I guess that the central theme of “Nature versus Meddling” is this: Nobody asked you for your opinion, buddy. Sometimes, people just like being the way they are. And if they way that they are involves being giant hyper-warriors? …Well, Wrex has a point about that lifestyle choice.
I forget what I saw online that sparked “Big Blue Guy,” but from what I’ve heard this would be perfectly reasonable behavior for anybody who was stuck with sitting at a thesis defense. I do seem to remember that whatever it was that sparked this also pointed out that having multiple doctorates is only really respectable in the comic books. In real life it’s apparently usually seen more as demonstrating an inability to commit. …I’ll take their word for it.
So obvious, the mistake that was made in “The Night The Cat Didn’t Meow For Food.” So terribly, horribly obvious the mistake… well. Horrible for some.
New month for the Patreon! Check it out!
There’s a short story, latest update to the latest game world, and a microfiction. Because it’s, hey, a Saturday that’s the last day of the month. Alas, it’s all behind the paywall, so if you want to read it, you gotta sign up. A mere buck a month gets you everything.
Just saying, folks.
Why is it good that humanity wasn’t responsible in “Dodging a Bullet“? Could be any number of reasons! I can think of three! Maybe you can come up with more! After you sign up for my Patreon!
June continues on. And what better way to celebrate the upcoming summer solstice than to subscribe to my Patreon? Why, there’s no better way!
So, if you like what you’re reading below, subscribe to my Patreon! Every new subscriber generates a new installment in The Bold Marauder pulp SF serial. Until we get to $200/month; then there’s a guaranteed new installment every week.
Prologue
Chapter 1, Part 1
Chapter 1, Part 2
Chapter 1, Part 3
Chapter 1, Part 4
Chapter 1, Part 5
The Great Wyrm of Philadelphia found in “Promises, Promises” is a character that I would rather like to work with more. I have yet to find a story that can serve as a proper frame of that character yet, though. But some day.
It’s on Patreon (for free). I kind of felt bad that ‘Downtime’ didn’t win, until I remembered that the story is about Secret World Legends crashing to desktop, only viewed from the inside and from the point of view of my character’s Agent minions. Yeeeeeaaah I can see why FunCom might be a little leery about rewarding that one with a free T-shirt for my main character.
Still, I thought that it was all right for a 750-worder.
Or, as @EsotericCD put it:
The Washington Capitals have actually, finally, won the Stanley Cup. pic.twitter.com/ZIOMwUs59Y
— Jeff B., now with 50% more annoyingness (@EsotericCD) June 8, 2018
Seriously, it’s embarrassing, the way they do it. How do they do it, you ask? “Well, I will tell you:” they take some footage from Fallout 3 or New Vegas, blur it a bit, then apologize because ‘the download was such poor quality.’ Seriously. I flipped through a bunch of the ‘leaked’ Fallout 4 videos, and maybe one of them was from somebody who actually had access to the game. And they’re doing the exact same thing for Fallout 76, because eyeballs.
So don’t check them out. Check out my premium stuff instead, because I’m much more ethical. Which admittedly isn’t hard.
