We like to consider ourselves open-minded, free of inflexible thinking and open to ideas. And we probably are- in certain areas. In others, we are not.
This is one of the few statements I still feel justified making in the absolute. Every person has biases. It's one of the ...

Know Thy Bias
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Aug. 21, 2021Changing the World
damehelsing at 12:00AM, Aug. 8, 2021
I think a lot of us have dreams of growing up and changing the world. Impacting it in some great way. Or if you’re villain type, maybe in a bad way.
Anyway, now that I got your attention with changing the world.
I’m not talking about changing “our ...
I Attended a Tech Convention Using My DD Handle and It was Refreshing
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Aug. 2, 2021
Technology has reached a Golden Age.
Interesting, innovative individuals that have the ability to bring enough intelligence to the table in order to improve humankind are the ones to seek out.
Forty nights ago, while perusing the channels on my subscriptions, an announcement popped up about a tech convention headed ...
The Duck: REANIMATED
damehelsing at 12:00AM, July 18, 2021
Hello hello hello!!!!
To all those who were wondering, The Duck’s Anthology “The Duck: REANIMATED” IS FINALLY OUT!
It is here boys and girls, lad and lasses, my people with dummy thicc asses.
BUY IT HERE!
A lot of work and love went into this anthology, and I am ...
The Test of Character
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, July 10, 2021
If you are in a fairy tale and encounter an Old Woman… never take that meeting lightly. It's usually a test of character: the manner in which you respond to her will be a measure of how kind, decisive, clever, obliging, evil, rude, crass, abusive, or idiotic you are ...
Space Based Interactions
Banes at 12:00AM, July 1, 2021
Some of my earliest memories are playing with Star Wars toys - my awareness of the first film and the toys are muddled together, but I clearly remember seeing The Empire Strikes Back, and vividly recall the couple-years-long wait after that, before Return of the Jedi would come and resolve the ...
QUACKCAST 537 - Historicity
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, June 29, 2021 LISTEN on our new player!
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We have a chat about historicity in this Quackcast. What IS historicity? It's historical authenticity basically but a nicer way of saying it! It's pretty ...
Writing Writers
Banes at 12:00AM, June 24, 2021
I read some writing…advice? Or commentary? Or something like that years ago that pointed out how often amateur writers will create Protagonists who are writers. If I'm remembering correctly, this was expressed as a bad thing, probably because it's overdone. On the one hand, they say write ...