Micro Fiction: They Call Me Doug
Micro Fiction: They Call Me Doug
Mike, why do they call you Doug? I was in the army. What does that have to do with it? They used to call me General too, but Doug stuck when I got out. I didn’t know you were an officer. Wasn’t. Five stripes was the highest I got. How does that become Doug or General? Michal Christian Author. I still don’t get it. M. C. Author was on much of my stuff. What? MacArthur OK Doug
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All 14 chapter now up for free
New Web site is up.
I have a new website. It is still under construction, but I have the basics in place now. My author site https://wordpress.com/home/jamesrsteinhausauthor.wordpress.com is still active. But most of my updates will be taking place here from now on. Vella Links
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Fifth Chapter of A Fall of Ashes is now live
Ashes hated being sent to heal the very people that had raped her and wanted her for their slave, but accepted that it was something she had to do. She was in no way ready for the surprises that awaited her. Chapter 5 Apprentice Healer is now available on Kindle Vella and Patron
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Three stories now available on Kindle Vella
Three stories now available on Kindle Vella
I have started three stories on Kindle Vella, two science fiction, and one fantasy. The first, Viking of Asgard, I drafted over two years ago. I began my rewriting this one over a year ago, having each chapter professionally edited and then publishing it on Vella. Now it has twenty chapters published and I will continue to add to this as a rewrite once chapters get professionally edited. It is…
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A Fall of Ashes: Chapter VI, Sorceress now available
Now in her early twenties, Ashes has become comfortable as an apprentice studying healing, when her mistress sends her on an errand in a far distant town. Little does she realize it is a one-way trip and she will lose everything but what she is carrying. She is a sorceress and has her freedom now, but at a terrible cost. Read chapter IV of A Fall of Ashes, Sorceress, on Kindle Vella or…
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Flash Fiction: A Question of Immortality
“Stop burning the body,” demanded Shia, leading her guards into the smoke-filled chamber. “Your highness? Your father bade me destroy this thing,” the large, bare-chested priest responded in surprise, dumping red glowing coals from his shovel. “And you’ve been trying for four moons,” she snapped. “She still starts growing flesh the moment you take her bones out of the fire?” In a whisper he…
Can a Mars colony be profitable?
Many have stated you can not have a profitable mars colony, over all. At best some will make money profiting of those who invest in it. Here are some of those that will profit stetting one up. If it is enough for the Colony to be profitable or not, depends on decision not yet made.
Can We Break the Universe? What does that imply?
The assumption that with enough that with high enough technology, it is possible to break the universe leads to many interesting conclusions. It almost eliminates the possibility of an older, more powerful race, except under certain circumstances. Quite simply if you can break the universe, there is no way to prevent people who would do so from figuring out how to. It will take time, but it will…
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Over a month ago, my drip coffee maker broke. instead of getting a new one of fixing it, I have been boil water with coffee in it then poring that into the filter by hand. Doing that I use less than half the coffee for a far better tasting cup. Drip coffeemaker are wasteful. They also use more electric than I realized, keeping your coffee hot.
