XSeed at Large

Longtime reader Wolfman at Large shares his video review of my new mecha mil-SF novel Combat Frame XSeed. The characters are where this book shines. It's an ensemble cast. Every character has a cohesive motivation and worldview that at least explains their actions. It's also noteworthy that all the characters…
Tough Week for Fedora Tippers

Tough Week for Fedora Tippers

Many have pointed out--rightly, I believe--that the Covington Catholic fiasco has dispensed more red pills than a Seconal dealer. The tawdry spectacle of the entire #FakeNews media, Conservative, Inc, and even elements of the Catholic academy and hierarchy ganging up to throw a bunch of innocent kids in the stocks…
Gunga Din: Boomer Edition

Gunga Din: Boomer Edition

You can learn a lot from the remnants of the Buckley Right--not about effective policy or the true state of the world, but about how the neo-feudal uniparty manipulates Conservatives into thinking and acting against their own interests. Our elites' fingerprints are all over attempts to create a new controlled…
Is Allegory Always Bad?

Is Allegory Always Bad?

So asks author Alexander Hellene in this thoughtful piece on the relationship between allegory and propaganda. My question is: Is allegory always bad? Look at William Shakespeare: Why did he write plays about ancient Roman Emperors and former English kinds, if not to draw lessons for his audience to learn…

Combat Frame XSeed Is Here!

It's my sincere pleasure to make the announcement that my readers have been eagerly waiting for. The first book in my new mecha Mil-SF series Combat Frame XSeed is now live on Amazon! The future is over.  Civilization on Earth has collapsed. Oligarchs have established a new order in manmade space…
False Logical Fallacies

False Logical Fallacies

Republished versions of old posts have proven quite popular with my readers, so here's another one from the vaults. OP date 8/20/2014. Discuss: To someone with formal training in logic, the internet can be a strange place indeed. It's analogous to being a pharmacist at an Old West medicine show.…
Keyboard Warrior Tonkasaw

Keyboard Warrior Tonkasaw

Another news item that broke over the weekend, but was overshadowed by more serious events, developed when Morning Kumite host Tonkasaw chickened out of his MMA fight with fellow YouTuber Andy Warski. Mister Metokur does the postmortem [NSFW language]: From the transcript: This was a pay-per-view event that people within the…
Empire Strikes Back Revisited

Empire Strikes Back Revisited

As we watch Disney's ongoing desecration of a classic American franchise, it's comforting to know that there are fans dedicated to preserving what once was good in pop culture. Amateur British film restorer Adrian "adywan' Sayce is one such fan. Adywan's self-directed Star Wars: Revisited project caused something of a…
Brimstone, Millstones, and Stonings

Brimstone, Millstones, and Stonings

Admittedly, I paid little attention to the Covington Catholic story that broke over the weekend, judging it yet another instance of #FakeNews directed against young, white, Christian men that would be swept under the rug with the next news cycle. I was wrong. The story is becoming a watershed moment…
Combat Frame Data: XCD-001-3

Combat Frame Data: XCD-001-3

XCD-001-3 Xanthippe    Technical Data Model number: XCD-001-3 Code name: XSeed Nickname: Xanthippe Classification: energy weapon optimized Sentinel use combat frame Manufacturer: Seed Corporation Operator: [REDACTED] First deployment: CY 1 Crew: 1 pilot in cockpit in chest Height: 19 meters Weight: dry weight 65 metric tons, full weight 80.3 metric tons Armor…