Shugyo

Combat Frame Data: YCF-HA124 Shugyo

YCF-HA124 Shugyo Technical Data Model number: YCF-HA124 Codename: Heavy Armor XSeed Marine Nickname: Shugyo Classification: experimental assault use heavy armor combat frame Manufacturer: BEC modification of a UC Arms design Operator: UCP First deployment: CY 99 Crew: 1 pilot in cockpit in chest Height: 20 meters, 22 meters with antenna Weight:…
August 24, 20234 Comments
Mud Creek Bridge

It Was on the Bridge

The following legend, which I heard first on Midnight Broadcast, comes courtesy of Fringe Paranormal. The legend of the Elmore Rider is quite familiar to the residents of this town. Every year on March 21, the alleged anniversary of the motorcyclist’s death, residents and visitors from outlying areas converge at…
August 23, 2023
Zero Wing

Make Your Time

For new writers, the challenge of finding a dedicated time to write amid the demands of everyday life can feel like navigating a maze. We all know the exhilaration of having a story to tell or an idea to convey, yet the modern world piles on commitments that seem to…
August 22, 20232 Comments
Last of the Mohicans

The Last of the Mohicans

Frequent readers of this blog will already be acquainted with my appreciation for the films of Michael Mann. Today we follow the great director down a sudden career turn that proved as entertaining as it was novel. And I mean that last in both senses of the word. Mann's 1992…
August 21, 20233 Comments
Legion

Combat Frame Data: Legion

XCD-MD230 Legion   Technical Data Model number: XCD-MD230 Code name: Legion Nickname: Golden Demon Classification: prototype modular combat frame Manufacturer: BEC modification of a Zephyr Labs design Operator: Martian Royal Vanguard/UCP First deployment: CY 99 Crew: originally vat-grown brain x6; modifications added 1 pilot in cockpit in chest Height: 19 meters,…
August 18, 2023
Final Home

The Final Home

It's newpub book spotlight time! This one's a bit overdue, but good things come to those who wait. From our good friend, author Alexander Hellene: The Reaper has landed! His mission: find the secret of immortality and destroy any who stand in his way. With the Global Union closign in…
August 17, 2023
bedside ghost

It Was at His Bedside

High strangeness just hasn't been the same since the death of radio legend Art Bell. The spook stories shared on his show by long-haul truckers and ham radio insomniacs in the wee hours of the morning put YouTube creepypastas to shame. I've been a night owl since high school, and…
August 16, 20237 Comments
Assumption

The Assumption

From MUNIFICENTISSIMUS DEUS APOSTOLIC CONSTITUTION OF POPE PIUS XII 1. The most bountiful God, who is almighty, the plan of whose providence rests upon wisdom and love, tempers, in the secret purpose of his own mind, the sorrows of peoples and of individual men by means of joys that he…
August 15, 2023
Musa

Musa (2001)

In the annals of cinema, there are gems that transcend cultural boundaries. One such masterpiece is the 2001 Korean epic Musa, a stunning portrayal of honor, camaraderie, and the clash of civilizations. I'm a big fan of Korean cinema. It's one of the few places you can find expert craftsmen…
August 14, 20235 Comments
Judgment Beast

Combat Frame Data: Judgment Beast

XCF-220H Judgment Beast    Technical Data Model number: XCF-220H Code name: Judgment Beast Nickname: Black Beast, Monster Classification: prototype Two-series combat frame Manufacturer: ISBC Operator: HALO, UC Military First deployment: CY 97 Crew: 1 pilot in cockpit in chest Height: 24 meters Weight: 120 metric tons Armor type: “1D” carbyne laminar armor Powerplant:…
August 11, 20231 Comment