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The Second Volume. This is the story of a story.

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Me Of The Month - May 2020

Rumors of my death contain a metaphorical fallacy. They are otherwise considered candid.

It would be optimistic of me to describe this as a regular feature. Let the optimism begin…

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Me of the Month - May 2019

This is not the beginning of the end. This is the end of the beginning.

There is a book I recall from school: Of Mice and Men. I remember that it was supposedly a gripping portrayal of how planning alone is not the same as execution. ‘Supposedly,’ because I’ve never read it.

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The Plot Thickens - Pact confronts The Tyberian Empire

Shame on me.

I think was implied in my last blog (which, it seems, I forgot to tell anyone about), but there is a reason to understand why this is significant.

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The plot thickens - The Silent Invaders

Time to add body to my sauce...

Spoilers Ahead!

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Me of the Month - March 2019

Me of the Month – March 2019

People change over time, It seems. They don’t simply remain stationary, but instead morph from one state to another. Especially the 20 plus years after birth. That likely has more to do with the whole ‘adolescence’ thing, but that is a conversation for another time.

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The Maelstrom - Part Three

The Maelstrom – Part Three

Because nobody is perfect, the Maelstrom is not, either.

Like all the characters, the Maelstrom has limitations. I touched on one in the previous blog regarding the need for trust in their peace process, but I glanced over the fact this peace required buy-in from parties who were not apart of the original negotiation. But, they are still required to enforce it.

For some of my readers, this…

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The Maelstrom- Part Two

The Maelstrom- Part Two

Whenever the Maelstrom enters the picture, think of it as a major problem needing solved. Because if you’ve read the first book, you know how often that happened.

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The Maelstrom - Part One

The Maelstrom – Part One

Sorry about last week. Busy, Busy. This month, that’s all I had time to share. Let’s move on to this month’s subject.

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In other news...

In other news…

In the present, I’m working on a few things that have become all-consuming, and due to time and circumstances, I’m not able to write about myself this week. Some of my blogs I can prepare (partially) in advance, in case of such an event. But MOTM is one I usually write in the present (about the past) and I usually try not to heavily plan it since I change what I what to write about myself. I may…

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Someone else(s).

There are a couple other characters that I will briefly talk about that appear in the series. They’re the sort that, in the context of the story, their history borders on legend.

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Kassandar.

This week we will focus on a character who appears in the first book, but for the sake of this blog, we will refer to him by his name.

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New (Old) Characters - Part Two

Now that I'm healthy let's talk about some unhealthy habits some of my characters have.

Let me try to finish what I wasn’t well enough to complete last week.

Samantha Kershaw

Samantha Kershaw was in the first book also, but she arrived later. (I’m just going to get this out of the way before it comes up: If you haven’t read the first book, there are spoilers in here. Not a lot, but there are some).She also presented an inside look of the Pact Council, exposing their thinking…

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New (Old) Characters​

This month, we’re going to touch on a few characters that will be new in the series, and a couple that will take on greater prominence from the previous book.

We’ll be touching on the following characters (and species):

Tess Coronado

Samantha Kershaw

Prime Minister Kassandar

The Thelspari

(Note: I wasn’t feeling well this week, so I didn’t get as much written as I wanted. I apologize for the…

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Me of the Month - January 2019

Because I love French fries. And I'm stupid.

What do French fries have to do with building your credit history? Nothing. At least that’s how it should be.

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What comes next - New Characters​

The Newbies

Yes, despite this being one book, some of the characters make a late appearance. While a few are referenced earlier in the book, some appear for the first time in Part II (and yes, this book also contains a ‘Part III’ where a few remaining characters arrive).

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What comes next - The Silent Invader

What comes next – The Silent Invader

The question still remains:  Who is The Silent Invader?

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