Geek Gab

Geek Gab Reunion Episode!

It seems as though everywhere you look in contemporary fiction, whether in fantasy, science fiction, or even litfic, you see the same crisis of villainy. We all know the shopworn tropes by now: Evil is a subjective point of view. Why, turn the story around to tell it from the…
July 23, 20243 Comments
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Biden Drops Out of Presidential Race

Joe Biden's incresaingly obvious declining faculties, along with growing calls for him to step down, didn't keep the flagging candidate's decision to drop out of the presidential race from springing its share of surprises. For instance, many outlets, including this blog, expected him to have exited much sooner. President Biden…
July 22, 202430 Comments
Phantom Mission

Author JD Cowan Announces Phantom Mission

Friend of the blog, author JD Cown announces his latest project, as well as his foray into neopatronage. Here's a taste of the excitement he has in store: Phantom Mission stars a team of four Mavericks, participants in the Outlaw Games, who are tasked with going to Peace Island to…
July 19, 2024No Comments
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Don’t Give Up the Moral High Ground

Conservatives' rush to cuck in the wake of the Republican National Circus precipitated an exchange on X in which Christian morals were invoked in defense of Death Cult sacred cows. Was the appeal to Christianity made in bad faith? There's only one way to know for sure ... Novice online…
July 18, 20247 Comments
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The Best Propaganda

Statistician to the Stars William M. Briggs is known for pointing out that love of theory is the root of all evil. After all, theory is a hell of a drug, offering simple answers to complicated problems. The intrinsic appeal of simplicity goes a long way toward explaining why som…
July 17, 202412 Comments
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In Surprise Move, Pizza Hut Brings Back Buffet

The phenomeonon of most Pizza Hut locations switching from dine-in to carryout only was viewed by many as a sign of terminal societal decline. But now, in a surprise move all the more unforeseen in the wake of Corona-chan, Gen Y's favorite pizza chain is bringing its legendary lunch buffet…
July 16, 20248 Comments
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Trump Shooting Sets World on New Timeline

Since his first candidacy almost ten years ago, supporters of President Donald Trump had voiced fears that his many and implacable enemies might make an attempt on his life. On Saturday, the extreme scenario Trump's voters feared took place at a rally in Pennsylvania. The shooting took place at a…
July 15, 202420 Comments
Writing: The Amateur vs the Professional Path

Writing: The Amateur vs the Professional Path

When new writers come to me for advice, I make a point of asking them one question: Why are you writing? That question catches most people off guard. The number of would-be authors who've never stopped to consider why they want to write is surprising. Because writing as a side…
July 12, 20246 Comments
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Diggers in the Rubble of Cultural Ground Zero

During my recent sojorun into small town America, a family member guided me on a whirlwind tour of the local game stores and arcades. Yes, they still have arcades, plural. As it turns out, small towns are not immune to Generation Y's nigh-religious attachment to pop culture relics of the …
July 11, 20244 Comments
The Burned Book

The Official Burned Book Launch

It is with great excitement that I now announce the official Burned Book launch on Amazon! That's right. You can get the gripping first volume in my epic new adventure series now in print and digital. Dark intrigue. Blood magic. Vicious Battle. An outcast boy with a terrible secret … A…
July 10, 20244 Comments