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Slouching toward Apoapsis
I launched a Kerbal into orbit last week. Which required learning a bit about launching rockets and physics. It got me thinking about...
KL Forslund
Jun 9, 20203 min read
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A Change Has Got to Come
There might have been a time you could do a push-up or a pull-up. That your arm muscles could lift your own weight. But that ain’t...
KL Forslund
May 31, 20202 min read
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NI20: Why You Shouldn't Say Naughty Words
Captain Raptor stood next to Angus as the Ankylosaurus helmsman guided the ship with rugged paws, his tail swishing back and forth. The...
KL Forslund
May 19, 20206 min read
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Where the Ashes Are
The cops found my mom in Duluth. They looked at her ID, saw she was eighteen and left. She’d run away from her abusive mom while a...
KL Forslund
May 10, 20203 min read
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Late
I try to post these every weekend, sometimes falling to Monday. A home improvement project wore me out. A leak in the kitchen...
KL Forslund
May 7, 20201 min read
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Normal In Coronatime
We’re a month or two into Coronatime. We’ve avoided getting sick. We have toilet paper. That’s our family status. Life Under Lockdown...
KL Forslund
Apr 27, 20202 min read
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NI19: Picking Up Friends
#27 adjusted their pirate captain hat while they looked in the mirror. It didn’t quite sit well on a metal head, almost covering the...
KL Forslund
Apr 19, 20203 min read
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Essential Magic
The quest started off with my wife’s floating head. Her jet black hair hung loose about her shoulders instead of in her traditional braid....
KL Forslund
Apr 12, 20209 min read
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Leaves From Tomorrow
When the guy with one eye hands you a ladle filled with a questionable liquid that’d been sitting in a kettle with a giant head floating...
KL Forslund
Apr 7, 20203 min read
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Socially Distant Gaming
Depending where you live, we’re one to two weeks into the social distancing. We need to stick to the plan, but also people need to...
KL Forslund
Apr 2, 20203 min read
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NI18: Pretty Tied Up
“Woof,” said Sora, all passion devoid from following her directions. She sat on the ground next to the village well, a collar around her...
KL Forslund
Mar 22, 20203 min read
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Jedi Belt Tricks
While Houston went crazy over toilet paper this weekend, I made a jedi belt for my wife’s cosplay. Counting the trip for supplies to the...
KL Forslund
Mar 16, 20206 min read
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Covid-19
The coronavirus has crept into my affairs. No, I don’t have it. I’ve got the allergies again, pollen season ramped up in February and by...
KL Forslund
Mar 9, 20204 min read
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Black History Month
Back in high school, one of my English teachers had posters of many of the famous writers. Hemingway, Dickens, and more ringing the upper...
KL Forslund
Feb 29, 20201 min read
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Racing Teapots
The package rattled ominously when Kensington opened it. A hint of curved brass peeked through the shredded packing straw. He reached in...
KL Forslund
Feb 24, 20203 min read
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NI17: Not what I expected
The robot’s twitchy limp made their walk slower. Finally, #42 and Captain Raptor entered the cave, after a long hike through the jungle....
KL Forslund
Feb 17, 20202 min read
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Gettin' Norsey
I’m fermenting a new story, and needed to bone up on my Norse family tree. Here’s some notes. Odin Hung from the world tree for nine days....
KL Forslund
Feb 16, 20202 min read
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Questionable Quarterback
The problem with parables is the person who needs the lesson doesn’t want to admit their situation mirrors the metaphor. I think they...
KL Forslund
Feb 4, 20204 min read
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Lost Signals
Captain Locke hid in the bushes next to the gate of Lord Harthless’ Manor while watching Lady Keye stroll around the block for the last...
KL Forslund
Jan 27, 20202 min read
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NI16: Mole in the Guacamole
Rhoda made her way to the infirmary alone. She nodded at #34, who stood guard at the door of the little infirmary room, it’s red...
KL Forslund
Jan 21, 20202 min read
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