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State of the Empire 2016

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What your Writer and Chief has been up to lately State of the Empire 2016! Real life has claimed more and more of my awesome propaganda machine—it's eaten way more than it's fair share of my time lately. I'm hoping that it will settle back to normal levels in the next few months. I swear, it's hungrier than Tubbs right now! Figure 1: Real Life Has a Colossal Case of the Munchies Figure 1 is 100% accurate. Beneath the Red Lamp ...My current baby . Actually, it's been my baby for about six months now. I'm revising what is finally going to be the final draft of a short story sequel to The Year is Now. Elly is back! The story will be included in a special hard cover edition of the book. I do not have a release date yet. Once things settle down, I'll be able to pinpoint a timeline. I've already got a special cover in the works. I've been planning the project itself for a long time now. It's just...Tubbs. Tubbs the cat. ...

My Mobile Addiction

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Up until now, I've used my smartphone as a pocket Internet device and an “avoid awkward social situations when I'm not in the mood to make small talk by pretending to text” machine...oh, and phone.  I never understood the fascination with mobile games. I just had to find the right game. My brain's current state: “Where's my phone? I need to check my game!” #TheStruggleIsReal I've seen a lot of pictures floating around lately of pictures of young adults on their phones with captions like “Missing the beauty of the world one text at a time.” Do the creators of these "funny" images consider the fact that maybe the young adult is researching said beauty? Mobile devices are useful . We have instant access to a vast, worldwide library of information (okay, and silly cat gifs too). Let us not forget that we can access GPS at the drop of a hat now. The kicker? All of this fits right in our pockets now. We can access it anywhere, anytime. Before I go off o...