"Let me describe what the perpetrator smelled like . . . "
@williampreston
Writer (mostly SF, currently in Jan–Feb 2026 Asimov's; forthcoming there and elsewhere), reader, former teacher, parent to three grown women. Interests include film, religion, history, many sciences. he/him ho-hum
"Let me describe what the perpetrator smelled like . . . "
All in
May this prove prophetic
Yesterday someone told me he’d been curious about my pulp-adjacent Old Man stories for a long time, but now that I’ve published them with a wraparound cover BY AN ACTUAL ARTIST, he’s sold. No “AI,” no LLMs. Just “a work of human hands.“ #SF #Asimovs www.amazon.com/dp/B0GQLVG6WY
I figured he’d be one of the eternal traitors in Satan‘s jaws at the very bottom.
We'd like the chance to fuck that shit up again
Proactively defensive is when you intercept a football.
Yes.
I hope this is the Gumby adaptation of Spielberg's Duel.
It gets passed around.
A scythe is not a precision instrument
Other options include Epstein's ghost-grip and the noose of the angel of history.
Putin's leash
Yesss.
I would volunteer (well, I would accept payment) to write a series called The Last Generation. All about the end of the Federation.
I’m told that Ben Dover got through there with no problems.
Enjoy!
Jesu
"Ken, you were too damn much."
"I will now become far too little."
The weirdest element is the absence of Branagh himself from the screen, which made me think this was fake for even longer.
How does this exist?
Oh, man. Thanks so much! I’m so glad to hear you’ve enjoyed and appreciated these stories.
This is of especial interest to readers of my Old Man stories—an homage to (and inquiry into) pulp heroes. A Work of Human Hands, the complete Old Man stories, is available in PB via Amazon. Isn't it a fine time to read stories about people trying to do good? www.amazon.com/dp/B0GQLVG6WY
Captain America in the movie Winter Soldier standing before the targeting armaments of SHIELD saying “This isn’t freedom. This is fear.”
The dungeon feature was a big selling point.
We used to call it "swarm ball."
Lindsey often cites various ayatollahs in answering questions of international affairs.
This is of especial interest to readers of my Old Man stories—an homage to (and inquiry into) pulp heroes. A Work of Human Hands, the complete Old Man stories, is available in PB via Amazon. Isn't it a fine time to read stories about people trying to do good? www.amazon.com/dp/B0GQLVG6WY
And they leave peanut shells on the floor.
It's good to remain flexible in these times.