The vital news first: the Patronizer-only MWL Footnote Fortune File has been updated with the Laserblasted footnotes. I’ll put instructions on using it up front, to get actual links below the fold. When you have the fortune file, put it in your fortune directory and run: # strfile -c ‘%’ mwlfortune That’ll create the binary […]
This post went to Patronizers at the beginning of April, and to the public at the beginning of May. Yes, I know, everyone already patronizes me, but if you want me to pay attention sign up here. As expected, the economy is in an unforced crash. Yippee! Buckle in folks, it’s gonna be a wild […]
This post went to Patronizers at the beginning of April, and to the public at the beginning of May. Not a Patronizer? You could be. It’s a terrible deal, but you could be. I’ve considered myself well-prepared for personal financial disaster, but we’re not headed into personal financial disaster. We’re headed into a global one. […]
(This post went to Patronizers in March, and to the public in April. Not a Patronizer? You could be.) The business world is upended. Companies are bracing for survival. Jobs are being cut. It’s almost as if people realized that the ship of state has not only been overtaken by a great white whale, but […]
This See the Sausage Being Made post went to my esteemed Patronizers at the beginning of February, and will go to the public in the beginning of March. Not a Patronizer? You could be. One of the advantages of being a self-employed writer is that my schedule is infinitely flexible. I can work any hours […]
“The Rats’ Man’s Lackey and the Bringer of Leaves” previously appeared in Pulphouse #33, but their exclusivity period ran out and I have no shame. In updating my bibliographic SNMP MIB, I found that this is the 111th published thing with my name on it. There’s probably a Bilbo Baggins joke to be made there, […]
My thoughts on last month? “Well, that was a thing that happened.” Lost two weeks to holiday chaos, but managed to get a few words made anyway. The Dear Abyss Kickstarter is basically complete. Three people still owe me their addresses to ship books. That’s a problem, but I’ve poked them to fill out their […]
Hi folks, It’s the dark of the year, so I put out a Christmas story standalone. I was going to also release the Beaks Christmas story out, but when I went looking for cover art this was the first image that popped up. The good news is, I’m confident this isn’t AI-generated. The bad news […]
Autumn is my favorite Michigan season. Cool enough at night to wear sweatpants, warm enough in the day to wear shorts. Oh well, it’ll return. Some distant day. Mostly shorter bits for you this month. The immediate news is that despite the election, we’ll be staying in Detroit for now. We’re under less threat than […]
Here’s the thing: Patronizing me is a terrible deal. $12 a year for posts that go public a month later? Laughable. I appreciate you, but it’s still a terrible deal. My new book, Dear Abyss: The FreeBSD Journal “Letters” column, years 1-6, is escaping soon. It’s a collection of previously published material. Somehow it successfully […]
