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This is the opening scene of my first novel, a cosmic gothic horror novel set in a small Appalachian “holler” community during the Covid pandemic. I’m currently about 115 pages into my first draft. Each section of each chapter is told from a different character’s POV. The novel also touches on Appalachian environmental and economic issues as well as the political and religious discord that is at the center of modern life in America. I am a native born Appalachian and I’ve tried to write the characters as true to real life as possible culturally without devolving into stereotypes. My biggest influences are Stephen King and Dan Simmons. We open with Keith Howard, a recently reti...

I translated the text, enjoy : "In reponse to the question "Why does the market economy alwalys remplaces the planned economy?" Response : It is not that the market economy necessarily replaces the planned economy. Rather, it is the monetary planned economy — the so-called “planned market” or “simulated parallel market” — that, as the law of value continues to assert itself, inevitably slides toward a normal market economy. The ultimate failure of the Soviet-style planned economy had already been anticipated by Engels as early as 1878 in *Anti-Dühring*: “Nevertheless, Herr Dühring assigns to it the function of money even in the “soc...

A white polo is such a staple and everything I've found is too thin (shows nipples or shows flesh color through the material). My litmus test is to put my hand in the shirt and look at the back of my hand through the material. If I can tell what race I am, it's too thin. I've tried pique cotton, pima (smooth) cotton and none meet the criteria. I'm here in search of recommendations. I'm a size L-Tall (in Banana Republic) FWIW but would use a brand that doesn't offer a tall size if it means I can wear a white polo without an undershirt. Price is not a factor. I have tried the discount and mass-market brands and no luck. I've also tried the higher-end b...

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Hello! Welcome back to another article! In this article, I discuss Brick-Mart, the potential grocery store of Brick Bay! Additionally, I discuss the importance of making all kitchen utilities usable for players, and how having both of these additions/fixes will lead to even more recipes! Key Points!🗝️: * The furniture store in town just needs to be repurposed at this point. It truly doesn't do anything for Brick Bay at this point in time. Given the location and the parking lot included with it, this space is the perfect spot for a grocery store. I always thought it was weird that we didn't have a grocery store within the town. Introducing Brick-Mart! * The idea is to give th...

Hello! Welcome back to another article! In this article, I discuss Brick-Mart, the potential grocery store of Brick Bay! Additionally, I discuss the importance of making all kitchen utilities usable for players, and how having both of these additions/fixes will lead to even more recipes! Key Points!🗝️: * The furniture store in town just needs to be repurposed at this point. It truly doesn't do anything for Brick Bay at this point in time. Given the location and the parking lot included with it, this space is the perfect spot for a grocery store. I always thought it was weird that we didn't have a grocery store within the town. Introducing Brick-Mart! * The idea is to give th...

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Sometimes when I didn't plan the riping to well I need a store where I can buy really ripe bananas. Help me out here guys!

**Chapter 1**     Amongst a slight-yet-significant percentage of Oceanside, California’s many thousands of residents, rumors circulated of a man who shunned all satellite, cable, and Bluetooth devices. Never did his fingertips meet a laptop keyboard. No commentaries could he voice concerning sports and event television. Not one current pop tune could he name.    Years prior, he’d possessed drinking buddies of his own to spread tales of his eccentricities, but eventually they’d all drifted from his orbit and he’d grown antisocial. Now, his co-workers, and friends of his wife and son, performed that function.    His name was Emmett Wilson. Celine, his wife, was thirty-two....

**Chapter 1**     Amongst a slight-yet-significant percentage of Oceanside, California’s many thousands of residents, rumors circulated of a man who shunned all satellite, cable, and Bluetooth devices. Never did his fingertips meet a laptop keyboard. No commentaries could he voice concerning sports and event television. Not one current pop tune could he name.    Years prior, he’d possessed drinking buddies of his own to spread tales of his eccentricities, but eventually they’d all drifted from his orbit and he’d grown antisocial. Now, his co-workers, and friends of his wife and son, performed that function.    His name was Emmett Wilson. Celine, his wife, was thirty-two....

**Chapter 1**     Amongst a slight-yet-significant percentage of Oceanside, California’s many thousands of residents, rumors circulated of a man who shunned all satellite, cable, and Bluetooth devices. Never did his fingertips meet a laptop keyboard. No commentaries could he voice concerning sports and event television. Not one current pop tune could he name.    Years prior, he’d possessed drinking buddies of his own to spread tales of his eccentricities, but eventually they’d all drifted from his orbit and he’d grown antisocial. Now, his co-workers, and friends of his wife and son, performed that function.    His name was Emmett Wilson. Celine, his wife, was thirty-two....

**Chapter 1**     Amongst a slight-yet-significant percentage of Oceanside, California’s many thousands of residents, rumors circulated of a man who shunned all satellite, cable, and Bluetooth devices. Never did his fingertips meet a laptop keyboard. No commentaries could he voice concerning sports and event television. Not one current pop tune could he name.    Years prior, he’d possessed drinking buddies of his own to spread tales of his eccentricities, but eventually they’d all drifted from his orbit and he’d grown antisocial. Now, his co-workers, and friends of his wife and son, performed that function.    His name was Emmett Wilson. Celine, his wife, was thirty-two....

**Chapter 1**     Amongst a slight-yet-significant percentage of Oceanside, California’s many thousands of residents, rumors circulated of a man who shunned all satellite, cable, and Bluetooth devices. Never did his fingertips meet a laptop keyboard. No commentaries could he voice concerning sports and event television. Not one current pop tune could he name.    Years prior, he’d possessed drinking buddies of his own to spread tales of his eccentricities, but eventually they’d all drifted from his orbit and he’d grown antisocial. Now, his co-workers, and friends of his wife and son, performed that function.    His name was Emmett Wilson. Celine, his wife, was thirty-two....

SFF here means all speculative fiction (fantasy, science fiction, horror, alternate history, magical realism etc). The following SFF books will be published in the U.S. in April 2026. Other countries may differ. If you know of others, please add them as comments below. If I've made any mistakes, just let me know, and I'll fix them up. The published book formats are included with each entry. Some of this information is obtained from the isfdb website which lists one format type for each entry but mostly omits ebook entries. If it's a new hardcover and/or trade paperback book, it's very likely that an ebook is also coming out at the same time. If you find these posts us...

Rates vary so please send me a chat with the following information: * Store and value of card * How the gift card was obtained * Payment method you take I am only buying gift cards for **US stores** including: * Amazon * Apple * Barnes & Noble * Banana Republic * Best Buy * Bloomingdales * Chick-Fil-A * Costco * Crate and Barrel * Dicks Sporting Goods * eBay * Gap * H&M * Home Depot * Ikea * Lowes * Macys * Nordstrom * Pottery Barn * Saks Fifth Avenue * Starbucks * Target * Uber * Walmart * West Elm * Williams Sonoma .. and many others