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Marshall 'Merdle' Cain 🐀
@merdle.blacksky.app
Writer, Nerd, Gamer.

Big into Tabletop and Card Games.
https://blackstarlit.substack.com/
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‘A Distant World’ By Steve R Dodd (2025, acrylics on canvas board)
January 28, 2026 at 11:07 PM
It looks like Brandon finally got the deal he wanted. Wish it wasn't with a streaming service I generally avoid... But it will give me an excuse to finally watch Severance I guess.

#cosmere
Brandon Sanderson’s Literary Fantasy Universe ‘Cosmere’ Picked Up by Apple TV (Exclusive)
It's an unprecedented deal for the author, whose 'Mistborn' series and 'The Stormlight Archive' are being eyed for film and television adaptation, respectively.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
January 28, 2026 at 10:37 PM
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My friend from work @cwtycho.penny-arcade.com has a very good post about Highguard on the site today:
www.penny-arcade.com/news/post/20...
Guarding While High - Penny Arcade
Videogaming-related online strip by Mike Krahulik and Jerry Holkins. Includes news and commentary.
www.penny-arcade.com
January 28, 2026 at 9:03 PM
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Shirley Raines, founder of Beauty 2 The Streetz and known for her volunteer work serving homeless communities in Los Angeles and Nevada, has died
January 28, 2026 at 6:29 PM
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🌟"PRETTY PRETTY PLEASE I DON'T WANT TO BE A MAGICAL GIRL" EPISODE 2 🌟
"I Want to be a Normal Girl"

SATURDAY, JANUARY 31ST @ 11AM PST!!!!!!!!!!!!
January 28, 2026 at 8:30 AM
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flight
January 26, 2026 at 11:05 PM
I'm trying to figure out new means of blogging instead of Substack.

For now, here is something really depressing for those who dislike their own mental peace.

#writing
In November 2024 I lost the ability to hope for the future (and so should you)
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merdlekid.github.io
January 27, 2026 at 2:27 AM
The usual Stormlight Archive experience.

#cosmere #SLA

(comic by linktr.ee/robotatertot)
January 26, 2026 at 10:38 PM
I've gotta look myself in the mirror and ask...

If I really like the 'disruption' of guardian, shouldn't I at least try playing assassin? Sigh...

#fabtcg
January 24, 2026 at 6:32 AM
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the world has ended. what recourse have we? its corpse reanimated by the necromancer named neoliberalism and the God named capital?

raise your swords against heaven, wanderers. ultraviolence is the secret nature of God.

10,000 SWORDS AGAINST HEAVEN: an ultraviolent tropical gothic xianxia ttrpg.
January 21, 2026 at 7:02 AM
Instead of doing literally any content about the sequel era, Disney is like... 'you guys want an animated series about the villain who has died like 3 times on screen?'

Anyway, new Darth Maul series has a trailer.
January 22, 2026 at 5:43 PM
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Okay that shouldn't have taken that long, that is on me.
January 22, 2026 at 5:10 AM
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Help us select the 2025 finalists for our annual Clarkesworld Readers' Poll.
Nominate your favorite Clarkesworld stories and cover art at:
www.surveymonkey.com/r/clarkeswor...

POLL CLOSES THURSDAY, JANUARY 22th at 3PM EST
2025 Clarkesworld Readers' Poll - Nomination Phase
You have until January 22nd 3pm EST to nominate!
www.surveymonkey.com
January 20, 2026 at 8:50 PM
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Our short is finally out on YouTube . You can watch it here

youtu.be/Ut7mDwAAE4A?...
January 21, 2026 at 1:53 AM
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One day it will be their day... #fabtcg
January 20, 2026 at 2:44 AM
I usually don't worry about MLK day too much, but this image with his Nobel Peace Prize makes me want to talk about Dr. King today!
January 19, 2026 at 9:17 PM
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January 19, 2026 at 12:50 AM
Reading through some of the short stories in Brandon Sanderson's 'Tailored Realities'.

'Snapshot' was excellent, and I hope it is true that it will get adapted. It feels like a story that would make a good film.

'Brain Dump' was short and cute, could have been snappier, feels cut for length. 📚💙
January 18, 2026 at 6:06 AM
My wife said watching Leder Games break up with Cole and Kyle is like watching your parents get divorced and that is 100% true.

It seems like they have figured everything out like adults, but I don't know what to expect from Leder in a post-Kyle world.
January 14, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Just finished 'The Blade Itself' by Abercrombie.

It is quite a ride, though I think it might hold its secrets a little too close, leaving us with too little idea of why some stuff works and other stuff doesn't. Some characters (Quai) just fall off.

The reveal with Logen was excellent!
#booksky
January 13, 2026 at 8:41 AM
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Fabdle hit me with the 'nu-uh-uh'
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a smiley face is pointing up with the words nuh uh written below it
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January 13, 2026 at 1:22 AM
They want to have a reserve list SO BAD. They are just begging for a reserve list.

'Please FAB, repeat Magic's worst collector's mistake that ever happened, PLEASE I have to invest in more cardboard, please! My wife doesn't love me, maybe shiny cardboard will!'

#fabtcg
January 11, 2026 at 8:54 PM
The whole ICE shooting incident has me on that other site more than I should be, and I'm being poisoned by the darkness again. Seeing a million bots repeat that someone deserved to get shot in the face is a slow but sure source of psychic damage that I can't put up with.
January 10, 2026 at 10:52 PM
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It was almost as far away from my starting guess as it could be, lol. #fabtcg
January 10, 2026 at 4:44 AM