How do you make a clever character stupid?

You give them an infatuation. A fixation. Something that completely overrides their critical thinking and better judgment. Something that drives them nuts like a switch is thrown.

And when that happens, they're dumber than a bag of rocks. (And they're ...

Katya is training to be a Grim Reaper, taken under the wing of the skeletal instructor, Comrade Reaper. Tucked away in the hidden rooms of the Wallachian Library lies an unbreakable glass box containing the once living body of Bolshevik leader, Vladimir Lenin. “This was Stalin’s idea, I’m ...

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This is the third in our weapons trilogy and it's about what happens AFTER the ultimate weapons have done their work: Apocalypse! The end of all things… This term comes from the bible, with the Book ...

Photo: “-Spring- Ch.3: Page 80”. Imago, Nebraska, created by InkyMoondrop. (November 2024)

InkyMoondrop writes:

“He-hey! It's that time again. Chapter 3 of Imago, Nebraska ends on the 27th (Wednesday). I hope it was to your liking, Ch.4 will focus more on Theo once again, with a few ...

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Last week we had an overview of weapons throughout history and how it's a constant game of balance and oneupmanship. Now we're looking at future weapons and Scifi stuff! There's a lot of potential ...

Photo: “The Wee Ones: A Serialized Horror Story, Part One”. The Wee Ones by TheDeeMan. (November 2024)

TheDeeMan writes:

“Hi,

I just wanted to drop you a note to let you and the DD fam know that I started a new horror “short reads” series on Amazon titled “The Wee ...

Sometimes it may feel that the justice system protects the perpetrator a lot more than it does the victim:

There are many things an accused can use to mitigate their position, there are many reasons to shorted a sentence, they can get out on good behavior, they can generally serve ...

Hell Monkey “EL” has been on a mission for seven hundred eighty eight years as a mercenary, currently inhabiting a cold, devolved dust ball Earth, filled with human-headed dogs and cockroach mutations. El is about to reveal how he earned the title of “Famous Ogre Killer” by facing off against ...

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Today we have onboard with us our resident theme maker, our classic composer and musical genius! He does all the DD comic inspired themes that regularly appear on the Quackcast and has done so for the last ...

Photo: “Craters Edge by Jason Moon Review Page One”. Craters Edge review illustrated by ZeroHour. Lite Bites created by Genejoke. (October 2024)

Genejoke writes:

“All the comics submitted for review are either done or well in hand so I'm opening up for more volunteers to have their comics reviewed ...