7.4 quake near Japan:

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Ecclesiastes 12:12

12 But beyond this, my son, be warned: the writing of many books is endless, and excessive devotion to books is wearying to the body.
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Paul clarifies for his Gentile audience, and us. Israel not of the flesh, but of the Promise. The Temple not of stones, but of the Spirit in the hearts and minds of believers in Christ. Romans 9:6-8, 1 Corinthians 3:16 Romans 9:6-8 6 It is not as though the word of God has failed. For they are not all Israel who are descended from Israel, 7 nor are they all children because they are descendants of Abraham, but “In Isaac shall your descendants be called.” 8 So those who are the children of the flesh are not the children of God, but the children of the promise are counted as descendants. 1 Corinthians 3:16 16 Do you not know that you are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?

Paul clarifies for his Gentile audience, and us. Israel not of the flesh, but of the Promise. The Temple not of stones, but of the Spirit in the hearts and minds of believers in Christ.

Romans 9:6-8, 1 Corinthians 3:16

Looks like both the traditional and retail self-publishing systems are heading for a bad outcome. Time for writers to form publishing cooperatives?

This vertical poster for "DAD BODIES" features a high-contrast design on a black background with a white border. ​Top: "WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY B. VAN BODEGOM" is centered at the top in white text. Two laurel wreaths contain the quotes: "Co(s)mic horror at its finest!" and "Friendship! Ball-busting! Tragedy!" ​Center: The large d20 die showing a "1" remains above a red blood splatter. The distressed white "DAD" and red "BODIES" titles are unchanged. A new red underline has been added beneath the word "BODIES." ​Added Hype Text: New white text blocks have been added to the sides. Left side: "BIG 5 INTEREST!". Right side: "OVER 20 REQUESTS!". ​Tagline: The tagline remains: "THE GAME JUST TOOK A DAD TURN." ​Background and Characters: The stylized castle silhouette is still present. The six named characters with their expressions (Vincent, Sam, Troy, Hank, Marv, Dave) have been transformed into realistic photo-cutout heads with their original expressions, replacing the previous cartoon illustrations. ​Footer: The "R RATED" box is centered at the very bottom.

CABIN IN THE WOODS × JOHN DIES AT THE END × JUMANJI

When their detective friend is murdered at their annual gaming retreat, 5 dads must rely on years of TTRPG experience—and puns—to solve the crime before they're all killed off like NPCs in a badly written supernatural campaign.
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Continuum: Disunion by JJ Robinson II Excerpt: [Main had done something unrecorded in the known history of computing machines. In spite of indisputable and correctly formatted information, she lied. Her calculations, and the unrelenting force of machine logic, showed that the chances of clearing the shore cliffs, indeed of surviving by any predictable means, were negligible. They were going to die. ] Image: A small, aerodynamic spacecraft approaches the edge of a terrifying abyss, with the planet's two suns and an outline of a woman filled with stars beyond.

Continuum: Disunion by JJ Robinson II

"Main had done something unrecorded in the known history of computing machines. In spite of indisputable and correctly formatted information, she lied…
…They were going to die."

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Faux movie poster for the novel Disunion. The pilot of a small spacecraft struggles to avoid falling into the maelstrom below. The Edge, finally. "We're out of room, time, luck, and maybe Providence, if there is such a thing. Whatever's down there, we're going to meet it. Probably head-on. Likely with a lot of force."

The Edge, finally.
We're out of room, time, luck, and maybe Providence, if there is such a thing.
Whatever's down there, we're going to meet it.
Probably head-on. Likely with a lot of force.
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Happy New Year, #PosterPit people! We hope your 2026 is a grand one, and we hope to see you premiere during this year's pitch event!

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">Dozens< of users impacted". Not the Babylon Bee.
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JUST IN: Bluesky experiences major outage, dozens of users impacted.

BSKY was a bit queasy for a while, but seems to be working now.

Ploymarket reported "dozens" of users affected. 😏

BSKY had an outage? Didn't notice, apparently.

From "The Happy Daily News", by JJ Robinson II The #WIPSnips word for April 15th is "topic". Herverd Benson visits the anachronistic press room. Text image: [ According to rumors, the Benefactors had discovered works of fiction among the relics on board the vessels which carried our ancestors. They had become infatuated with a peculiar genre of intentionally anachronistic fiction, and insisted that residents of the human enclave must incorporate this theme into all their equipment. So, as I descended, the air also grew damp–from all the steam. The only source of news allowed in the human enclave was The Happy Daily News, printed by steam powered roller presses, on sheets of cellulose rendered from grasses called “bamboo”, grown from seeds found in those ancient human spacecraft. Some formerly habitable precincts of the human polygon were now populated solely by these massive, structural grasses.]

From "The Happy Daily News", by JJ Robinson II
The #WIPSnips word for April 15th is "topic".

Herverd Benson visits the anachronistic press room.
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Not surprised. The flash and shock wave would have put them down by this point.

Otherwise, I hope that's an iodine supplement they're drinking.

Las Vegas Nevada area 1950s

We don’t get to know the genre, either?

Bible Gateway passage: Romans 3:23-24 - Modern English Version For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God, being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus,

Romans 3:23-24

23 For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God, 24 being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, www.biblegateway.com/passage/?sea... via @biblegateway

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Grift alert!

Bible Gateway passage: Ecclesiastes 10:1 - New American Standard Bible 1995 A Little Foolishness - Dead flies make a perfumer’s oil stink, so a little foolishness is weightier than wisdom and honor.

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Ecclesiastes 10:1

10 Dead flies make a perfumer’s oil stink, so a little foolishness is weightier than wisdom and honor.

Bible Gateway passage: Ecclesiastes 10:12-13 - New American Standard Bible 1995 Words from the mouth of a wise man are gracious, while the lips of a fool consume him; the beginning of his talking is folly and the end of it is wicked madness.

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Ecclesiastes 10:12-13

12 Words from the mouth of a wise man are gracious, while the lips of a fool consume him; 13 the beginning of his talking is folly and the end of it is wicked madness.

April 12, 1926: Inside a “hop joint,” or opium den, in New York’s Chinatown.

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A revolution in fiction markets and cultures. Not ready to buy a copy of Aristotle, but market is shifting to independent publishing, hopeful stories.
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