Converse
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My preferred name is Unkle.
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Likes: Movies, Lego, TTRPGs, WH40K, Comics, SF/F.
My preferred name is Unkle.
Converse is my family name. I am not the shoe company.
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· Jan 14
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'Tis the season for discounts, apparently. The @graphicaudio.bsky.social full-cast recording of Eric Carter #7, SUICIDE KINGS, is still on sale for half-off until the 20th, but book #9 CULT CLASSIC is now half off until 3/13!
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'The seventh book of this dark urban fantasy series follows necromancer Eric Carter through a world of vengeful gods and goddesses, mysterious murders, and restless ghosts.
Family is murder.
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February 13, 2026 at 3:36 PM
'Tis the season for discounts, apparently. The @graphicaudio.bsky.social full-cast recording of Eric Carter #7, SUICIDE KINGS, is still on sale for half-off until the 20th, but book #9 CULT CLASSIC is now half off until 3/13!
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Darlings, do you want to order a signed copy of my forthcoming poetry collection?
Well, you can!! Order from Inkwood Books (www.inkwoodnj.com/item/Ta5ktKU...) and when you go to check out, there’s a box for Instructions/comments.
Write in if you want it signed and/or personalized, an voila!
Well, you can!! Order from Inkwood Books (www.inkwoodnj.com/item/Ta5ktKU...) and when you go to check out, there’s a box for Instructions/comments.
Write in if you want it signed and/or personalized, an voila!
February 13, 2026 at 6:23 PM
Darlings, do you want to order a signed copy of my forthcoming poetry collection?
Well, you can!! Order from Inkwood Books (www.inkwoodnj.com/item/Ta5ktKU...) and when you go to check out, there’s a box for Instructions/comments.
Write in if you want it signed and/or personalized, an voila!
Well, you can!! Order from Inkwood Books (www.inkwoodnj.com/item/Ta5ktKU...) and when you go to check out, there’s a box for Instructions/comments.
Write in if you want it signed and/or personalized, an voila!
Stephen tells a hell of a story. I have every single one of these novels and love them.
Buy these books, get a great set of reads, and help a human who is pretty remarkable in the process.
Buy these books, get a great set of reads, and help a human who is pretty remarkable in the process.
Got hit with a $3000.00 vet bill yesterday. Still looking for work. So, uh, buy my books, maybe?
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Eric Carter
Buy books online and find book series such as Eric Carter written by Stephen Blackmoore from PenguinRandomHouse.com
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February 10, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Stephen tells a hell of a story. I have every single one of these novels and love them.
Buy these books, get a great set of reads, and help a human who is pretty remarkable in the process.
Buy these books, get a great set of reads, and help a human who is pretty remarkable in the process.
I am turning into that guy who doesn’t go to things because inevitably someone will ask a social question like “how are you” prompting me to either rant or lie. Ain’t nobody got time for that.
February 5, 2026 at 5:50 PM
I am turning into that guy who doesn’t go to things because inevitably someone will ask a social question like “how are you” prompting me to either rant or lie. Ain’t nobody got time for that.
I love Uncle Deadly and I would take him on field trips to the Hollywood Wax Museum.
February 5, 2026 at 7:21 AM
I love Uncle Deadly and I would take him on field trips to the Hollywood Wax Museum.
We failed as a people the moment we voted to allow an agency with the word “homeland” in its name.
January 27, 2026 at 5:20 PM
We failed as a people the moment we voted to allow an agency with the word “homeland” in its name.
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Penn and Teller on Vaccinations
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January 26, 2026 at 5:21 PM
I signed up for COBRA to keep my existing employer-provided medical coverage now that I have been officially released.
The monthly cost is staggering at $1,200 per month. That cost alone is going to bankrupt me pretty damned quick.
The monthly cost is staggering at $1,200 per month. That cost alone is going to bankrupt me pretty damned quick.
January 22, 2026 at 7:35 PM
I signed up for COBRA to keep my existing employer-provided medical coverage now that I have been officially released.
The monthly cost is staggering at $1,200 per month. That cost alone is going to bankrupt me pretty damned quick.
The monthly cost is staggering at $1,200 per month. That cost alone is going to bankrupt me pretty damned quick.
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One last full-throated cry for pre-orders, as the window closes today. Books will be released on April 7th, 2026; I will be appearing at @crowsnest.quest, @illusivecomics.com, and Zulu's Board Game Cafe Bothell to sign and personalize copies.
All first edition printings will include a special card.
All first edition printings will include a special card.
So why do I keep going on and on about OMENS OF CHAOS? A couple of reasons.
January 19, 2026 at 6:00 PM
One last full-throated cry for pre-orders, as the window closes today. Books will be released on April 7th, 2026; I will be appearing at @crowsnest.quest, @illusivecomics.com, and Zulu's Board Game Cafe Bothell to sign and personalize copies.
All first edition printings will include a special card.
All first edition printings will include a special card.
I think today is another day where I just take my meds, lay on the couch, and pray for relief.
January 9, 2026 at 6:12 PM
I think today is another day where I just take my meds, lay on the couch, and pray for relief.
What if I just order a pizza, turn off my phone, and play video games for the rest of the day?
January 8, 2026 at 5:19 PM
What if I just order a pizza, turn off my phone, and play video games for the rest of the day?
What terrible news to wake up and read in the middle of the night.
Congress must act, but I fear they will not.
Congress must act, but I fear they will not.
January 3, 2026 at 11:33 AM
What terrible news to wake up and read in the middle of the night.
Congress must act, but I fear they will not.
Congress must act, but I fear they will not.
It’s a weird mix of sounds; rain, a little thunder, sirens, and idiots doing fireworks.
January 1, 2026 at 7:55 AM
It’s a weird mix of sounds; rain, a little thunder, sirens, and idiots doing fireworks.
Jameson’s and Martinelli’s is halfway decent.
January 1, 2026 at 2:39 AM
Jameson’s and Martinelli’s is halfway decent.
Q: "What was your biggest impact on the internet?"
Answer: I was on the development team for AOL Instant Messenger, and prior to that, I ran beta tests for AOL software and internet browsers. I can't claim sole credit for the idea, but I also proposed using HTML to format email text.
Answer: I was on the development team for AOL Instant Messenger, and prior to that, I ran beta tests for AOL software and internet browsers. I can't claim sole credit for the idea, but I also proposed using HTML to format email text.
January 1, 2026 at 1:15 AM
Q: "What was your biggest impact on the internet?"
Answer: I was on the development team for AOL Instant Messenger, and prior to that, I ran beta tests for AOL software and internet browsers. I can't claim sole credit for the idea, but I also proposed using HTML to format email text.
Answer: I was on the development team for AOL Instant Messenger, and prior to that, I ran beta tests for AOL software and internet browsers. I can't claim sole credit for the idea, but I also proposed using HTML to format email text.
Several days ago, when I thought I'd be celebrating, I got a couple of bottles of Martinelli's sparkling cider so the kids and I could toast the new year. Since that's not happening ever, I have two bottles to drink.
I'm going to mix it with Jameson's and watch movies.
I'm going to mix it with Jameson's and watch movies.
January 1, 2026 at 1:09 AM
Several days ago, when I thought I'd be celebrating, I got a couple of bottles of Martinelli's sparkling cider so the kids and I could toast the new year. Since that's not happening ever, I have two bottles to drink.
I'm going to mix it with Jameson's and watch movies.
I'm going to mix it with Jameson's and watch movies.
In the late 1980s, I wasn't looking where I was going, and I slammed into Kirstie Allie while rushing through a doorway, knocking us both down.
Right folks. Feeling rather down at the moment so bringing back an oldie
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
December 29, 2025 at 7:24 PM
In the late 1980s, I wasn't looking where I was going, and I slammed into Kirstie Allie while rushing through a doorway, knocking us both down.
Post a perfect album from the 90s that isn't nirvana, soundgarden, pearl jam, or alice in chains.
Harder Mode: no Tool albums.
I played this album on repeat for so long my fiancé threatened to leave me, or at the very least destroy the physical media. It’s still in heavy rotation.
Harder Mode: no Tool albums.
I played this album on repeat for so long my fiancé threatened to leave me, or at the very least destroy the physical media. It’s still in heavy rotation.
December 28, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Post a perfect album from the 90s that isn't nirvana, soundgarden, pearl jam, or alice in chains.
Harder Mode: no Tool albums.
I played this album on repeat for so long my fiancé threatened to leave me, or at the very least destroy the physical media. It’s still in heavy rotation.
Harder Mode: no Tool albums.
I played this album on repeat for so long my fiancé threatened to leave me, or at the very least destroy the physical media. It’s still in heavy rotation.
Treating myself to some new games on Steam;
- Balder's Gate 3
- MegaBonk
And a friend sent me:
- Dispatch
- Final Fantasy Tactics; The Ivalace Chronicles
I think I will be busy the rest of the day.
- Balder's Gate 3
- MegaBonk
And a friend sent me:
- Dispatch
- Final Fantasy Tactics; The Ivalace Chronicles
I think I will be busy the rest of the day.
December 26, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Treating myself to some new games on Steam;
- Balder's Gate 3
- MegaBonk
And a friend sent me:
- Dispatch
- Final Fantasy Tactics; The Ivalace Chronicles
I think I will be busy the rest of the day.
- Balder's Gate 3
- MegaBonk
And a friend sent me:
- Dispatch
- Final Fantasy Tactics; The Ivalace Chronicles
I think I will be busy the rest of the day.
Fed the neighbor cat who comes to my backyard. Filled the bird feeders. I think I might be turning into “that” old man.
December 25, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Fed the neighbor cat who comes to my backyard. Filled the bird feeders. I think I might be turning into “that” old man.
2017 was the last Christmas I got to spend with my younger brother.
My brother loved gin rummy and backgammon, two games I learned to play so we could play. I loved D&D, so he learned so we could play. Neither of us said so, but that was our love language.
I miss him a lot this week.
My brother loved gin rummy and backgammon, two games I learned to play so we could play. I loved D&D, so he learned so we could play. Neither of us said so, but that was our love language.
I miss him a lot this week.
December 23, 2025 at 2:29 AM
2017 was the last Christmas I got to spend with my younger brother.
My brother loved gin rummy and backgammon, two games I learned to play so we could play. I loved D&D, so he learned so we could play. Neither of us said so, but that was our love language.
I miss him a lot this week.
My brother loved gin rummy and backgammon, two games I learned to play so we could play. I loved D&D, so he learned so we could play. Neither of us said so, but that was our love language.
I miss him a lot this week.
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Microsoft are doing a brilliant job making me want to install linux.
December 20, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Microsoft are doing a brilliant job making me want to install linux.
Seanan makes the only truly relevant point; children are completely their own persons, and what their parents, guardians, or the state wish them to be does not mean they must be those things.
Let people, all people, be who they are or who they are aspiring to be. The world will be better if we do.
Let people, all people, be who they are or who they are aspiring to be. The world will be better if we do.
I keep wanting to say something, and I keep not knowing what to say.
The trans community does not harm cis people by existing. They are just trying to live their lives, same as anyone else. That life doesn't look exactly like mine; my life doesn't match anyone else's. That's okay.
The trans community does not harm cis people by existing. They are just trying to live their lives, same as anyone else. That life doesn't look exactly like mine; my life doesn't match anyone else's. That's okay.
December 19, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Seanan makes the only truly relevant point; children are completely their own persons, and what their parents, guardians, or the state wish them to be does not mean they must be those things.
Let people, all people, be who they are or who they are aspiring to be. The world will be better if we do.
Let people, all people, be who they are or who they are aspiring to be. The world will be better if we do.
My search for employment continues.
I am an exceptionally skilled and experienced Technical Writer, with over a decade of experience in UI/UX work, customer communications, and technical documentation. If you are aware of remote positions, please let me know.
I am an exceptionally skilled and experienced Technical Writer, with over a decade of experience in UI/UX work, customer communications, and technical documentation. If you are aware of remote positions, please let me know.
December 18, 2025 at 11:28 PM
My search for employment continues.
I am an exceptionally skilled and experienced Technical Writer, with over a decade of experience in UI/UX work, customer communications, and technical documentation. If you are aware of remote positions, please let me know.
I am an exceptionally skilled and experienced Technical Writer, with over a decade of experience in UI/UX work, customer communications, and technical documentation. If you are aware of remote positions, please let me know.