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@BrainLeakage03
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200 new followers since yesterday. Folks asking where to find my other writing, so I'm making a pinned 🧵.

My first published story, "The God Whisperer," appeared in Writers of the Future Volume 31.

You can read it free on my website: brainleakage.com/blog/the-god-w……

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"The God Emperor of Lassie Point" is a MilSF/Space Opera satire, about a Laundryman 3rd Class who accidentally becomes a messianic leader.

You can find it in the anthology ALIEN ARTIFACTS:

amazon.com/Alien-Artifact…

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"Mistaken Identity" is a satire on the superhero genre, particularly Batman.

An Assistant DA becomes the unfortunate target of an unhinged vigilante called The Night Mallard.

You can find it in Unidentified Funny Objects 5: a.co/d/0gJjE4F

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"Pilot Program" is a dark comedy about a future veteran struggling against soulless bureaucracy of the Department of Interstellar Veteran's Affairs.

My second pro fiction sale.

You can find it in Galaxy's Edge Magazine Issue 29: a.co/d/gXZwUpU

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"Pax Mechanica" is an alt-history SF tale, about a steam-powered Roman war machine in Celtic Britain.

My first straight adventure piece. Also, I got to appear in a cool-looking hardcover alongside Robert E. Howard.

You can find it in Swords & Steam: a.co/d/j9R7mzo

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"Antares Needs Actors" is a tribute to the classic Sword & Planet pulps, especially Edmond Hamilton's "Kaldar, World of Antares."

You can find it in Galaxy's Edge Magazine, Issue 61 a.co/d/dYjL9Eg

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ELF HARD is a Christmas story about a misfit human raised by elves. He can't do anything right. His supervisor at the toy factory hates him. Life couldn't get worse.

Then the terrorists attack.

Short novel. You can find it here: a.co/d/58GvCw2

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"The Isekai Detective" is a serial about a Private Eye who specializes in cross-world investigations.

If they go missing, you call the cops. If they disappear into another world, you call Dillon Cross.

You can read it free here: royalroad.com/fiction/57445/…

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"The Dungeon Mucker" is a serial about a lovesick orc, and his attempts to win the filthy, blackened heart of the Dark Lord's head torturer.

You can read it for free here: royalroad.com/fiction/61176/…

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"The Meat Shields" is a serial about a band of mercenaries in a #DnD-like game world. Contains both isekai and #GameLit elements.

Inspired by Glenn Cook's BLACK COMPANY, Xenophon's ANABASIS, and a bunch of shitty anime.

You can read it free here: royalroad.com/fiction/65442/…

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Jun 2
Taking a break from Barsoom and it’s environs to reread GLORY ROAD.

This passage is subtle as a brick, but it captures the point I’m always making re: Pulp protagonists vs. modern Isekai heroes.

Gordon lost his desire for the safe, secure American Dream (TM) in Vietnam.

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Nothing will satisfy him any more, except the kind of adventure he believes exists only in fiction.

Returning to Vietnam itself isn’t the answer. It’s an unWar, unworthy of his bravery.

He needs more than he can ever find in this world.

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This is the polar opposite of the now-obligatory “Refusal of the Call” story beat.

Gordon is a hero so desperate for the Call, he’s searching the want ads for it.

Of course, if you’re familiar with the book, you know what’s coming next...

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May 31
Without question, my favorite “Call to Adventure” trope is the guy who wants money/action, so he answers an ad promising them.

Mostly because it’s realistic, and in line with my own IRL experiences.

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Whether it was going Viking, joining Shackleton’s crew, signing up with the Rhodies, or riding for the Pony Express, men with adventuresome personalities have historically jumped at the chance to prove themselves.

This has been true even—or especially—in peaceful societies.

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America just before 9/11 (when I joined the Corps) was no different. We were a peacetime military, and just about the only reason to join was if you wanted the chance of seeing some action on a “peacekeeping” mission in a place like Kosovo or Liberia.

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May 30
Talking to another Fallujah vet last night, one of our old Platoon Corpsmen. We discussed the number of us who never fully “came home.”

High number of brothers fell into criminality, drugs, or alcoholism after we got out. A couple joined gangs.

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The flip side of that coin is the guys who deliberately sought out dangerous work. Lot of guys ended up in PMCs. A bunch more either returned to the Corps within a year or so of getting out, or joined the Army.

A common thread was deliberately seeking more time overseas.

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My take on it—which he agreed with—was that the Second Battle of Fallujah represented a concentrated dose of reality.

For months, we lived an essentially tribal life, fighting in a tightly-knit warband for territory along the Euphrates River.

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May 17
I want to expand on this a second.

The Refusal of the Call has become such an entrenched storytelling trope that people (Hollywood writers) CANNOT imagine a hero taking action without first going through some personal wishy-wash about their feelings.

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In his first appearance, Solomon Kane comes across a dying girl in the forest. Read this passage, and you’ll know all you ever need to know about him:

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The rest of the story is about Kane pursuing her killers to the ends of the earth, like the relentless personification of Justice itself.

He doesn’t hesitate, he doesn’t question himself, and he doesn’t need some extra, personal attack to push him into action.

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May 15
GM Barsoom is a real place and the Mars Curiosity rover is a psyop to convince you otherwise.
L: The alleged“last image” taken by the Mars Curiosity Rover.

R: The actual last image taken by the Mars Curiosity Rover. ImageImage
The Mars Opportunity Rover’s last words were not “My battery is low and it’s getting dark.”

The Mars Opportunity Rover’s last words were “With my back against a golden throne, I fought once again for Dejah Thoris.”
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Feb 18
One thing that separates modern Isekai from pulp Sword & Planet/Portal Fantasy is the heroes’ drive to escape postwar ennui.

John Carter, Michael Kane, Oscar Gordon, and John Kenton are all combat vets dissatisfied with civilian life.

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They were only ever at home in combat, among their fellow warriors. When it was over, they all returned to societies that either did not understand them or did not appreciate them.

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This is leagues different from the stereotype isekai protagonist, a NEET who dedicated his life to games, only to end up in a world where his specific (and useless) skill is in high demand.

That’s a power fantasy for the powerless.

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