Since we're coming up on the 220th anniversary of Admiral Villeneuve's death, I offer up this essay about the man and the myths. Happy reading. #history
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“Discount Nosferatu.” 👍👍👍🤣
My nephew and Jean Lannes share the same birthday.
So About Mia Ballard and the Horror of Shy Girl
Whose fault is this, really? You poor unfortunate soul So, despite my personal opinions, the public and Hachette UK has decided that Mia Ballard's book is AI-generated and pulling it off the shelf. There's been a lot of commentary -- some of it…
My DNF Journal
What Lies Within is Between Me, the Supreme Being, and the Wall "Lily & Tomato" journal by Paperblanks by way of the Getty Museum In case you didn't know what DNF means, it means "Did Not Finish." I've had plenty of books I've DNF'd, but sometimes my reasoning for why I quit is ...…
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Daily writing prompt What tattoo do you want and where would you put it? View all responses I would actually love to have a dharma wheel on my right wrist. Something I can always see. While I do not consider myself spiritual or Buddhist, I do admire the principles. However, because I'm…
Keeping a journal of all the books and fanfics I've DNFed has been a good exercise. I just went on a ten page rant about something I DNFed. Thank god no one will ever see this journal except me.
Judging by the hate mail I just got, the afterword in my book has successfully pissed off at least one person in the "Rule Britannia, by Jingo!" crowd.
[Fanfiction] Departure Day
Also Known as Rewriting Milo Winter's The Age of Scorpius Departure Day (4569 words) by Vaisseau Chapters: 2/2 Fandom: Original Work, The Age of Scorpius - Audra Winter Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Rieka…
I tried writing in a dot grid notebook for a week instead of my usual lined notebooks.
Never again.
I have 6 1/2 pages of notes in an A5 journal about the calendar system. Serious math time. But really, Milo could have done this himself if he thought of an original cosmology.
Hint: I moved Gardian to my OG Ringworld setting for this rewrite, because a regular planet is too confining.
If he solicited funds for a non-existent service dog, he’s not coming back any time soon. It’ll be slammer time.
I cannot believe I am writing a fix-it fic for “The Age of Scorpius” but here we are.
Still more accurate than Ridley Scott. youtu.be/cr0x3IXDFJg
For my Napoleonic homies tonight. youtu.be/xyS0AUdV8wc
I’m pretty sure indecent exposure is not what Burger King means when they say “Have it your way.”
Thank you for not feeding the Nazis.
When you settle in to enjoy your new Easton Press acquisition, and …
“Interior desing.”
Who approved this???
This is so cathartic. youtu.be/6zgU9BNWlhA
If you're worried about AI replacing you as an author, have you possibly considered the genre you're writing in is too easy to replicate by AI? Read this. durocsdeskdrawer.ink/2025/06/29/w...
The Age of Scorpius Preliminary Autopsy Report, Personal Writing Projects, and Other Stuff Going on in the Life of a Napoleonic Cryptid
I swear, officer -- I didn't see a thing! The tree just jumped out of nowhere and hit him! "Was" -- note the past tense I was at work when I got the notification…
Milo, Milo, Milo. Je vous méprise, mais en tutoyant.
I absolutely approve of Alexander Hamilton/Thomas Jefferson hate sex.
Xteink E-Reader 4
New gadget I acquired. It’s the XTEink 4 e-reader. Only slightly longer than a credit card. Doesn’t have its own backlight, but I can read anywhere because it fits in a pocket easy. Best thing ever.
[Daily Prompt] What is the biggest challenge you will face in the next six months?
Daily writing prompt What is the biggest challenge you will face in the next six months? View all responses I decided to pull the trigger and go for an official diagnosis of autism. It'll be expensive, but it's not…
Of course, I have five other WIPs to work on. Of course, I started a new one.
If your cover has a woman's back on it, I'm not interested. If your cover has a man who thinks he's a blockbuster action hero, I'm not interested.
I started a new writing journal today, titled, "All the Books I DNF'd (or just forgot about)."
You like murder mysteries? How about a cold case from 1806? durocsdeskdrawer.ink/2025/08/10/l...