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A Thousand Nos
“Do you want to take the vaccine?” “No.” “Are you scared of needles? It’s safe!” “No.” “Everyone is getting the injection. Why don’t you take it?” “No.” “You spread the virus to others then how? Take the vaccine!” “No.” “What are you trying to prove?! Take the vaccine!” “No.” “You don’t take the vaccine, you…
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Draw From A Deeper Well
“This is just like [Brand X]!” This is the most common sentence in modern fiction. It is also the most annoying sentence in modern fiction. Every time I encounter it in a story, I always roll my eyes, shake my head, and ignore the sentence. And usually the following paragraph too. Every reference to contemporary…
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Spear of the Night is live!
It was supposed to be Li Ming’s last job before the New Year: protect a corporate prince during a business trip in the Yue Homelands. Then the infamous terrorist Night Spear strikes. Wounded and outraged, the rulers of the world issue their decree: Night Spear must die, and Li Ming and his comrades in Dayong…
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GameLit: Not Just Written Games
Gamelit / LitRPG is one of the hottest literary genres on the market. It attempts to replicate the gaming experience in written form, taking the tropes of role-playing games and reproducing them on the page. As a reader and a gamer, the genre ought to be in my alley. And yet… it is the opposite.…
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The Based Fall Book Sale!
Hans G Schantz is back with his seasonal book sale! For the Fall 2022 edition, he’s put together a humongous list of free and discounted books. There are so many books, he had to split them into no less than four separate pages! A number of luminaries grace this season’s sale, including: Declan Finn, John…
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Repeal of Section 377A: 15 Years Too Late
During the National Day Rally, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced that the government will seek to repeal Section 377A of the Penal Code. The LGBTQ community and their allies see it as a hard-won victory. For others, it will merely be the start of a long and gruelling campaign ahead. S377A criminalises male homosexual…