bridge of her flagship, looking down at the world of Caesaria IV. The fighting continued, as always, but with the main Warboss dead and his strongholds shattered the presence of the Empress was not needed to guarantee victory. So she returned to coordination, directing ships and men while working on Twilight's sword and armor in her spare time.

But now, she needed a moment alone. Just her and her sons.

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Nov
4th
2018

My Little Pony Gen 5 · 3:50pm Nov 4th, 2018

I drift in and out of the fandom these days, so I'm not as brushed up on my Gen 5 news as I should be... until last night when I was finishing edits for the next chapter of Empress Returns and I had some time to kill. So I read what information is out there and I remain cautiously optimistic. Mostly what I've seen have been setting descriptions and character designs; some look okay, some don't, but we're still so far away from 2020 all that might change before we get there.

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