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The Daily Grind - Chapter 104

Sorry about the delay.  Again.  Life is hard, I am depressed, yadda yadda yadda.  Chapter is here now, hope ya'll enjoy it.

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Three people stood on a h...

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The Daily Grind - Chapter 103

I lost a few days to just being a lifeless mass over the last week, because someone I care about passed away.  I'm trying really hard to not let that sadness seep into my work, and I'm finding...

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The Daily Grind - Chapter 102

Look upon my works, ye mighty, and despair.

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Update

So hey, there's some kind of weird "outside" thing going on.  Now, I normally don't go outside, which is good, because it means I'm basically immune to spontaneous pandemics.  But it turn...

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The Daily Grind - Chapter 101

More words!

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There were, of course, *again*, things to take care of.  It wasn’t like delves into the Office had gotten less dangerous somehow, just because th...

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The Daily Grind - Chapter 100

Chapter one fucking hundred.
Man I'm tired.  Gonna keep writing, though.

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“James, *wait*!”  The shout echoed against the polished stone ramp of the ...

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The Daily Grind - Chapter 99

This is a long one.

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The Daily Grind - Chapter 98

So, for the first time in months, I was on track to have a chapter out in about five days, instead of twenty.  I was writing, I wasn't stressed, I felt good.

I got the flu.

Super.<...

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Daily Grind - Chapter 97

Let me tell you a story, before we get to the story.  Last month?  Last month sucked.  Utility bills went up, I ended up having to cover a lot of medical expenses for medications and...

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The Daily Grind - Chapter 96

Took a while on this one, too.  Hope it's worth it.

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“Oh cool, those guys are playing Pokemon.”

James and Alanna were currently lurking - though both of...

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The Daily Grind - Chapter 95

NOT DEAD YET

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“Oh my god it's good to see you again!”  James greeted Anesh as he came through the door.  He threw his arms wide for a hug, waiting poli...

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[Writing Prompt] No one has been able to disobey the crown over your head for the last ten years.

 

They say that power corrupts, and ultimate power corrupts ultimately.  I’m not sure which “they” said that originally, but I think these days, we all know it’s kind of a l...

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The Daily Grind - Chapter 94

I would not trade away the last two weeks for anything, but let's not do that again anytime soon.

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James and Alanna made it back to the breach to find it more or less ...

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[Writing Prompt] By the year 3000, immortality poses some problems

This was just something I threw together while in a coffee shop.  I'm not sure if I like it, honestly.  I feel like there's some more worldbuilding hidden here that I could have tapped in...

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The Daily Grind - Chapter 93

Mental health makes slow authors.  I'm trying to be better about not, like, specifically *apologizing* for things like my depression, but it's hard.  Especially when it feels like I have ...

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The Daily Grind - Chapter 92

 

“Okay, so, I didn’t make a powerpoint for this.”  James said, standing in front of a truck-sized whiteboard.  “For obvious reasons.  But I just wanted everyone t...

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The Daily Grind - Chapter 91

This one is a bit long, which is why it's a bit late.  My hands hurt.

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“I bet you ten bucks that it’s just a raccoon.”  Alanna said as James followed b...

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The Daily Grind - Chapter 90

Now?  Personal moments.  Next time?  How to fight a ghost with a stick.

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“Alright.”  James announced his presence as he strode through the load...

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[Writing Prompt] There are dragons now. It's fine.

There will be an actual chapter of TDG later tonight.  I just got distracted, which should surprise no one.

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"Okay,  look."  I open with, rolling the ...

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The Daily Grind - Chapter 89

 Thank you all for your patience on slow updates while I moved.  It has been... unpleasant.  But it's done now, mostly.

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“Got it.”  James slipped his phone ...

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Update

Normally by this point, I would have posted another chapter, and begun work on the next.  But the astute patron may have noticed that hasn't happened.  In fact, I do have one half-done. &...

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The Daily Grind - Chapter 88

 Eleanor sat in a booth at a fast food joint that hadn’t been cleaned in a week. She looked down at the burger in her hands, and tried to find the words to describe it.  As a whole, El ...

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The Daily Grind - Chapter 87

This one delayed slightly due to a sudden onset of road trip.

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It was a cold night.  No stars overhead; the layer of dark clouds saw to that.  Not much wind, but th...

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[Writing Prompt] How do you wish for world peace?

Turns out trashy pulp isekai stories had it right all along.  Who knew?


Well, me, of course.  I knew a lot of stuff, after reaching the wishmaker.  It took the bette...

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The Daily Grind - Chapter 86

 

“I am almost positive we took a wrong turn somewhere.”  Anesh commented, sounding a lot less worried than someone should be when they were potentially trapped in a dungeon. &n...

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The Daily Grind - Chapter 85

 

“Alright, before we go in there, does anyone new have any questions?”  James asked the group.  Naturally, Anesh raised a hand.  “No, man, I mean the actual new peo...

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The Daily Grind - Chapter 84

 

“Wellll fuck.”  James was the first one to speak after the group made its way through the door.  Slightly different people than last week, but the composition was roughly...

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The Daily Grind - Chapter 83

 

Lorian Bulregard was, above all else, a bit of a prick.  At least, that was what James had decided about the Phi Delta Theta brother seated across the table from him.  He was...

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The Daily Grind - Chapter 82

 

“James!”  The call went out through the home.  Alanna’s voice startled Anesh and Ganesh who were absorbed in some project on the table, woke up Sarah, woke up *Secret* ...

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The Daily Grind - Chapter 81

 

First floor.

James and Anesh went

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