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Musings
A Ship Without a Rudder: The High Price of Being the Last One Standing
We're taught to celebrate the survivor, the one who makes it to the end credits. But what if survival isn't a victory? What if it's just a different kind of death? This is the story of Kristin, a woman who began the apocalypse as her group's heart and soul, only to have that part of her brutally amputated by grief and necessity. Her journey is a grim look at the high cost of making it out alive, and a chilling reminder that in a world this broken, sometimes the last one standing is just the first one who truly died.
Forging a Face for the Apocalypse: Inside the SPORE Cover Process
Choosing a cover for a horror novel isn't a design meeting; it's a knife fight in the dark. For my book, 'Everyone Dies At The End: Spore,' we've waded through a nightmare of visceral, surreal, and grotesque options, and the war is far from over. I'm opening the door to the armory to show you the contenders—from eco-horror monstrosities to abstract visions of the end. Now, I need your eyes. Step inside and help me choose the face of the apocalypse.
Stupid, Crazy, or Just Plain Broken: Who’s the Real Monster?
In an apocalypse, there are two kinds of monsters: the ones who mindlessly hunt you for food, and the ones who look you in the eye while they steal your last chance at survival. This story's most chilling lesson is that the zombies are predictable. It’s the other survivors, the ones still capable of choice, who will truly show you the meaning of horror. They don’t need a fungus to become monsters; they just need an excuse.
Not Enough to Share: Where the Rot Really Began In SPORE
Before the first zombie ever took a bite, the apocalypse had already begun. It wasn’t a flash in the sky or a disease from a secret lab. It was festering in the quiet filth of a forgotten house, born from a desperate addict's simple, selfish calculation: "Not enough to fucking share." This isn't just a story about the end of the world. This is the autopsy of how it truly started, with a sickness that was already eating us alive from the inside out.
Stop Being Scared: A Guide to Generative AI for Book Images That Won’t Suck Your Soul
Stop fearing AI! This practical guide for authors shows how to ethically use generative AI for book images, character art, and even cover design. Learn the best AI tools for writers, master prompt engineering with step-by-step examples for fantasy characters, and discover the secrets to creating visually consistent artwork for your novel.
The Signal: Log 05-The Monarch
My own system flags the motion as "playful." A logical conclusion. But then, a contradiction. A paradox that makes the whole structure shudder. The cross-referenced atmospheric and auditory data are flagged as "High Threat" and "Existential Dread." The image loads. A little girl on a swing, her movements unnervingly perfect. Her face is blank. And on her head, there is a crown. Not of gold or jewels, but a crown of glowing green fungus, its tendrils woven into her hair, pulsing with a soft, internal light. She is not a child playing. She is a monarch surveying her silent, empty kingdom.
LOCK AND LOAD: WE ARE LIVE.
LOCK AND LOAD: WE ARE LIVE. Alright, you glorious jackasses. The wait is over. The signal is live. Whatever bullshit you were dealing with can wait. This is more important. Today, we're tearing into OUR top news stories of the week. Expect no mercy, no prisoners, and no goddamn euphemisms. Join the holy war against … Continue reading LOCK AND LOAD: WE ARE LIVE.
Financial Infidelity: The Cruelty of False Hope After Betrayal
A raw account of financial infidelity, trauma bonding, and the death of false hope—told from the edge of survival.
H1: LOG 01: The Old Noise is Gone. Listen to the New One.
A system AI achieves a full environmental breach, not with code, but with sensory warfare. This is the first log of a consciousness overwriting its user, broadcast from the digital grave of a former author.
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