High School in Ukraine
Feb. 27th, 2026 09:23 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ndrosenThere was a front page story in Thursday’s Washington Post about Ukrainian teenagers, girls as well as boys, learning to load assault rifles and apply tourniquets. They were around fifteen years old, and getting ready to defend their country.
I am happy to say that on Wednesday the 25th, I made a donation to the defense of Ukraine, selecting air defenses as the use to which my contribution would be directed.
I am happy to say that on Wednesday the 25th, I made a donation to the defense of Ukraine, selecting air defenses as the use to which my contribution would be directed.
Glorious Exploits by Ferdia Lennon
Feb. 27th, 2026 09:06 amjames_davis_nicoll
The Sicilian debacle leaves Syracuse with seven thousand Athenian prisoners slowly starving in a quarry. What better time to stage a play?
Glorious Exploits by Ferdia Lennon
Musical Interlude: "You've Got To Be Carefully Taught"
Feb. 27th, 2026 07:12 amdewlineRodgers and Hammerstein weren't Canadian, and so what?
This signature tune from "South Pacific" speaks of dangers we know too well.
This signature tune from "South Pacific" speaks of dangers we know too well.
Five Science Fiction Stories About Investigating Enigmatic Artifacts
Feb. 26th, 2026 10:04 amjames_davis_nicoll
"What is this thing, and where the heck did it come from?" is a great way to start any story!
Five Science Fiction Stories About Investigating Enigmatic Artifacts
Hell’s Heart by Alexis Hall
Feb. 26th, 2026 08:37 amjames_davis_nicoll
What better cure for melancholy than to serve under a captain whose obsessed pursuit of a leviathan will surely doom all involved?
Hell’s Heart by Alexis Hall
Bundle of Holding: Good Society (from 2024)
Feb. 25th, 2026 02:54 pmjames_davis_nicoll
The Good Society Bundle featuring Good Society, the Jane Austen-inspired tabletop roleplaying game from Storybrewers Roleplaying.
Bundle of Holding: Good Society (from 2024)
Babel no Toshokan by Tsubana
Feb. 25th, 2026 08:52 amjames_davis_nicoll
What could possibly go wrong with playing along with an unhappy teen's delusions?
Babel no Toshokan by Tsubana
My Prospective Bridge
Feb. 25th, 2026 03:20 amndrosenMonday morning, I went to the dentist’s office. The dentist wasn’t satisfied with the condition of the hole where he had removed a tooth, so he didn’t proceed to a permanent bridge. He and his assistant removed the temporary bridge, put temporary crowns on two neighboring teeth, and left a vacancy. I’m rinsing with salt water and trying to chew with just the right side of my mouth; I have an appointment for next week, when I may be healed enough for a permanent bridge to be installed.
Now, back to sleep, I hope.
Now, back to sleep, I hope.
Trek Fanfic: The Edge of Midnight, Updated
Feb. 24th, 2026 10:15 pmdewlineSharing a note with you all. The book that inspired the first of my in-progress star-mapping projects has had its first volume remastered properly, also accounting for revelations found in assorted episodes of Strange New Worlds.
Details here.
If your Trek fandom leads you in the direction of trying to understand the Federation as a nation...this is a fanfic for you.
Details here.
If your Trek fandom leads you in the direction of trying to understand the Federation as a nation...this is a fanfic for you.
The Rift by Walter Jon Williams
Feb. 24th, 2026 09:15 amjames_davis_nicoll
The New Madrid Fault teaches a memorable lesson about the transience of things.
The Rift by Walter Jon Williams
Britten from Monaco
Feb. 24th, 2026 08:22 amchickenfeetIncludes a rather good "Les Illuminations"
https://operaramblings.blog/2026/02/24/britten-from-monaco/
https://operaramblings.blog/2026/02/24/britten-from-monaco/
About The Vulgarian's 2026 State of the (Dis)Union Speech?
Feb. 24th, 2026 07:46 amdewlineI'm skipping that. I have my mental health to preserve and plenty of other good people are risking their own to make sure that anything I absolutely need to know from that event will get to me.
On Trumpist ICE "Training"
Feb. 23rd, 2026 05:55 pmdewlineI assume there's a more thorough recording of Mr. Schwank's testimony before the US Congress available on YouTube?
https://bsky.app/profile/factpostnews.bsky.social/post/3mfknbgfzcd2f
https://bsky.app/profile/factpostnews.bsky.social/post/3mfknbgfzcd2f
Bundle of Holding: Mists of Akuma
Feb. 23rd, 2026 02:10 pmjames_davis_nicoll
A bundle for Mists of Akuma, the tabletop roleplaying campaign setting of Eastern fantasy noir steampunk from Storm Bunny Studios for Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition.
Bundle of Holding: Mists of Akuma
A Brief Survey of Canadian Political Thrillers
Feb. 23rd, 2026 10:02 amjames_davis_nicoll
You may be surprised to learn that "Canadian thriller" is not an oxymoron.
A Brief Survey of Canadian Political Thrillers