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Sat Nov 29 2025 | J.R.R. Tolkien on "the most improper job for men"
Wed Nov 26 2025 | A debut fantasy novel about oppression, community and... a cursing perimenopausal 47-year-old
Mon Nov 24 2025 | COVID-19 and the Scouring of the Shire
Fri Nov 21 2025 | "...a day-by-day account of the... clown show of covid1984..."
Wed Nov 19 2025 | Bill Gates says we no longer need to fear Angry Weather God
Mon Nov 17 2025 | Red sash in grey dust
Fri Nov 14 2025 | Groked: Three examples of how AI butchered my forthcoming novella
Wed Nov 12 2025 | Sorry ChatGPT: Why modern civilization still needs human storytellers
Mon Nov 10 2025 | How both praise and criticism rob you of freedom
Fri Nov 7 2025 | Why do we even need two-legged robots? What's the obsession?
Wed Nov 5 2025 | I really wanted to give this book four stars, but...
Mon Nov 3 2025 | The problem with two-legged robots sleeping on the job