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In Extremis: A novel in the Up From the Depths Universe

September 2, 2024

In Extremis: A novel in the Up From the Depths Universe

How much do fonts (and their layout) matter?

The Terasrael Chronicles: Who Mourns for Bolok ?

August 31, 2024

The Terasrael Chronicles: Who Mourns for Bolok ?

Maybe the cover is also a suggestion of what would make the cover seem better.

Jackson Stafford’s World of Entrapment

August 30, 2024

Jackson Stafford’s World of Entrapment

“Spectacular imagery”… You mean like the cover?

Canyon Capers

August 28, 2024

This is a tale about two Navajo attorneys who pit themselves against powerful Washington D. C. insiders…

Way to capture that on the cover.

Death of the Desperate

August 26, 2024

Death of the Desperate

The desperation is evinced well.

Fragmented Sky
The author says: In the crumbling dome city of Grid 46, breathable air is a luxury rationed by Praxis Corp, a ruthless megacorporation that views survival as a commodity. Technician Lyra Sato struggles to keep her sick brother alive while uncovering a buried secret—the enigmatic Seed System, a sentient, evolving AI embedded within the dome’s
Sketch of the Day Omnibus Post.
Skipped one for New Year’s Day. The post Sketch of the Day Omnibus Post. appeared first on NathanShumate.com.
Movie Seen Recently: Clearing the decks, part 1.
I have been watching movies for the last several months, but I’ve been entirely unmotivated to write about them. So here is the first part of a metric crap-ton of capsule movie assessments to purge the hopper. I Am Vengeance (2018) – Ex-commando reacts to the death of an old comrade-in-arms by coming to his... The post Movie Seen Recently: Clearing the decks, part 1. appeared first on NathanShumate.com.
My Mother
The author says: My Mother is told mostly in the first-person narrative and from the author’s point of view. Set mostly in St. Lucia, the memoir juxtaposes the author’s personal experience of his mom, his mother’s researched life story (and that of her relatives), and St. Lucia’s contemporary history. It dwells on the workings of
Passed on in 2024.
As usual, it seems somewhat morbid to dwell on the deaths of the year without also recognizing the births of the same year… but with extremely few exceptions (I’m a grandfather now!), we don’t know which of the millions who came into the world this year will be familiar to us by the end of... The post Passed on in 2024. appeared first on NathanShumate.com.
Sketch of the Day Omnibus Post.
Six, because I skipped a day for Christmas. The post Sketch of the Day Omnibus Post. appeared first on NathanShumate.com.