Club High Castle Pre-Pandemic

Sometimes you just need a good 'ol prompt to get you going:  “When you can’t be yourself” --Via @journalprompts This is not a true story, but who hasn't been the awkward outsider before?  I play with the folds of my itchy dress. Why do social gatherings always involve uncomfortable clothing? I gaze at the others. I was coaxed into this. My friend had finally pushed my last button. “It will be fun,” she had said. “It won’t matter if you don’t know anyone.” As I stand near the wall, hoping that some sort of four legged creature lives in this unfamiliar abode, I clear my throat and attempt to assume the Joe Cool position. My friend had abandoned me for her coworkers. It seems gossip is the hot topic tonight, and she is hungry for it. I issue an unconcerned “cool” nod whenever someone walks past me. People I don’t know are mingling around the TV, the buffet, and the liquor. If only they had a cat or dog…You don't need to pretend to be fitting in a sea of strangers w...

As any sci-fi fan knows, collecting related memorabilia is part of the game. It’s fun, and it makes for excellent interior decorating. Move aside, Grandmother’s Wallpaper, we’ve got some honest-to-goodness science fiction classics coming in! I got myself a late little Christmas present, Quantum Mechanix’s Star Trek: TNG replica communicator badge (say that ten times in a row!). It was advertised to be “real” metal, but you know how such things can go. Any collector knows how misleading product descriptions can be. “Deluxe Adult Star Trek Tunic” is at the top of my list when it comes to this. Almost any Star Trek fan knows what I’m talking about, the overpriced costumes of the wear once variety--an innocent gesture like sneezing, and you have a series of runs in your not-so-spectacular command tunic.  I decided to take the plunge and get this one because there was no evidence of the wear-once-phenomenon in the reviews.  I was thrilled when I opened it to find that ...

Head over to " About this Blog " for details on the new look! The Year is Now is not out yet, but that doesn’t mean you can’t get a sneak peak of it. I’ve turned one of the chapters into a standalone comic which will be updated quarterly (January, March, June, and September), complete with empire approved advertisements! Don't worry if you miss an update, just click on "The Outlanders" on the side menu to catch up. The Outlanders The Year is Y.E. 0422, and Elly has been torn from her home. The world as she knew it is now just a faint, distorted glimmer in the empire’s past. Elly is trapped in a dystopian society even though she realizes a startling truth about herself: she is fitting in. Little does the empire know the truth of her origins…When an opportunity to visit an Outlander reserve presents itself, Elly takes it. After all, the empire believes she is an Outlander for a reason. It could be her only way back to the past. Click on the images to ...

...May he forever rizzle razzle and dazzle in green pastures. I had to deactivate and delete Mr. Burple Berry and take him away from the Twitter universe. He was taken captive by a gang of spammers from Planet Annoying. The best course of action was to just delete him to silence the spam. I apologize if anyone was effected by it. It just goes to show that even the strongest of defenses can sometimes be breached. Stay alert, smart, and safe, Internet friends!

Greetings! I hope everyone had a fun filled New Years holiday! I have a lot of things in store for 2014, so keep your eyes peeled...keep them particularly sharp on 15 Jan. The latest of my short stories is out and available at the iBookstore. This is where I read you all a sample of it now: Delilah00 The year is Y.E. 0417, yet there are still a few people out there who act like senseless A.D. barbarians. Mira Montague has been humiliated for the last time! Her favorite Empire Web hangout is becoming unbearable. Revenge on user Delilah00 is going to be a frosty dish.    Mira’s petty problems are nothing compared to the sudden pressure put on her cousin at the observatory.  The empire wants to find the Venetians’ base of operations, so much so, that they send a member of the sinister Lafayette Guard to expedite the process.  Mira must help her cousin because his life is on the line if he fails. Follow this short story as Mira teeters on the bri...