This is the new season’s material.
[How the Juniper Changes] [Botany] [Conifer] [Bush] [Short Story] You think you understand something when you’re a kid, but things change. Well, I’m still a kid. I’m still Fyodor Gennady of the Petya Asteroid. I still don’t really know what an asteroid is. I still don’t know why every farmer seems to have Gennady as…
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[Of Juniper Berries and Looking Back to Go Forward] [Botany] [Conifer] [Bush] And with that dice roll, we are taking on Plants, specifically conifer bushes. I immediately thought of juniper berry bush. When I was still in college, not all that long ago, I did a presentation on the value of Juniper berries. I…
[Hunting Brothers] [History] [Pre-History] [Biogeography] Two brown-haired guys, clothed in animal hides, and eating jerky, kept a watchful eye on a nearby rabbit den. The smaller one whispered, “Shall we die in hills or mountains?” “We are not running away Limmu.” He whispered back. “The caves are getting crowded, Min. Our parents want the family…
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[Why We Disagree About Prehistory] [History] [Pre-History] [Biogeography] [Article] Biogeography, why we can’t seem to agree on history. – And With those numbers I rolled, I’m doing history this week—specifically prehistory. Prehistory is traditionally understood as a time before writing and is one of the most controversial times of historical debate. Stick with me…
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[Superhero, Isekai, 2 Sides of the Same Coin] [Fantasy] [Superhero] [Fun-Sized Fridays] Welcome to Fun-sized Friday, where we have a fun-sized story on Friday. This week the dice roll is: (Intro Vid, then Images) Six for fantasy, and three for Superhero and Isekai. For those new, Hello, I am J. J. Bartel, Author, Botanist, Historian,…
Chewing on Fear A woman with a small baby bump was hitting the treadmill; each step was like a rhythmic pat echoing in the gym. “And stop,” The trainer by her side said. He pressed the button, and she began to slow down. “Excellent work Shima,” he said, offering a washcloth. “It’s Mrs. Anderson,…
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[Sci-Fi Tragedies Can Make You Happier] [Sci-Fi] [Melancholy] [Article] [Fun-Sized-Friday] I am going to make the argument that sad and miserable science fiction stories have miserable endings so that we can have more happiness in our lives. It would be a lie if I did not fulfill that promise, and to start, it’s important to…
[The Answered Prayer] [Religious] [Heresy] [Sci-Fi] [Horror] “Blood for the blood god!” the kid said with a snicker, warped cleaver in hand. He was smacked by a larger calloused hand. “Hemolin, slit the throat already.” Shaking himself, the teenager grumbled but let the cleaver fly. The chicken bodies were hanging from the ceiling in…
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FSF Christian Heresy and Pagans Welcome to Fun-Sized-Friday, randomly research a selected topic, then present a short story after. I am author, botanist, historian, and gamer J J Bartel, and this time its Christian Heresy and Pagans. I already had a story in mind that I wanted to cultivate into greatness, but there was a…
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Traveler, it seems that this is your first time in this town. Let me tell you our legend for that mug of ale you gave me. It is well known to the people of this village that the Moon Monk and the Scarlet Crow have their … differences. Each lived on the outskirts of town,…
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