So, I have some things to say, and a couple of questions for the Glibertariat.
First, the main thing I want to say:
Thank you.
I started writing articles for this site because I saw a lot of articles on Tacticool shooting irons, which is fine, but I wanted to get in some comments on some other firearms as well. That led to a series of articles on guns, then on the various misadventures of my Allamakee County youth (which were slightly embellished to make them more entertaining) some straight out fiction, and then, on to my current spate of “lyrics-inspired fiction” bits.
Upshot is, because of all this and because of all of your reactions to my scribbling, I’ve kind of got my writing mojo back. I’d been in a slump for several years, partly due to family issues, partly due to being drawn into my consulting business. But thanks to the motivation I’ve picked up by entertaining all of you, something in my creative brain has picked up the pace, and once again I’m finding more time to write. So thanks, to all of you, for that.
Now, the questions.
What would you like to see more of? I’ve about shot my bolt where Allamakee County is concerned, although there may be one or two more stories there. But there are many other options. More non-fiction, on guns, outdoor stuff, and so on? More straight fiction? More lyrics-inspired stories?
If I go the fiction route, what would you prefer there? Science fiction? Alternative history? Contemporary fiction? Historical fiction? I haven’t written much in some of those genres, but I’m always open to challenges.
As for what’s coming next: I have a fairly long piece of fiction I’d like to place before you all. It’s a novella I wrote some time back, and I haven’t decided what to do with it; then I realized, “I should let the Glibs read it first!” I think I can present it in about ten installments. It’s also my first shot at writing fantasy – think swords-and-sorcery, when I know has been done to death, but I think I put a slightly different spin on it. So, I hope you all enjoy that. Once that’s done I’ll be looking over your comments and suggestions as to what to do next.
Thanks again for reading, thanks again for all the feedback. You folks are one of the few reasons I still have any faith in humanity. I figure on keeping this up for as long as the Glibs exist. So stay tuned – you ain’t seen nothing yet!
I am very entertained by all of your writing. Fiction is my favorite (although I also like history), and I really like your lyrics-inspired stories.
…what would you prefer there? Science fiction? Alternative history? Contemporary fiction? Historical fiction?
Yes, please.
I agree! All of your writing has been great. I do enjoy the gun series, and I forgot about the profiles in toxic masculinity. I’d love to see those again, in addition to your fiction.
Agreed on the yes — oddly enough, I think I enjoyed Shadow the most, followed by the hunters vs. agrarians… so apparently, historical fiction of hunters finding their place in the world? 😉
Seriously man — do whatever tickles your creative fancy.
“Seriously man — do whatever tickles your creative fancy.”
So true. I cannot express how grateful I am to have very good, original work available to us, every flippin’ week. We are lucky that Animal puts up with us!
I always like your profiles in toxic masculinity. Those are good for sustaining faith in humanity!
Yes, I will drop everything to read those.
+1 – Always a great lunchtime read at work.
Yeah, love those.
I lean toward the historical stuff, but I really like the variety in your work (and everyone else’s).
Razorfist’s latest rant has to do with what he calls the “Iron Age”, which is a backlash against mainstream media (ex. Marvel and DC), in the form of independent creators who are putting out quality work and having a lot of success. He’s written some fiction, and so has Critical Drinker. He mentioned this site, which has reviews, comics, and pulp fiction, and even some writing prompts. Some of you creative Glibs might want to check it out.
https://ironage.media/
It’s been a pleasure and I’m glad your mojo is back.
I do love historical fiction, but frankly I’d read your shopping list.
Thanks for everything, Animal.
+1 Animal Costco list
Maybe I will start telling the stories of the great Firsters of history. I feel that this is what we need more of in the world. It is my cultural heritage.
If you were first, there wouldn’t be any that came before.
“So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen.”
Not a bad idea, actually.
I am still waiting for your opus, “The Art of Firsting.” That and “Great Firsters of History” would be a nice read.
I don’t know how many times this needs to be pointed out…
There is no “r” in that word.
That would be poor Etiquette.
No “r” in that word, either.
Something like this? (NSFW site)
I love reading (and arguing) alternative histories. My own a.h. novel – what might have happened had Stonewall Jackson survived Chancellorsville – is much too long to post.
Also, I love hearing about all the funny, enlightening, odd, remembrance-inducing, career-building, relationships, etc. that all the Glibs seem to have experienced in their
lives and careers. I think I’ve shared my story about spending a half hour with Barry Goldwater in a hotel bedroom, and knowing a woman who referred to Eva Braun as “Aunt Eva.”
Stuff like that is always interesting to read.
‘ is much too long to post.’
even in serial form? How about a synopsis? I have my own idea there wondering what you think.
Available.on Amazon: “Stars and Bars over Philadelphia.”
Did you two pick daisies together?
No, they pushed them.
You know, that’s how ugly rumors get started. I know because that’s how I start them.
Bow chicka wow wow…
Barry was on the bed but I was handling the projector.
Euphemism?
Animal, I am pleased to read that you will be gracing us with more stories. I would venture that I enjoyed your science fiction forays the most so far, whether inspired by lyrics or not. That said, you should do what feels right to you and what grabs your attention and interest. The best product you could produce will follow and we all will enjoy it more as a result, regardless of genre.
File under stranger than fiction – if Rhodes is really going this route as a defense, then he deserves to be found guilty.
OMG. Basically “I’m not an insurrectionist, YOU’RE an insurrectionist!”
Glowies gonna glow?
Rhodes has been around the movement a long time. Probably too long to be a plant.
What I could see, is some fed claiming to be a pro-Trump Insider, feeding Rhodes all this bullshit about ‘stand ready, Insurrection Act’ whargarble, and Rhodes is just dumb and crazy enough to think it was legit.
That pretty much confirms that Rhodes was working for the Feds.
Or he’s actually insane.
He was definitely working for the Feds, but he very likely didn’t know it.
So, I’m gonna say … Both.
I can understand the defense, because they’re saying that the supposed preparations for action were simply preparing for a legal order from the President. I’m sure the case is almost entirely based on texts saying things like “be ready for action” and stuff like that.
Calling the militia out is not asking for a mob to assemble.
Interesting question. Since the “unorganized militia” is basically “adults”, whether you think someone is calling out the militia or assembling a mob may turn on whether you agree with their goals.
Thank you Animal! I don’t have any particular direction but will read whatever you post.
Do need Sean’s assistance at the hotel this morning
https://ibb.co/rp3mrZR
That isn’t even Canadian Bacon…
I know!
I”M GONNA NEED TO SPEAK TO A MANAGER!!!!!
I really like the sci-fi as well as the period fiction.
Science fiction? Yes
Alternative history? Yes
Contemporary fiction? Yes
Historical fiction? Yes
It’s a novella I wrote some time back . . . ASAP
A single time travel story could hit all of those checkboxes 😛
How soon can you have it done?
I was working on a Fantasy Noir detective story, a wandering adventurer tale, a travelogue/cookbook, a sequel to beyond the edge of the map, another Charles the vampire tale, a junior redemptioners anthology, and nonmonetizable content, but I could put that in the queue.
I can wait
Will read.
They all sound great, but I’m really waiting for another Charles the vampire tale.
I don’t like time travel stories. Too hard to get right.
What did you think of the one I posted to Glibs?
I suppose I should read it.
Hier
“One of the major problems encountered in time travel is not that of becoming your own father or mother. There is no problem in becoming your own father or mother that a broad-minded and well-adjusted family can’t cope with. There is no problem with changing the course of history—the course of history does not change because it all fits together like a jigsaw. All the important changes have happened before the things they were supposed to change and it all sorts itself out in the end.”
Ima second Kinnath’s comment. Good writing (and IMHO, yours is) should be encouraged. doG knows, Sturgeon’s Observation’s especially true with writers.
I used to read constantly. But I have trouble finding the time anymore. And I definitely don’t have the time to sift through the modern woke shit to find something worthwhile to read.
So the short form work here has been a blessing. I always find the time, and it is always great.
Let’s entertain that as true for a moment. Then the implication is that the last 2 presidents, and the current one, don’t actually run the Executive branch – because things they claim they want done simply never happen. Obama’s admin committed to Libya and pushed into Syria, all without really disengaging from Iraq or Afghanistan. And oddly enough, the bogeyman that the asshole author wants to blame, Russia (or China) was not involved in any of those. Not once does the subject of vital American interest intrude into his discourse – curiouser and curiouser.
They impeached Trump because he tried to buck the system in Ukraine.
And Syria.
I couldn’t get halfway in before barfing.
I’d bet money that the entire article was written just to insert that little piece of disinformation.
I think many western countries supported the US doing it because it means they can’t be bullied by freezing peasants this winter into abandoning the Ukraine agenda.
Should probably say Ukraine graft.
Interestingly enough, they missed one of the pipelines. Gazprom says one line of NS2 can be still be utilized.
There’s been crickets about it in US media and Der Spiegel’s coverage is exactly what you would expect since they carry water for the EU.
Sure, the Russians purposefully destroyed their biggest economic bargaining chip. Totally makes sense if you’re a glue huffing fool or a propagandist who knows he’s lying.
Except they didn’t entirely. Enough of the Nord Stream 2 as left in tact that it can still deliver gas, and Russia’s goal has been to get Europe using Nord Stream 2 instead.
Now as far as know this information is “newer”. If the US did it, they might just go out and take out that. In that case, it’ll be pretty obvious the US is involved.
If the US didn’t do it, then suddenly it looks like Russia had a reason.
They had a reason to take out all of NS1 and half of NS2?
This incident will be a great version of the classic game Clue.
The UK in the Baltic Sea, with the submarine?
So look forward to the movie.
Well, Russia has been very much involved in Syria.
But, yeah. Perhaps we should start with what are American interests, and work from there.
I love the fiction, alternate places and people/ cats!
More please!
And thanks🍻
I can also pretty much guarantee anything you choose to share here will be of much more interest than this:
After Will Smith’s Oscar slap, Jada Pinkett Smith reveals ‘complicated marriage’ in ‘no holds barred’ memoir
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnZYEuqKGCo
You do you, Jada — whatever Will lets you get away with, I guess. But shut the hell up about it because the rest of us don’t need or want to know.
lol… is the title “The Pinkett-Smith Story: How I found the richest cuck around”
What Comes Next?
Not my wife. Now if you will excuse me, I have a nap to take.
Dude, that’s your fault.
No, you misunderstand — he’s being one hell of a husband and making sure she comes first. And without Bro (ewwwwww….).
Eh, both partners have a role to play.
Personally, I figure it’s like a race. The first to finish wins.
The fist-pump when you win is underappreciated, though.
“fist-pump” – I tried that once.
I would.be interested in a piece on how hunting and fishing are immoral
We write fiction, not antitruth.
Mister Animal, you’ve been carrying the load for a lot of us wannabes. Many thanks.
I’ve got the germ of an idea for “Spark, Part Deux” but all of the professional (i.e. legal) writing I’m obligated to right now – which also incidentally pays the bills – leaves me flat out of verbs for my “spare time” writing. (Perhaps when we get a victory I can get something together.)
Looking forward to whatever you put up next.
Do you have enough nouns, adjectives, and adverbs to cover for the missing pieces?
Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra…
Shaka, when the walls fell!
Stop to ponder for a moment that our own government is underwriting a Ukrainian organization that issues a list of people, including prominent American citizens, whom they think should be treated as war criminals for disagreeing with the narrative and policies surrounding the Ukrainian conflict.
https://dpyne.substack.com/p/ukrainian-disinformation-agency-re
Notably, the list includes Jeffrey Sachs, Rand Paul, Tulsi Gabbard, Douglas MacGregor, John Mearsheimer, and Tucker Carlson.
To be faiTucker Carlson is asshole
For some reason I don’t like Tucker, even though I can agree with his views often enough – there’s just something about him that sets me off.
What would be the reaction if Russia designated a sitting US senator as a war criminal?
Apparently we’d give them money.
I hereby designate Chuck Schumer a war criminal. Who should I give my bitcoin address to for my money?
Chuck is a corrupt piece of shit, but he’s our corrupt piece of shit to deal with.
It just shows that the US government is outsourcing the Disinformation Governance Board. They remain fully committed to the idea of silencing opposition.
Otherwise they would have told Ukraine to retract that list or lose all funding. You don’t target citizens of your sugar daddy country.
Ukraine (its ambassador in Berlin) insulted the President of Germany in public. They are kind of unhinged.
They’re way more than unhinged. They’re rabid.
What would be the reaction if the US Senate declared Putin a war criminal?
yawns?
Man, you beat me to it. It was Lindsey Graham, after all.
If there were any principled actors in State or the Biden administration you’d think they’d at least blush about accusing sitting members of congress potential war criminals.
If I were Doocy, I’d be making a loud point about this in the Press Room.
Tulsi, Rand Paul, Tucker Carlson, and Steven Seagal! Damn I want to go to that party.
The list says nothing about these Americans being war criminals subject to trial. I’m not sure where that comes from.
Is this being directly funded by the US? I doubt it, based on what it says about how it was authorized. Or is this one of those arguments where we’re responsible for everything Ukraine does because we gave them money? (If so, I guess we’re responsible for everything every almost every country in the word does, since we give them all money.)
The original press release by Ukraine. The last sentence was scrubbed at a later date.
https://web.archive.org/web/20220729183945/https://cpd.gov.ua/events/3898/
And I believe they also receive funding through USAID.
So this is just something the head of one of their propaganda units said at a round table. And in fact, he apparently is saying these people are NOT subject to prosecution as war criminals. He’d like that to change, which makes him a huge asshole for sure. Though it’s interesting how your original source took it out of context to make it sound much more dire. I guess Ukraine isn’t the only propaganda peddler out there.
I don’t think any of us thought anyone on the list would be prosecuted. But the government funding a foreign agency calling a senator and former member of congress war criminals should definitely raise eyebrows…
It seems like a way to astroturf support for such a measure. “Look, those cultured Europeans are doing it. We must do it too.”
But muh-Ukraine is a beacon of freedom and democracy…
I like all your stuff, but I think I’ve enjoyed the lyrics-based stories the most. And honestly, the lyrics aren’t even that important to me, although it’s fun to use them to try and guess the outcome. What I like most is the varied plots/backdrops of the stories, and the serialized nature of them. Waiting a week for the next week’s installment sucks, but it’s nice to wrap things up in 3-5 episodes.
Of course there was a part for the car that wasn’t on-site and they had to have the local Yusef counterpart deliver it before they could finish working on my car.
More delays, twenty-four hundred fucking dollars.
jesus.
what did you do to it?
I drove it into a Minnesota
Don’t you have a relatively new hybrid/electric car? Shouldn’t break down just by visiting lesser states.
It’s just the overpriced bakes and brake-adjacent parts that it destroys on the regular. I’ve put 80,000 miles on the thing since 2017, when I got it new.
It’s model year 2016, but it had less than 200 miles on it when I got my mitts on it, so I got it new.
“overpriced bakes”
You need a better dealer.
Can’t, at the moment I’ve got a drinking problem.
*continues drying off shirt*
Spilled my drink all down the front of me. I have to get changed.
Upshot is, because of all this and because of all of your reactions to my scribbling, I’ve kind of got my writing mojo back.
🙂
I’d been in a slump for several years, partly due to family issues
Sorry about the family issues.
If I go the fiction route, what would you prefer there? Science fiction? Alternative history? Contemporary fiction? Historical fiction? I haven’t written much in some of those genres, but I’m always open to challenges.
I really like your fiction. More of it please. Gun stuff is good too.
As for what’s coming next: I have a fairly long piece of fiction I’d like to place before you all. It’s a novella I wrote some time back, and I haven’t decided what to do with it; then I realized, “I should let the Glibs read it first!” I think I can present it in about ten installments. It’s also my first shot at writing fantasy – think swords-and-sorcery, when I know has been done to death, but I think I put a slightly different spin on it.
Ooo… I look forward to seeing this.
You shan’t have to wait long…
The Emperor has no pants.
Well, he has pants but he wears them backwards.
No back pockets tho? Not sure I trust this.
Probably photoshopped like these things usually are.
He was transported by Snotty from Spaceballs.
“Why didn’t anyone tell me my ass was so big!”
Tell me that isn’t a photoshop.
It’s a little too perfect, and grainy.
Yeah, not believing it.
You know he has some nurse’s aide that changes and dresses him, and she ain’t making that mistake.
Finnegan would never let this happen.
Historical fiction or alternative history
Maybe what if Martin Luther got crucified the day after sticking his 89 Post-Its to the door.
Or got run over by a horse cart on his way to the church.
OMFG
https://twitter.com/colbertlateshow/status/1577877939844177921
I see that selfless public servant is still enjoying being a celebrity as he cashes his massive paychecks. But he’s making these sacrifices for you, dear citizen.
Laugh it up before the hammer falls.
This is heartbreaking.
I’d need more information before I blame that on COVID. You can get bad ER care for other reasons too unfortunately.
That said it doesn’t change that it is indeed heartbreaking.
Not saying it was covid. Saying that the absolute dysfunctional environment killed the little guy.
In Oct 2021 – maybe. In Oct 2020 far more likely.
Fucking doctors were all covid, all the time. Never mind pesky little things like bacterial infections.
Short-staffing and madness was everywhere. Shit, we all knew my 83 yo MIL had a UTI, but it took an act of God to get the fuckers to even consider it.
UTIs don’t give those sweet sweet federal payments.
You can get bad ER care for other reasons too unfortunately.
Yeah. “Failure to diagnose” didn’t come out of a Chinese lab.
I don’t know how you don’t do CBC here and look at the white cell counts.
But we don’t have the whole story either.
Yeah, I wonder. Because it’s pretty common to prescribe antibiotics for kids with suspected viral infections “just in case.”
That’s weird. I posted a reply about “failure to diagnose” didn’t come out of a Chinese lab, saw it posted, and now its gone.
Did anyone else see it?
It’s there I responded to it.
I see it again. Comments went wonky on my machine, so I closed the browser and reopened it and now its fine.
Carry on.
With all the boosters, why would he be afraid of ‘a thousand kids […] breathing on [him]?’ What a pussy.
The squirrels don’t like my reply to the exhortation in the pic. Sad!
Fauci sure is milking his 15 minutes.
Listening to the closing arguments in the AJ trial. The cunte lawyer for the plaintiffs keeps objecting every time he starts to make a relevant argument and the cunte judge has sustained every one. He is literally not allowed to advocate for his client.
That trial has been rigged from day one. They mean to weaponize the courts to silence opposition. Jones is just the test case.
Well, they’ve given plenty of grounds for appeal given the judicial misconduct in this case. Judge shouldn’t be on the bench with the way she acts.
If I was on the jury and saw that, I’d probably vote for the defendant regardless.
You almost have to, how else to preserve our rights?
Art Nouveau elevator from 1907 in St. Petersburg, Russian Federation.
Scroll down for the Soviet cut at it.
Can you even fit people into the people’s lift?
Starve ’em long enough and sure.
Elevators were definitely in the Top Five scary things about visiting Moscow back in the 90s.
I am impressed by your ability to write something, anything, when you don’t have your mojo. I also envy Sugarfree’s ability to whip his work up out of the air on a moment’s notice. I was going to say I can’t do that, but it’s more like, I WON’T do that. Because I can. And have. But I’m not in school anymore, so I don’t have to. 😋 I’ve moved on from writing because I’ve said all I had to say and I’ve told all the stories I wanted to tell.
😿
For whatever reason, I am sad whenever I hear someone has no more stories to tell.
I feel that way when it’s a writer whose work I really enjoy.
I could conjure up stories to tell, sure, but they aren’t the stories of my heart. I’m fiddling with a few pieces, and sometimes I actually think about how to solve the problems. However, they involve magic and theology and science and philosophy, and I’m still unsure if I want to try to reconcile all that. On the other hand, I have been complimented on my ability to hang lanterns.
Maybe someday…
involve magic and theology and science and philosophy
So Alchemy
We moved our family group chat over to Telegram. Holy shit what an improvement! No more Apple vs Android fuckery – videos are perfect and the thing works as a texting app should.
10/10
Go fuck yourself.
It seems to me that the most effective way to do that is if we nuked the Comedy Chicken of Kiev at his next photoshoot.
o.O
Seems familiar. The CIA buddies up with a lunatic (but he’s OUR lunatic!), and said lunatic gets out of control. He’ll only be around as long as he’s useful.
It’s scary to know there is some handler with a hand up Brandon’s ass that is possibly/probably stupid enough to do that.
That stinks of desperation.
Not the confidence of someone with recent major victories over the enemy.
Because said victories are more likely Russian strategic withdrawal while the actual Russian army prepares. (maybe…)
Depends. If you’re buying into this conflict being a US State Dept directed operation, one State Dept objective is likely regime change in Russia. Regardless, Zelensky is just a puppet that does whatever he’s told. The preconditions for peace with Russia have recently gone far beyond Russia simply leaving Ukraine. This preemptive nuclear strike bit is part and parcel of the no peace until Russia leaves Crimea and Putin is overthrown.
I’m not saying the US Dept is laser focused on regime change in Russia as their all costs goal, like with invading Iraq, but it seems like that message is being pushed harder now. So maybe this is not Zelensky’s desperation as much as our State Dept intentionally ratcheting up the pressure in this conflict.
So, liquidating the State Department and the three-letter agencies would be an act of self-defense for the US Citizendry?
*squints*
*not sure if Fed*
Aw, fuck it, I’m in!
State Dept objective is likely regime change in Russia.
Which is an insane notion.
Always seems like there is no real end game. Either that or the objective was written while everyone was zooming on coke.
“Yeah man! Let’s get rid of every Al Qaeda soldier! Every one! That’s the objective!”
Sure pal. While you’re at it, turn Putin into a woman with a cadaver vagina.
Ukraine’s Zelensky calls on NATO to launch “preemptive strikes” against Russia to “eliminate the possibility” of a Russian nuclear strike.
This is not a serious person.
🤷🏻♂️
Anybody believe this is actually going to happen? WP surprise, surprise…
Federal agents see chargeable tax, gun-purchase case against Hunter Biden
I read speculation that this will be the lever to oust SlowJoe after the midterms.
We’ll see.
Counter point: None of those charges involves the president. So this could make Hunter go away and shield The Big Guy from anything serious.
True, but they need to get rid of him somehow. Every day is getting worse. There is no way on Earth he could finish the term.
This would be clean. Joe leaves, Hunter disappears.
I can see it as a modified limited hangout type of deal. Note that they are avoiding the elephnat in the room – the massive, 8 figure (or more) influence peddling operation that Hunter fronted for Joe. This is like giving Charles Manson a traffic ticket and saying “There, we investigated and charged him. Nothing more to see here, move along.”
Good news for the NY glibs.
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York’s latest attempt to restrict who can carry a handgun in public and where firearms can be brought was picked apart Thursday by a federal judge, who ruled that multiple provisions in a state law passed this year are unconstitutional.
In a ruling that doesn’t take effect immediately, U.S. District Judge Glenn Suddaby struck down several key provisions of the state’s hurried attempt to rewrite its handgun laws after the old ones were struck down by the Supreme Court in June.
But, the can gets kicked down the road again.
Suddaby, an appointee of former President George W. Bush, put his ruling on hold for three days to allow the state to appeal to a higher court.
New York Attorney General Letitia James said her office would appeal.
Dumbass didn’t even injoin against the prohibition on exercising 2nd amendment rights when exercising 1st amendment rights.
Good news for New York Glibs would be that we all pooled our resources and bought them luggage.
Of course Animal faces the continual challenge of a real world far more fucked up than any novel.
Please stop.
Oy…
Wanting a robot arm? I get that. That’s groovy.
Wanting to cut your junk off and replace it with cadaver parts that will never be able to experience sexual pleasure? WTF man?
You know, if Sam Kinison was still alive, he would have to retire his bit about homosexual necrophilia.
Because reality has left him behind.
As much as I hate people forcing transgenderism on minors, adults can do what they think they need.
Sure. Get lizard skin, get a cadaver uterus, whatever you like once you are an adult.
Always late to the party.
Animal, you write, I read. I get the better half of the bargain
Last!
Animal, reading your stuff has helped me get through many a day. Love all of it, if I had to pick one genre I’d go with the song lyric-inspired fiction (probably because many of those tunes were part of the soundtrack of my youth), but really it’s all good. Thanks!