Having lived across the west side of Greater Los Angeles for a while now, some ideas for the futuristic form it takes in my science-fictional alternate timeline I set my stories in have started to crystalize better…and one such story is “Children of the Storm” … Continue readingAfter Children of the Storm: Into the South Bay
American ski instruction, despite being located in “the land of the free and the home of the brave”, has a reputation for being slow, cautious, safety-oriented, and rule-obsessed, a reputation it deserves in contrast with places like Scandinavia or the Alps, the latter of which … Continue readingWhite Paradise
Light pollution is a well-recognized problem, severing human beings who live in urban areas (alas, the vast majority of us these days) from our primordial right to look up into the sky and gaze in wonder at endless twinkling points of light when the sun … Continue readingTake Back the Night?
It’s funny how wiki-walking can lead you off on tangents you would never have even considered. Over the course of revising my alternate timeline, I considered it more interesting to keep the Austro-Hungarian Empire intact during the 20th century, all the better to draw fragmented … Continue readingFree Hålogaland?
Riksgränsen was my first time skiing…anywhere. Ever. The very fact it’s located north of the arctic circle and I was skiing under the midnight sun made it hardcore, but until I looked back on it I had no idea how hardcore the whole experience actually … Continue readingThe New Me: Tan, Blonde, and on the Slopes?
“Star Trek” was always groundbreaking in diverse casting and pushing the boundaries; the original series had a pointedly multinational crew without people of color being stereotyped, and most famously even interracial kisses were featured on occasion. The next generation was not quite so daring when … Continue readingOne Thought, for a Bolder “Star Trek: The Next Generation”
Well, my chemical peel is over, and after almost a week I’m already noticing the difference. I’m looking much more photogenic now! I’ll definitely be keeping up a regular regimen of them from now on. And my face is even starting to look better in … Continue readingWhen Your Looks are Maxed Out…
Oh, the possibilities when you worldbuild in a timeline that diverges around 1900. Well…if we’re trying to alter the territory of the United States 1850 might be a better point of departure, but the 20th century alone has a host of possibilities that would make … Continue readingIn my Timeline, an Expanded States of America?
I’m tan, I’m blonde…and I’m fat. I so, so need to be thin: I lost so much weight compared to my peak, trimmed effortlessly in my European vacation, stoked, oh so stoked, to get the flat tummy of my dreams…only, in the past few months, … Continue readingWhat? Semaglutide? And Chemical Peels? For Me?
Well, since my last update I’m happy to report that I’m continuing to glow up successfully: from my hair, to my body, and a few other aspects of the new me to boot. First things first: my platinum blonde hair now reaches my belly button. … Continue readingMy Makeover: Pushing the Envelope…