Putting it up before I go back to bed. I made the mistake of buying the strawberry milk of my childhood. Apparently, my childhood had a remarkably cavalier attitude towards the mixture of whole milk, and whatever witch’s brew they use to get the strawberry flavor…
- Short story: Scenes From the End of Project 23-175. Hey, science fiction! Sorta. The unspoken implications are a huge part of the plot. I am legitimately curious as to whether it all works.
- RPG: Ashes of Empire, Part 5a: The Useless Lands. I wanted to do a map, but then I realized I needed to do prep work first. This is half the prep work.
I really liked the short story. The surface-level story is quite good; the ‘implications’ make it very good, and the way those implications show up make it even better. It’s one of the best short stories I have read in the last few years.
(Oh, and the Ashes of Empire RPG setting is looking pretty fine as well.)
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Agreed, the short story was very good. If you’re ever inclined to really dig into the philosophical aspects of that sort of identity question, try reading Reasons and Persons by David Parfit. Dense, but thought provoking.