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Or: This is How You Lose the Time War is a NYT Bestseller! Or: What Just Happened???
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Checkpoints
some thoughts about caring for basic function
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Guard Rails Around the Bottomless Pit
The Villain, Considered as Safety Tool
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The Last Refuge
Thoughts on Violence, Fantasy, and Steerswomen
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Under the Table, Inside the Tree
Parenting and Other Transitions
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The Church of Science Fiction
or: y'all motherf***ers need science fiction jesus?
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Conan and the City of the Extremely Online
Thoughts on Conan, and also Xuthal of the Dusk
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Type / Writing
Thoughts on blank pages, tyranny thereof
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Quiet Night Thoughts
A few notes on structure, image, character
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Bitterness, and Controlled Falls
Some thoughts from my morning run.
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Just Silmaril Things
I listened to the Silmarillion a couple months back.
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Substackers Against Nazis
Hi readers - I’m taking part in a collective action on Substack today.
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