With 2026 off to a totally dystopian start, allow me to transport your mind back to Ancient Greece with a writing update. And if you desire to physically portal to a different time and place, I have some suggestions to help there, too. War of Helinthia Update I wrote over...
Why you Should Read “Honest to God: How a Lying Evangelical Became an Honest Lesbian” by Jennifer Moore
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People who Read are the Greatest Threat to Authoritarianism: A Commentary on AI Summaries
Martin Luther’s 95 Theses, a written document challenging the authority of the Catholic church, was nailed to a church door in 1517, sparking the Reformation. In the following decades, the church’s power and authority was continuously challenged and subsequently diminished. The...
Smashwords End of Year Sale
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When a madman seizes the throne, the gods on Olympus fall silent, and the island of Helinthia descends into decay. Anassa Iptys’ glorious city burns. Forluna escapes with the rightful heir, a descendent of Apollo, and hides him away. But the new Anax, Charixes, is relentless. He will not rest...
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Why you should read: Mongol Ascension, By Andrew Varga
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