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SockPuppet


I like writing about the worst day of a character's life; it lets us see the mettle inside. (Pronouns: Sock/No!)

Dec
6th
2023

A note about "Redheart's War" · 10:27am 4 hours ago

While researching my next project Solomon Islands Destroyer Action in Spaaaaace, I found this summary of a story I had run across while outlining "Redheart's War." This is one of the most amazing stories you'll ever read, and was a major inspiration for Redheart:
Benjamin Salomon’s Medal of Honor
Excerpt:

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Dec
3rd
2023

A round-number milestone in base-five arithmetic · 9:53am Sunday

It occurs to me that, plus/minus a week or so, it's been five years since my last drink. Yay for improved health!

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Dec
3rd
2023

Been reading a lot lately · 9:46am Sunday

I love to read. Presumably, if you're on this website, you love to read.

Recommendations.

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Nov
26th
2023

Tropes as tools · 12:45pm November 26th

Had a few days off work so I'm actually logged in.

I'm working on an original fiction idea (scifi/comedy/short-short) and was culling TV Tropes to find cliches to to either double down upon, or avert, for laughs.

I ran across Dare to be Badass, which I've certainly read before. I saw this example which I had read originally years ago, but then forgotten about:

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Nov
23rd
2023

Happy Thanksgiving, etc. · 12:23pm November 23rd

Been very busy adulting, haven't logged in much.

Have cute twins in recompense.

Source

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Nov
1st
2023

Happy Halloween · 12:35am November 1st

Within margin of error of 300 trick or treaters on my hand held clicker. 268, specifically.

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Oct
3rd
2023

Good news//Bad news · 11:01am October 3rd

Good news!
I'm writing again, and have two ideas I'm feeling inspired by. One novel length and one "shitpost shorts anthology" style.

Bad news!
No ponies, not fanfic of any kind. If/when I complete them, I'll need to figure out where to post.

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Sep
29th
2023

Public service announcement · 11:23am September 29th

Massive zero-day exploit in WebP library in the wild. Update your devices. I'm not including a link because no telling what could send malware at you.

If you don't roll an adblocker, install one now, because ads could be a serious WebP exploit vector.

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Sep
28th
2023

The World's Biggest Crypto Exchange Appears to Be Melting Down · 7:18pm September 28th

Sep
12th
2023

A brief aside · 10:47pm September 12th

Thanks to everyone who voted and commented, "Sweetie Bot Installs Urban Dictionary" has been a rousing success and I appreciate that you took the time.

A few minor notes on the "Making of:"

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