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  • Shorts

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    Two short pieces for your enjoyment today.

    We have a piece from E. E. Nalley in the original timeline called "Tea and Tears" and a second from MageOhki in the Second Generation section called "Flowers in the Sun".

     

    Please enjoy. And leave comments/feedback! 

     

    Not 'new' per se... but we evidently missed transferring in one of the Shadowrun Universe stories to the Library. That should now be fixed and available. "Sittin' On the Dock of the Bay" Parts one and two are from Bek D. Corbin.

     

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  • So much crazy

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    This week's production of Mamma Mia! is sold out. All eight shows, all 2300 or so seats per show. I, fortunately, am not working the show itself except for one evening next weekend... or at least, that's what my schedule says. My schedule is basically all the other hours. The hours when there is no show but the possibility that someone may need access to deliver stuff, tweak stuff, rehearse, and so on. So, remove the midnight to 8 am block when the security company watches over us... and subtract the shows... and you have a rough shape of my schedule for the week. On paper.

    In reality? Well, my boss just called and told me to clock out early this afternoon and come back around 6:30 or so... because the final dress rehearsal (which some people are invited to observe) has gotten blown out of all proportion as a result of the show being sold out and they expect most of the seats to be full tonight as well... except there is no normal operations crew on the schedule for the Monday nights. So... I'm now supposed to show up and make sure people get in and get in seats and that the rehearsal is not delayed in any ways due to audience stuff. That's going to be... amusing to say the least. On a regular performance, our House Manager has 30 ushers, the Ops Manager has his assistant, two leads, seven or eight cashiers, twelve or fifteen concessions workers, and ten or fifteen front of house workers, five security, and a partridge in a pear tree.... on the Monday nights its the House Manager, a hand full of ushers and a security guy. Adding me... I'm not sure how much that balances back out the scales. I'm good... but I'm not THAT good. :P

    What IS that good, though... is more Imp. That's what Morpheus has for release this week: Part 4 of "Imp-ervious to Reason" the Seventh story in the Imp Arc. Enjoy! Comment! 

     

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  • Saddle Up

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    So, we have something a little different for you tonight.  While in our world, you're going to experience another of our Exploring the World Of Whateley Academy Series, but if you were IN that world, well, you're at the used book shop, or the library, and you've just discovered an old Classic Western 'true crime' novel from the turn of the last century.  So you are, in effect, reading the book you saw Danny discover in his math class.  The Last Ride of Black Jack Kingston. 

    Order up a plate of spaghetti, put on some Ennio Morricone, and saddle up for a western, Whateley Style!

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  • We're Experiencing Technical Difficulties...

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    So, sorry about the delay.  But the good news is we have the latest installment of Morpheus' Imp-ervious To Reason!  Enjoy and leave him a comment!

     

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    Ha... don't let them fool you. Kristin lost track of what day of the week it was (in my regular work, I do Tuesday to Sunday weeks... occasionally working on a Monday on those obnoxious times that my company thinks they can actually get away with making me work a seven day week.. but mostly having Monday's off because the actor's union keeps them from working. This summer gig is more facility/security work and there are no 'specific' days off. I get one... but it hasn't been the same one and my hours flip around from mornings to evenings from week to week... so I'm a bit disoriented half the time. 

    So I came in this afternoon ready to do the update only to find out that Dan and/or Phoenix (or maybe Warren?) got it taken care of. My apologies. I now realize that not only was I running close to the 5 pm clock release time... but its also evidently Tuesday. 

    So again... sorry about that. And thanks to the staff person who pushed the buttons and got the story out to everyone. 

     

    I hope everyone is enjoying this latest installment (Part 2) of Morpheus' "Imp-ervious to Reason". Comments and feedbacks are welcome and encouraged!

     

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  • Sunny days

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    Think I got a little sunburn this morning, working outside. It certainly doesn't take much these days with my pasty pale vampire impression from working nights and being in dark theatres all the time. Sad... and I tan so easily... just don't. It's like an exercise program... I don't mind doing it... I just refuse to commit time to doing JUST that. If I can get a good work out doing something or pick up a tan while engaged in some project... its fine. I just dont want to commit a few hours to just working out... or just tanning. Of course, I might feel differently about that if I had a comfy chair, a large pool (or beach) and a number of days with nothing else to do. 

    Speaking of something to do... we have the final piece of Parents Day this week. The story is "To Seal Our Happiness" and its something E. E. would love to get some comments from you on. Enjoy!

     

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  • Newsies!

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    Is the next musical up in the 'big tent' of the Pavillion this summer. Lots of paintering going on on stage all afternoon and evening. The round stage of the arena is covered in scaled up 'newspaper and print' from headlines in all caps to tightly packed columns of articles. It's going to look amazing under lights. I have seen many of the shows that reach the Music Circus stage elsewhere... and while the quality here is always good, its difficult being a professional in the industry and not being jaded... its hard to knock my socks off with a show, especially when I've seen it before and have something to compare it to. And, for that matter, the more years I work with theatre, the easier it is to compare shows of a similar style and not even need to be yet another repeat.

    Fortunately for me, the next three productions all look like they're going to be ones I'll enjoy AND I've not seen any of them live... though I have, admittedly, heard some of the music performed in reviews. Newsies, Gypsy, and Mamma Mia... and then we'll close with Little Shop of Horrors, which is a fun show, but I've actually done two productions of it personally and see at least two more.

     

    Something else that should be greatly entertaining is today's new content. Morpheus brings us another Imp driven story, his seventh in the canon progression. It's great stuff and completely "Imp-ervious to Reason".  This is Part 1. Enjoy. :)

     

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  • You have to wander

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    ... and wonder...

    did you find your way?

     

    After a bit of a long delay, we have an update from the Gen 2 side of the storyline. Wasamon and company field the next part of "Dorms of our Lifetime". You can find that in the Newest 2nd Gen Stories!

     

     

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  • Let sleeping dragons... snore...

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    Oops. Sorry I'm late with this weeks update. Came home from work this afternoon and crashed... forced napping. 

     

    Today's content comes to you from Texas, as Elrod kicks and fights his way out of the untamed wilds of post-flood construction woes and a whole grocery list of unfriendly bits of injury, illness, and ill-repute. Wait... just the first two. He hasn't admitted to the last one yet. But there's some squirrelly behavior going on, or so our revenuer... friends... tell us. It's "My Fair Shine" (Part 2)... read, enjoy, and comment. I'm sure Elrod will happily welcome your comments, now that he's back in the saddle after all the craziness he's been through.

     

     

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  • Finally...

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    Finally did movie day... watched Infinity War, Solo, and Deadpool 2. I... won't spoiler anything here but while Infinity War was worth the decade of leadup... the other two were... not worth the hype. As a Star Wars fan, Solo was worth watching... but more for world building than for anything particular to a legendary figure in the backstory of the rebellion. Deadpool was... not my thing. But Domino pretty much rescued the movie.

     

    For today, we have the first of what should be several Parents' Day stories... this one from E. E. Nalley: "To Seal Our Happiness" ... Part 1. Enjoy!

     

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  • Movies!

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    So, still haven't gotten to Infinity War... but I plan on ending that delay tomorrow. Going to make it a 'movie day' and go out to the plaza for the whole day... watch Infinity War, grab lunch, watch Solo, and then if I'm still up for it, I'll catch Deadpool 2. It's been ages since I did this (not very often that there's a full day of shows I am willing to pay cinema prices for, but even so I simply haven't had a day to do it on for some time). I'm looking forward to it. :)

    Then, I have a couple days that I intend to put into writing. There's several things I'm working on that I feel ready to make progress on... some Whateley pieces (a few of which are on the radar and expected - the next Fling, the next Esoteric, part 2 of Good Cop Bad Cop, and some that aren't), a MAU story, the sequel to Glass, and a couple other mainstream fantasy and sci-fi pieces. I'll flip some coins or something and see what I end up working on. I do plan to get a good bit of writing done this summer, but it wouldn't be the first time someone's thrown a monkey wrench into my scheduling.

    Here on the Whateley front, a number of people have kicked down blocks in the past couple weeks and a bunch of new scenes and stories have been thrown around and posted for review lateley. That's always good news.

    For today, we've got a little collection of shorts for you. From Morpheus, the collection is being called "Brief Glimpses". This is a series of stories expanding on some of the supporting characters that are part of the new school year and his recent stories. Enjoy!

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Newest Original Timeline Stories

  • Scald-Crow 2: Under Pressure (Part...
  • Brief Glimpses 2
  • Inaba 2: Sucks to be you
  • Smoke and Mirrors (Part 3)
  • Smoke and Mirrors (Part 2)
  • Smoke and Mirrors (Part 1)
  • Scald-Crow 2: Under Pressure (Part...
  • Inaba 1: Run rabbit, run.
  • Scald-Crow 2: Under Pressure (Part...
  • Hit and Run (Part 1)

Newest 2nd Gen Stories

  • Bad Karma
  • A Goldfish in the Ocean (Part 6)
  • Under the Sea (Part 1)
  • A Goldfish in the Ocean (Part 5)
  • Laura and the Chocolate Factory (...
  • A Goldfish in the Ocean (Part 4)
  • Laura and the Chocolate Factory (...
  • Rain on a Sunny Day (Part 3)
  • A Goldfish in the Ocean (Part 3)
  • Laura and the Chocolate Factory (...

Newest Non-Canon Stories

  • Deep Into That Darkness Peering ...
  • I Am The Night (Part 3)
  • I Am The Night (Part 2)
  • I Am The Night (Part 1)
  • The Devil Is In the Details (Par...
  • The Devil Is In the Details (Par...
  • By The Light Of The Smuggler's M...
  • Some Kind of Wonderful (Part 4)
  • The Masque of Power (Part 3)
  • Dim Prisons and Drakes (Part 4)

Newest Independent Fiction

  • No Matter the Cost: Part 4
  • Han Cambiado (They've Changed)
  • No Matter the Cost: Part 3
  • No Matter the Cost: Part 2
  • No Matter the Cost, Part 1
  • Parallel 2: Interlaced (Parts 11...
  • Parallel 2: Interlaced (Parts 10...
  • Parallel 2: Interlaced (Parts 91...
  • Max the Fourth: Max and the Wond...
  • Parallel 2: Interlaced (Parts 81...

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