Looking for good reads this CyberMonday? Here's a bundle full of fun, with eight books you can't get anywhere else!

In more positive news, the January Patreon stories are up.

This month we have two a fantasy story about out of control cat grass in "Use as Directed" and a science fiction story about a man falling off a roof in "Reassignment."

patreon.com/stefonmears

Boy did I pick a rough time to try to come back to social media. I'll be around sometimes, folks, but only as much as my blood pressure can take.

The December Patreon stories are live!

We have "The NPC Lounge" is the high fantasy tale of a goblin awakening someplace he could never imagine, and "Explosive Delivery" sees a man in the modern Bay Area having his life changed forever by a Sunday morning delivery.

patreon.com/stefonmears

Just got a spam call from "an AI volunteer."

I'm not sure which idea concerns me more. That there are AIs volunteering for telemarketing work, or the implication that other AIs already consider themselves enslaved. Or at least conscripted.

So, we made the mistake of setting an old laundry basket on the floor before getting rid of it.

I don't think we're allowed to get rid of it now...

Of course, it also just feels like a wild ride of a system that could be a lot of fun. But really, the dice. I mean, come on.

I'll admit it. Half the reason I want to try Dungeon Crawl Classics is to have an excuse to roll dice I've never had a reason to roll before. d24? d16? Heck, d5? d7? How could I *not*?

And now, a true tale from the files of introvert horror stories: Today, I had to leave the house *for the fourth day in a row.*

Ah, yes. Time to buy glasses again. Which means going through the fifteen hundred sets of options to find the two that have 1) lenses large enough to handle a progressive prescription well, and 2) have the least amount of frame possible.

@stevenbrust.bsky.social Were you aware that the old song "Harrigan" scans with Khaavren?

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harriga...

I realized this when I caught myself singing it to my cat, who was named after that famous Tiassa.

For anyone who likes Spells for Hire stories, I have two of them up on Patreon this month:

First conjure man Heath Cyr helps a local artists with an international problem in "Vandal Root." In the second, he deals with a very angry skeptic in "Shame Brier."

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All right. After a long break from social media, I am seeing about returning. At least sometimes. I expect mostly to be found here.