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Story & Analysis

Speculative fiction is a great way to learn obscure history & science, to say nothing of its value for interrogating society & ethics.

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📗 Spite

When AI is so wrong it's actually helpful

grimdark ritual altar in a scandinavian bog with drums & acolytes created by midjourney AI bot
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📗 One Barbarian Boy

On the ethics of quitting pain to embrace joy

a child on a swingset in the Andean mountains
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📗 Marsh Rat

A long slow decline of a stable world

a wooden canoe tied to a tree in a cypress swamp
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📖 Civil Mage: Chapter 5, Part 2

Irella defends a town.

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Civil Mage: Chapter 5, Part 1

Irella meets a refugee on the road

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Civil Mage: Marna (2/2)

Irella discussions options with her mentor

Civil Mage: Marna (2/2)
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Civil Mage: Marna (1/2)

Irella arrives in Marna

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Civil Mage: Memorial (3/3)

Irella receives a request

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Civil Mage: Memorial (2/3)

Irella is sent north

Civil Mage: Memorial (2/3)
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Civil Mage: Memorial (1/3)

Irella finds an ally

Civil Mage: Memorial (1/3)