The Steampunk Gentleman

I wanted to learn all the proper ettiquette and dress for steampunk. A massive journey for somebody raised by wolves in Minnesota. Here's what I've learned so far...

KL Forslund

Sep 26
4 min

Metric of Writing

Now and then, folks need to account for their work. Also, I needed a topic for this month. So let’s talk about my book in progress....

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KL Forslund

Aug 22
5 min

Skinwords

I’m old enough that my color crayon box had one called Fleshtone. I remember remarking that it didn’t really match me that well. I ended...

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KL Forslund

Jul 27
5 min

Using Scene & Sequel

A few weeks back I wrote a program. I reckon that’s not unusual, given that I program for a living. But this one I wrote for myself. ...

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KL Forslund

Jun 20
1 min

Juneteenth

Sometimes the news is a little slow. Like when NPR said Juneteenth was the day enslaved Americans found out they were free. Texas is a...

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KL Forslund

May 8
5 min

Idea Farm

I can tell you where the Mississippi starts, but not where the water comes from. The same is true for ideas. Folks ask creatives like...

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KL Forslund

Apr 25
3 min

Masked Reasoning

We’re a year later and folks are still arguing about masks. My drive has a couple drafts of unpublished articles on the subject. It...

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KL Forslund

Mar 29
1 min

Got Shot Today

I got shot today. It was a setup. They knew I was coming. I drove to this place where I had to prove who I was. Then I waited. My turn...

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KL Forslund

Feb 28
8 min

Axis of Diversity

One of the most impactful things Gene Roddenberry did for society was putting Nichelle Nichols on the bridge of the Enterprise. Countless...

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KL Forslund

Feb 20
9 min

Frigid In Texas

Others had it worse, but the Freeze of 2021 wasn’t fun for us, either. I feel like it’s a touchy subject because I got lucky and I had...

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KL Forslund

Feb 7
3 min

The State of Black Science Fiction

We honor the dead on Memorial Day, but they’re here to remind us every day. We forgive on Forgiveness Day, but we should be doing that...

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KL Forslund

Jan 31
6 min

Twitter for Newbs

The question of how to use Twitter as an author came up a few times this week, and I’ve got some answers. Here’s everything I’ve...

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KL Forslund

Dec 21, 2020
6 min

Dino-Pirates Christmas Special

The Part Where Sulking Happens Captain Raptor glared at the mirror, his baleful eye unblinking in the dim light of his cabin. His head...

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KL Forslund

Nov 26, 2020
6 min

What Do You Do With a Drunken Sailor

Never split up the party, unless everybody wants to see different things at the Ren Fair. Like last year, the wizards gathered at my...

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KL Forslund

Oct 31, 2020
29 min

Murder Most Fowl

Warning: Swearing, Violence, Fan-fiction The clues that Moreau Cay was a murder island were there from the day I woke up inside the...

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KL Forslund

Sep 20, 2020
5 min

Cross Animals

Seeing K.K Slider play all morning in the rain, I tried to put a cup of hot cocoa down for him. Tom Nook’s voice blared over the PA,...

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KL Forslund

Sep 7, 2020
3 min

Done But Not Done

Last night, I wrote the ending to the novel I started writing back in 2018. A little over two years pecking at the project. Technically,...

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KL Forslund

Aug 1, 2020
3 min

NI:22 Everthing's Not Back to Normal

#42 walked along the beach. It had been a long day, but the ninjas were home and repairs were being made to the villages of Ninja Island....

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KL Forslund

Jul 17, 2020
1 min

Social Bubbling

It’s time to put a bubble in your ear. Everybody misses their friends. Seeing all of them would increase the risk of infection for...

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KL Forslund

Jul 6, 2020
2 min

Crossing Animals With Dr. Moreau

I have found a new way to procrastinate. The wife got Animal Crossing a few weeks back. She let me try it last Monday. So far Moreau Cay...

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KL Forslund

Jun 23, 2020
7 min

NI21: Band-aids Can't Fix This

Rhoda awakened early. She wasn’t sleeping well in the short time she’d been aboard Tyrant’s Revenge. Nobody trusted anybody on this...

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KL Forslund

Jun 9, 2020
3 min

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...

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KL Forslund

May 31, 2020
2 min

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...

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KL Forslund

May 19, 2020
6 min

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...

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KL Forslund

May 10, 2020
3 min

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...

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KL Forslund

May 7, 2020
1 min

Late

I try to post these every weekend, sometimes falling to Monday. A home improvement project wore me out. A leak in the kitchen...

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KL Forslund

Apr 27, 2020
2 min

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...

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KL Forslund

Apr 19, 2020
3 min

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...

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KL Forslund

Apr 12, 2020
9 min

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....

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KL Forslund

Apr 7, 2020
3 min

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...

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KL Forslund

Apr 2, 2020
3 min

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...

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KL Forslund

Mar 22, 2020
3 min

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...

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KL Forslund

Mar 16, 2020
6 min

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...

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KL Forslund

Mar 9, 2020
4 min

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...

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KL Forslund

Feb 29, 2020
1 min

Black History Month

Back in high school, one of my English teachers had posters of man of the famous writers. Hemingway, Dickens, and more ringing the upper...

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KL Forslund

Feb 24, 2020
3 min

Racing Teapots

The package rattled ominously when Kensington opened it. A hint of curved brass peeked through the shredded packing straw. He reached in...

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KL Forslund

Feb 17, 2020
2 min

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....

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KL Forslund

Feb 16, 2020
2 min

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....

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KL Forslund

Feb 4, 2020
4 min

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...

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KL Forslund

Jan 27, 2020
2 min

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...

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KL Forslund

Jan 21, 2020
2 min

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...

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KL Forslund

Jan 13, 2020
1 min

Pretty

I remember being pretty. Before the glowing rain. And the hiding. And the sickness. Losing my hair. My pretty, pretty hair. I would be...

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KL Forslund

Jan 6, 2020
1 min

Toss a Skein To Your Knitter

When this humble niece Graced a ride along With my Auntie Myrna Along came this song From when the Yarn Wolf sought A ball of alpaca To...

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KL Forslund

Dec 31, 2019
3 min

SP: Tea Dueling

Kensington eyed his nemesis across the table as he dunked his biscuit into the cup of tea before him. The count began as he recalled the...

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KL Forslund

Dec 23, 2019
3 min

NI15: Stop Beachin'

Captain Raptor woke with a start. There was sand up his nostrils and he’d had a bad dream about losing his ship and crew. And hat. He...

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KL Forslund

Dec 16, 2019
2 min

A Lost Moment

I stand at the trail head, looking out from the forest edge across the fence gate and the field beyond. Vauthier's place I imagine. Funny...

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KL Forslund

Dec 9, 2019
1 min

Save a Copy

This is not your usual computer lost my file and I don’t have another copy. I just wasted twenty minutes trying to find a neat flash...

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KL Forslund

Nov 29, 2019
6 min

No ThanksTaking Today

I should have seen it coming when Yasunori said, “I thought there would be turkey.” The thin whispery voice from the translator carried...

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KL Forslund

Nov 25, 2019
2 min

SP: Where's It At?

I ran across a recent article, the author bemoaned what killed Steampunk. The larger response pointed to the plethora of places...

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KL Forslund

Nov 19, 2019
2 min

NI14: It's Good to be the King

“You sure you won’t try it? Just bring it to your mouth, and suck the stuff out.” Rhoda held up her paw, “Oh no, I couldn’t. I have to...

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KL Forslund

Nov 13, 2019
1 min

The Weekend

I'm behind posting a weekly article. What happened? Don't I have these queued up? Answering in reverse order: Not always. Good...

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KL Forslund

I write words. Some of them are good.