Independent Bookstore Day. THE SURGE would be a great addition to your reading list. I guarantee it.

Psst ... we've got another war going on. Wanna know something else? War literature is, wait for it, literature! Novels like THE SURGE ought to be on your reading list (in my totally biased opinion). #FridayReads tortoisebooks.com/store/thesurge bookshop.org/p/books/the-...

"The Surge. It perfectly captures the combat experience—long periods of boredom punctuated by sudden bursts of violence—in prose that never lets up in intensity.” - David Abrams, author of Brave Deeds and Fobbit #SelfPromoSaturday tortoisebooks.com/store/thesurge bookshop.org/p/books/the-...

Not once in the 80s, 90s or 00s do I recall a politician urging the public to embrace email, mobile phones, texting, two factor authentication, online banking, air fryers, or to replace all their cassette collection with a CD collection. So forgive me if I smell a rat.

You are not the number of books you've published, you're not the amount of your advance. You are not your reviews on Goodreads. You're not the size of your audience at readings. You are not your sales rank on f---ing Amazon.

TTRPG about me: First game: D&D (Blue Book, TSR) Latest game: D&D 5e Longest game: Twilight: 2000 1e Favorite game: The Morrow Project 3e - OR - Car Wars 1e Favorite mechanics: Traveller/Cepheus Engine (2D6) Favorite setting: Scoundrels of Brixton (I'm somewhat biased) Favorite art: Erol Otus

For those who missed out on the Kickstarter, Scoundrels of Brixton: Savage Frontier is now available @drivethrurpg.com: #CepheusEngine #TravellerRPG www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...

HARD VACUUM is a series of short 2D6 sci-fi adventures, with six issues earning Copper Bestseller status @drivethrurpg.com. With fourteen scenarios (so far) to choose from, I bet one's a hit at your table. #CepheusEngine #TravellerRPG #ttrpgs #SelfPromoSaturday www.drivethrurpg.com/en/publisher...

Second year in charge of preparing the Easter feast. Ham took a bit longer to get just right, but I think it turned out swell.

THE SURGE is an attempt at writing a realistic story set during the Iraq War so naturally I was compelled to include a bit about all the Chuck Norris graffiti on the walls of every porta-a-john. #FridayReads tortoisebooks.com/store/thesurge bookshop.org/p/books/the-...

HARD VACUUM - Issue 14: Starport Shakedown: When their patron is murdered, the players must take down a pack of thugs preying on the inhabitants of a spaceport. A great adventure for new players, now available @drivethrurpg.com: www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5... #CepheusEngine #TravellerRPG

"The truth is, these are not very bright guys, and things got out of hand." - All the President's Men

Tchau, Leo. Fucking champion.

Conclusion of THE SURGE (first edition, Engine Books, 2019). In my totally biased opinion, still hits. Perhaps now more than ever.

The first 12 issues of HARD VACUUM are available at a HUGE discount as part of the GM's Day Sale @drivethrurpg.com! Check out the publisher's page for a sci-fi adventure that's a fit for your table. #TravellerRPG #CepheusEngine www.drivethrurpg.com/en/publisher...

Same with Operation Epic Fury. Straight outta loser town.

In Dune (books and films), Emperor Shaddam IV had to keep his role in orchestrating the fall of House Atreides a secret because if the other houses in the Landsraad learned he was eliminating opponents, they'd band together and ...

I truly wish those in power would stop giving me a reason to keep bringing up my novel but here we are so I guess we're gonna have to try this again. tortoisebooks.com/store/thesurge bookshop.org/p/books/the-... www.amazon.com/Surge-Adam-K...

"Many thanks to David Eisler for directing me to two early-on novels, Nicholas Kulish’s Last One In (2007) and Benjamin Buchholz’s One Hundred and One Nights (2011) that are set in Iraq near the beginning of Operation Iraqi Freedom." From Dec 26, 2019. acolytesofwar.com/2019/12/26/i...

HARD VACUUM - Issue 13: Death Cult: A peaceful mission to an asteroid base occupied by reclusive colonists turns into a fight for survival when the players find themselves part of a ritual sacrifice. #CepheusEngine #TravellerRPG #ttrpg #SelfPromotionSaturday www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...

Nacho night at la casa de Kovac.

Test the wits and will of your players with HARD VACUUM Omnibus Vol. 2! This special bundle provides a discount on issues 7-12, some of the most challenging adventures in the series, so far. Now available @drivethrurpg.com. #CepheusEngine #TravellerRPG www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...

"I’m all for diversity and definitely skeptical of the infantry’s claims to its own specialness, but I’m hardly neutral or objective: while in, I was an infantry officer and I’m still eager to see aspects of my own service reflected and dramatized." May 21, 2019. acolytesofwar.com/2019/05/21/e...

Our dentist stopped accepting our insurance and didn't tell us until after we'd racked up six months of visits. Bonus: our van needs new tires. So, if you enjoy novels and/or sci fi role-playing adventures, I'd be grateful. tortoisebooks.com/store/thesurge www.drivethrurpg.com/en/publisher...

The US immigrant population generated more in taxes than they received in benefits from all levels of government every year from 1994 to 2023. The Cato study provides the first-ever 30-year analysis of the fiscal effects of immigration on government budgets. https://ow.ly/jy8a50Y8kM3

"an ending that is, like war, simultaneously a satisfying victory and an ignominious defeat." Top-class review of THE SURGE, and much appreciated. Read what Rocky Mountain Navy Gamer had to say and see if the novel might be a fit for your reading list. rockymountainnavy.com/2026/02/01/b...

And introduce your players to the crew of the all-new Star Angel ambulance pinnace. A useful and entertaining addition that's adaptable to nearly any sci-fi campaign or setting. #TravellerRPG

Getting closer ... but for most it still hasn't truly sunk in yet.

HARD VACUUM - 02: White Bear has intrigue, plot twists and killer robots. And only needs to sell TWO copies to earn a copper best seller badge on @drivethrurpg.com. Appreciate your help hitting this milestone! #CepheusEngine #TravellerRPG #SelfPromotionSaturday www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...

The HARD VACUUM series continues in '26 with more sci fi role-playing adventure and new scenarios filled with mayhem and intrigue to amp up any #CepheusEngine or #TravellerRPG campaign. Issue 13: Death Cult, now available @drivethrurpg.com. www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...

Wish I didn't have to keep saying this: Lot of veterans stuck their necks out writing about political gambits that end up destroying young men and women emotionally and physically and clearly no one read or learned a damn thing. tortoisebooks.com/store/thesurge bookshop.org/p/books/the-...

Really enjoyed watching this review of JTAS vol. 13 from @page121ttrpg.bsky.social. There's a nice look at my article on the new Star Angel ambulance pinnace and its motley crew. Appreciate @mongoosepublishing.bsky.social for including my work in this project. #TravellerRPG

I’m probably not the only person who feels this way but, having played AD&D in the 80s, that credits montage in the Stranger Things series finale was very, very good. Hats off.

The New Year’s Eve family game of Risk stretched past midnight. Another black squad victory after pitched fighting to secure North America before launching raids into Europe and South America.

Totally forgot it was #SelfPromotionSaturday! HARD VACUUM sci-fi scenarios are geared for nearly any #CepheusEngine or #TravellerRPG campaign. Browse issues in the popular series @drivethrurpg.com. I bet you'll find an adventure that's a fit for your table. www.drivethrurpg.com/en/publisher...

The 5 books I enjoyed reading the most this year: "Hills Hide Mountains" by @travisklempan.bsky.social "Service Model" by @aptshadow.bsky.social "The Potency of Ungovernable Impulses" by @older.bsky.social "The Surge" by @boondock60mm.bsky.social "Set My Heart To Five" by Simon Stephenson

My boy perfectly understands his father’s personality. Best gift ever.

Feast of the Kovac in all its glory. A Christmas Eve tradition.

Kinda, sorta why I felt it was important to write THE SURGE, even though it was a novel I didn't intend or even want to write.

Give your players the gift of sci fi role-playing adventure! HARD VACUUM scenarios are challenging one shots or side quests to amp up nearly any #CepheusEngine or #TravellerRPG campaign. Check out the series @drivethrurpg.com: #SelfPromotionSaturday #ttrpgs www.drivethrurpg.com/en/publisher...

I laughed. I cried. It became a part of me. Even better than Cats!

My author copies of Scoundrels of Brixton: Savage Frontier arrived today. Slick art and layout, more dangerous locations, devious characters, TWO new starships. I'm thrilled with how this issue turned out and hope everyone who supported the Kickstarter really enjoys it. #CepheusEngine #TravellerRPG

At this point they should just give the damn thing away. www.amazon.com/Surge-Adam-K...

A dying knight asks the heroes to accompany them into battle one last time. For honor—and a huge reward. Infiltrate an asteroid base. Defeat pirates. Rescue the princess. HARD VACUUM - Issue 12: Wounded Lion, now @drivethrurpg.com: www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5... #CepheusEngine #TravellerRPG

Whispering words of encouragement to my 17-year-old furnace as Chicagoland braces for a very, very cold weekend.

#SelfPromotionSaturday ⤵️

Need a stocking stuffer for that book lover on your Christmas list? THE SURGE is one of the best novels they've probably never read. Check out what others had to say--I bet they'd enjoy it. #FridayReads tortoisebooks.com/store/thesurge bookshop.org/p/books/the-... www.amazon.com/Surge-Adam-K...

Getting ready for 2026 like

I did not write today. Didn't even try. However, I did clean the house, changed and washed linens and towels, while minding a teenager out sick from school, poured my wife a cocktail when she returned home then cooked enough sausage and peppers to feed a squad of paratroopers. Good day.

Only early December in Chicagoland and safe to say I'm done with constantly shoveling snow. Next couple months are gonna be so much fun. So much fun!