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Election Rundown 2013
As requested, here's a quick rundown on the politics of 2013's election. I'll cover the two main parties in the election, the key issues they're debating, and how third parties work in Australia.
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Fetch Quest
The whole countryside has been transformed by this addlepated half-elven half-vampire mostly-sorcerer who whiles away the hours breaking into houses and stealing any furniture worth a copper.
It is infuriating, but not without some benefits - though the wandering vagrant be ageless, faceless, gender-neutral and all-around neither here nor there, we ( Read more... ) -
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Why all the updates?
My little sister and I are engaging in the great and noble art of flashfic writing. The rules are as follows: We see each other on Facebook, one of us shouts 'Go!', and potentially a 'theme' to work towards, and we don't come back until we've a) gotten past 300 words and b) are finished. Stopping to edit or second-guess ourselves is not permitted ( Read more... ) -
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“With all due respect, sir, I don't comprehend why a man of your stature would even need our assistance.”
Galdra crooked one of his shaggy eyebrows. The man responded by mimicking his host's stance, and waggling his fingers in a pseudomystic fashion. Galdra nodded, and pushed the bottle of wine aside.
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Hamon fingered the heavy gold chain at his neck. A merchant from one of the eastern trade houses was down on his knees, begging him for additional guards posted on the straight-roads between Ballast and Bracket. He felt helpless. The man had lost his entire family fortune on a shipment of mining equipment destined for the Grimigan Peaks, and here ( Read more... ) -
Ecce Uber
She laughed again, and he ran his fingers through his hair, grinning sheepishly.
Oh god, but it was good to just be away from everything. The office, the hushed tones, the feeling of being watched. She snorted. He made the face again, and she doubled over laughing.
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Vark stepped into the light, dragging his bulky frame down until he was level with her.
The man had a mass of greasy black hair, mismatched eyes and a lantern jaw. His skin was a chaos of slimy grey and leathery brown under the dim lantern light. A network of scars criss-crossed his body, concealing thousands of tiny stitches.
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What goes in to a good RPG?
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The Most Epic Cockblock in Fantasy
Today, I read a fantasy novel. I've been powering through the series for quite some time, because the author writes really long novels and sets really distant deadlines for new instalments (I began reading this series in 2002, the books had belonged to my aunt for some years before that ( Read more... )