The Amazon Prime Post is late to the party, but does have a good article cover in the Nazi(ish) Department of Labor posters, depicting the American workforce as a bunch of Aryan men. Worth the read. apple.news/ADj4vnvOHQRi...

More wins. Dems flipped a pair of seats on the Georgia utility regulation board. In Mississippi, Dems broke the GOP supermajority in the state Senate, flipping two seats. Local races went Blue in Pennsylvania. The same is true in other states. It was a GOP rout, as simple as that. #2025Election

More good news. Prop 50 passed in CA. Jones won in VA, so Spanberger won’t have a hostile AG. And the Dems cleaned up in the VA legislature race, increasing their majority. I don’t know if the GOP won in any race of note. #Election2025

Great political news. Spanberger /Hashmi won in VA. Mamdani in NYC. Sherrill in NJ. Have not seen Prop 50 returns (CA) but this was a great off-year. #2025Election

How to tell me you don't know what communism is without saying that? Tell me Zohran Mamdani is a communist... unless I missed the part of Das Kapital where Marx talked about subsidized bus fare... you know, the heart of every revolutionary movement. Anyway, looking forward to seeing him win in NYC.

On the writing front, working on a couple of short pieces and plan to release an anthology of completed work set in the Curia Chronicles universe to Amazon by Christmas. More details to follow. #Writing

On the game design front. Salem is going slowly. It's ballooned from 10 pages to 20 and will probably be longer once I'm done with the text and add in the art, maps, etc. So... my Halloween goal... was a bit optimistic. I should have this done in a week or two. #Vaesen

Great piece about the eroding of free speech from the incomparable Liz Dye. Check it out. #1stAmendment #FreeSpeech www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5T-...

I love waking up with a good idea for a new story. I'd like to thank my weird subconscious. #Writing

So, after I finish my next #Vaesen module (Salem), I'm going to shift gears to playtesting my first original game, Liminal Mall. The PCs are researchers in a mall in China that seems to go on forever. Think Stargate meets David Cronenberg and JG Ballard... but inside an infinite mall.

Last night's movie: Witchita (1955). A western about Wyatt Earp (Joel McCrea) bringing law and order to the titular cattle town. I knew it was a Western... but had no idea it was Wyatt Earp movie. Any other stealthy Earp films out there? I have a new meaningless quest! yay! #Filmsky

A great episode of Hysteria's This F*cking Guy, in which they look at the wretched life of Jerry Falwell... a person who helped lay the foundation for the dumpster fire we all live in now. #Hysteria www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZKG...

The Trumplicans are demolishing the nation - they might as well include the White House in the pile of rubble they are creating. www.axios.com/local/washin...

Start off the Bluesky week with Stewart's Daily Show monologue. Great stuff, per usual. #DailyShow www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggIB...

Words matter. www.cnn.com/2025/10/19/u...

Been watching The Red King on AMC. This British police procedural takes a lot of cues from The Wicker Man (1973), but is engaging and original enough not to be a straight copy. If you like police shows mixed with cultish horror (and who doesn’t) check it out. #theredking #tvsky

The CO of Us Army forces in South Korea uses ChatGPT to make command decisions. This is insane. We all know the pitfalls of using AI…hallucinations, sycophantic engagement frameworks, users anthropomorphizing pattern matching software… but this is next level concerning. futurism.com/future-socie...

Just paid 350 to be told I DO NOT need a root canal. As a bonus, I got even more x-ray exposure to my face. Seriously, as someone who has a lot of dental issues, learning I do not need another procedure is great news.

Finished up Alien:Earth... meh. A lot of potential, great visuals and, overall, solid performances, marred by mediocre writing, muddled motivations, a reliance on "characters are dumber than rocks" to move the plot forward, and massive plotholes.

It's been a while since I mentioned my podcast, The Curia Chronicles Anthology. Set in the world of my novel - The Curia Chronicles - it is a ten episode series of stories set in the 1960s, following demons and the men and women who hunt them. Check it out. #podcast open.spotify.com/show/6HWEuuW...

Been a few days... which in 2025 feels like a decade in "normal era" time. I've been researching Salem for my upcoming #Vaesen module and am on track for an end of October release. It will include some history, an AH timeline, stats for the main witches and two new Vaesen.

Prep for my next novel, Coven (working title) is almost done. Had to rethink a major plotline and redo some of the outline, but that's almost complete. Hoping to get the first draft done by the end of the year and starting pitching to agents by the Spring. Maybe a bit too ambitious... but why not?

Good month 4 #TTRPG releases - produced two aerial-related modules for #Vaesen, Watch the Skies! (monsters) and Up, Up, And Away! (balloon rules). Next up is a sourcebook for Salem, MA, which will feature an alternate history of the town, starting with very different witch trials. Halloween release.

Had to update my new #Vaesen module. Realized that I had not mentioned what happens if your basket/gondola detaches from the balloon... hint: nothing good. Thankfully, it was a quick fix and #DTRPG makes it supper easy to load updated files. #TTRPG www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...

A new #Vaesen module is out. Up, Up, And Away! provides rules for balloons. The 8 page module includes history, new rules for flying (and falling), and a few balloons from the 19th century. Check it out... and take to the skies :-) #TTRPG www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...

The joy of #ttrpg dev... trying to figure out a game-friendly way of presenting gas-loss rates in LTA balloons. 🤪

Tomorrow, I'll be publishing my next #Vaesen module, Up, Up, And Away, rules for using balloons. The module is 8 pages of history and rules (mostly rules) covering a whole host of aspects, including a new fall damage systems and new rules for frostbite. I'll post the link tomorrow, once it's live.

New fave song... #NIN from #TronAres. youtu.be/SnMyroAH0rg?...

One thing I love about writing... learning new things. I know the cliched - "write what you know"... but that is so limiting. I'm writing a #TTRPG module about hot air balloons. I knew almost nothing about them, particularly the history. I've learned a lot in the last 24 hours.

Next three #Vaesen books (with loose availability): 1. Up, Up and away: Balloons in Vaesen. This will be short (2-3 pgs) and will be PWYW title. Useful with the newly released Airship module. Hope to have it out next week.

Made a sale at the con... clearly i can retire.

Emotional support Cthulhu... he blasts your sanity woth love...

The booth is ready. First time... so be gentle...

On the plus side already made some game sales.So if you're looking for a new module for #Vaesen check out #DTRPG and do a search for Watch this Skies! or just follow the link below. That's easier. #ttrpg www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...

Off to Fright Reads to sell books. First convention as a vendor. No idea what I'm doing. Also, introversion at maximum today... so... fun?

My latest module for #Vaesen is (finally) available. What are the mysterious airships in the skies of Mythic America? Find out with Watch The Skies!, a 13 page module containing history, lore, adventures seeds and new Vaesen. Available on #Drive-thruRPG. #TTRPG www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...

One thing from last night's #AlienEarth episode... Kirsch says Wendy can develop FTL drive... but the Alien universe clearly already has FTL drive. Is this just a writer f'up? Or something else?

I've been watching and enjoying alien Earth. Like many viewers, my hero is the eyeball monster. I'm just waiting for him and his sheep meat suit to go on a rampage... or have a pleasant vacation in the Poconos. #alienearth

Dem governors are building a vaccine firewall against RFK Jr. ahead of the 2026 midterms. Vaccine access seems to be a winning issue for Dems as polls show voters trust their party more on health care.

RFK vs facts. Facts win... but will it matter? www.facebook.com/share/v/17U9...

So, the Department of Energy posted some stupid shit on Xwitter about wind and solar being useless if the "wind isn't blowing or it's night"... and I wonder... do these Trumpist muppets think there are magic coal fairies in every power plant? #GreenPower

So, some delays in the next #Vaesen module, Watch The Skies! Wrapping up the writing today, then layout and formatting. Should be on #DTRPG by Friday. The joys of being an indie writer/designer. 🙄 #ttrpg #gamedesign

Good @reesewaters.bsky.social video about CPB harassing and arresting firefighters during an active blaze in Oregon. www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_Ig...

Florida is ending all vaccine mandates. Red America is rushing towards a new Dark Age... the problem is, they are taking us with them. #Vaccines #florida www.yahoo.com/news/article...

I need some BlueSky energy today. Getting set to sit down and write my next Vaesen module, Keep Watching the Skies! Phantom airships? Yep. Flying humanoids? Sure thing. Hoping to get this done and out by the end of tomorrow. #Vaesen #Ttrpg

CVS will not be offering Covid shots UNLESS you are over 65 and/or have an underlying condition in the following states: Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia and DC.

I'll be at the Fright Reads Book Festival in West Friendship, MD on Sept 13 and 14. I'll be stationed at the Curia Chronicles booth, hawking my wears. You'll know me, because, as an introvert, I'll be the quiet one looking super-uncomfortable talking to strangers...

Over the weekend VP Vance claimed that World War II ended with negotiations. I guess if you consider carpet bombing whole cities into dust negotiations then... sure... He is a fucking idiot and should stick to the one thing he's good at: making couches feel uneasy.

First bell pepper of the summer. More to come... if the vast number of blossoms are any indication.

I've been trying to get the American character archetype project under control (trying to balance providing enough useful information, while avoiding writing a 300 page book about sheriffs, Buffalo Soldiers and professional gamblers) but it's really fighting me. So, time to shift gears.