Getting that short story out was like pulling teeth. I mean, it’s been in my damn hard drive for years. I just needed enough spite and aggravation to finally finish it.
- Short Story: Walk Away. Because “Thus Do I Refute Omelas” as a title was possibly just a little too on the nose. I knew going in that you’re not supposed to write polemics, only I decided that I just didn’t give a damn.
- RPG Material: Hex Nation, Part 3b: Shattered Mexico. I actually didn’t consider the balance there until I sat down to write it, but I think it works fairly well.
Onward to December!
Well. I’m glad **someone** had the stones to write that story. The recent mainstream adaptations were disappointingly cool with it all. StarTrek outright plagiarized, but I have little doubt that production crew would have accepted the bargain themselves.
I was gratified to see that in ST:SNW they [spoilers] at least established that Pike had to be literally knocked out because that was the only way he wasn’t gonna save that kid in time. Not a perfect ending (a perfect ending would involve an expeditionary force or two), but better than I expected from Hollywood.
Dr Who was the worst. They were prepared to Euthenize the whale/child which would have saved **nobody.**