The big picture As anyone who's been paying attention knows, censorship by the major progressive tech companies has been ramping up of late. Alex Jones and his ventures were recently deplatformed fairly

Evil spirits always do everything in their power to disguise themselves from human ken. Natives of the astral plane, they are invisible to everyone without the second sight, and they act through means

I didn't choose the freelance life. The freelance life chose me. Previously I wrote about my education and employment aspects, and lack thereof. The cold reality was that I was caught in a vicious cycle.

“Good morning beloved,” said Meredith for the fifth time to the still sleeping form of her husband. Chad Williams grunted and rolled over onto his stomach. She reached out and gently rocked him, but he

Google Marketplace silently and poorly implemented a ban on gun sales. Facebook ceded to political pressure to crack down on free speech, and overtly and suppresses right-wing news sites. Twitter bans

As of today, I am a published SFF author. My story The Emperor's Liar appears in the latest issue of Planet Scumm! Want a taste? His drink was almost gone when delicate hands alighted on his shoulders.

(Update at bottom) Earlier tonight, on my first working use of SteemPress, I discovered that the plugin developers @howo and @fredrikaa hardcoded themselves a 10% cut of the rewards from my post. Each

This is not an original story, but my rendition of a modern parable. I first read a simpler version of this tale years ago on a software development blog (possibly Coding Horror, but I'm not certain),

I've go several chapters of a novel up on this site now, and I'd like to promote them. After all, my whole reason for publishing my work here is to build an audience. Honestly, though, I find the FAQ more

Previous installments: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5 After three days of twelve hour shifts---punishment detail, he was sure---MacNeil was bored silly. What was there to guard at a destroyed house?

Previous installments: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4 Orion drifted in black, but briefly. The world snapped back into focus, and he found himself sitting in a leather office chair, the Thompson submachine

Previous installments: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 The woman's pulse was very slow, and she didn't seem to notice the men standing over her, trying to rouse her. "I guess we'll just have to carry her,"

Previous installments: Part 1, Part 2 The burst from the Thompson Orion's host held shattered the silence in the cavern, and Orion saw the sword-wielding cultist fall back, sword flying through the crowd

The previous installments: Part 1 "Get. The. Hell. Off!" Orion tried to throw the weapon away, but his hand wouldn't open. All he managed to do was lose his balance and fall to one knee on the

The most effective character description, is the one your reader creates for themselves. Your job is to provide enough clues for your reader to create their own character, based on yours. Most readers

Orion Spendlove took a deep breath and shoved open the door to his grandfather's home. The alarm pad next to the front door beeped at him, and he fumbled through his notebook to find the deactivation code.

Previous installments: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9 Lucas cracked a green glowstick to illuminate the big room at least a little bit. He was covering the door

Previous installments: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8 "What the fuck!" Lucas yelled at Dare, who had hastily raised a barrier of earth as cover in the road. Dare

Previous installments: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7 Lucas dropped flat as the creature launched the enormous arrow at him, and cringed as it whistled by, tearing the air like

Previous installments: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6 There was only one medallion left that showed Dare anything but darkness as he scryed. He focused intensely on it, willing it to show