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I love writing, computers, puns... and can sometimes be spiritual, or mindful.

A Brave New World… With Guns

Gun aficionado: This isn’t about a gun it’s about another insane person.

Right, and people kill people, not guns.

And then, when someone tries to limit (insane) people’s access to guns you’re going to turn around and whine about that being unconstitutional.

Are mass shootings on your agenda or are you just this stupid?

Maybe the agenda here is for people to understand the solution to mass shootings isn’t gun control but homeschooling and internet shopping? Virtual music festivals? Armored cars? Internet dating… literally?

Isn’t it in “Brave New World” where people don’t meet face to face anymore? I am starting to understand why…

Update: Nope! Some other story… In a Brave New World, they just got gene therapy… for starters…

Who cares about the dog?

“I read the manuscript…”
“And?”
“I was impressed… you managed to kill almost all major characters…”
“Yeah! I pray at the altar of the great Martin.”
“I bet… You even killed the dog…”
“Sure! I mean who cares about the mutt, am I right or am I?”
“You do realize this is supposed to be the first episode of the reboot of Lassie, right?”

”The Planet Construction Kit” by Mark Rosenfelder

If you are writing a story that requires its own world—maybe a science fiction world in a strange galaxy far, far away or a fantasy world from another era—this is the book for you!

The Planet Construction Kit may sound like it’s all about astronomy and planets and moons, but although the book also addresses these aspects of worldbuilding, it takes up so much more. Continue reading ”The Planet Construction Kit” by Mark Rosenfelder