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Stir

“Okay, let’s debrief. On February 21st, 2026, we went to the Spalding Cafe, to meet the client.” Nicks said, flicking through photos on a small tablet placed between her and her companion, a woman with long red hair, seated across from her. The dirty lightbulb above them illuminated the

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The Weight of a Torch - June 15th

In a world on the brink, heroes called Synchrony risk everything to protect the Five Great Cities. When Kaia uncovers dark secrets and ancient power, she must decide if the true threat lies within her society—or the monstrous Others beyond its crumbling borders.

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Scorch

“Snow’s thick today.” Kirai said, battered rifle slung over her shoulder. Snow drifted down from the sky in big fluffy flakes, only to vanish from existence right before they landed on her exposed arms. Long scars traced across her well-toned muscles, some still pink from being freshly healed. One

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Sides

“You want me to what??” Ser Ladon lifted his helmet’s visor and narrowed his eyes at the giant blue dragon, sitting atop her hoard of coins, gems, and other trinkets. “You act as if I’ve asked you to chop off your own head, or something.” She replied. “That

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Survive

⚠️Content Warning: Mild references to corpses, abduction The words never come. You try to speak, and fail. Mouth moving. Still breathing. In. Out. In Out. In out in out in out. Alive. Yes, you’re still alive. Heart still beats. Blood still pumps. You check your limbs. Still attached. Bruised.

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Spark

“Gah!” Ian exclaimed, stepping back from the until-recently-dead sparrow that was now hopping inside of the small circle that the children had drawn on the floor mere moments before. “It’s… it’s moving!” Brian gasped. Viera only stared, eyes fixed on the bird, mouth agape. The little sparrow hopped

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Sandpaper

The carpenter sat at his little workbench, in his little shop, hunched over a block of wood. Sawdust and wood chips clutter the desk he’s working at, even more piled on the floor. In his callused hands, he grips a chisel, chipped and worn, and small hammer adorned with

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Sensational

😈This was a story for Storytelling Collective's Flash Fiction February, 2026 Eliza slammed the glowing red button to her side, sending her star-craft hurtling forwards, narrowly avoiding the concussive blasts from the Xgnoxian weapons. As the force pushed her back into her chair, she frantically looked around, they

_ _ _ _ Psyche

The light went out. The woman's body went limp as she fell to the kitchen floor. Her husband rushed her to the hospital, where she was hooked up to machines that beat to the rhythm of her weakening heart. Tests were run, but the doctors could find nothing

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Final Rites at Malanimus Manor

Some places never forget.

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Enhanced Ink

"Bio-electrical ink" by Enhanced Ink, Inc. was a miracle invention. When used in the creation of tattoos, it offered unprecedented benefits to any who were willing to get them. No disease, slowed aging, and even supernatural powers (of course, we regulated the hell out of those ones). It

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Giving Scribus a Shot

Let's rant about Affinity and Scribus for a bit.

So about Affinity v3

Affinity v3 launched to some fanfare yesterday, and I have some thoughts about it. They're mostly disappointment in abandoning a core reason that creators (like myself) paid for the software, but they're also opening up the field. We'll get to that in a sec.

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The Weight of A Torch

I've got a short story series!

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Neat things in the TTRPG space

Just a pile of interesting things I've seen over the last few weeks.

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Payment Processors are Critical Infrastructure and should be treated as such

Visa and MC are at it again.

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