Jack of Harts

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by on January 19, 2024 at 12:02 am
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We found hyperspace in 2105 and the Great Space Race began. Alliances, nations, corporations, and religions reached out for the stars and humanity spread beyond the Solar System. We learned the answer to one of the oldest questions of all time in 2205. Are we alone? They brought medicines with them that nearly wiped out diseases, and extended the human lifespan into the centuries. They helped us study advanced technologies, and we expanded our colonies hundreds of lightyears from Earth. It was a golden age that many thought would never end.

Jack grew up in a world at peace, his only interests, partying and girls. But then an alien sneak attack killed millions of Americans, and wiped out almost everything and everybody Jack knew. He volunteered to serve and kick the alien scum back to the other side of the galaxy. But the Marines wanted more than people looking for revenge, and cybernetic partners demanded a far higher commitment. If Jack wanted to earn his commission as a Marine Corps fighter pilot, he had to grow up. He had to let himself be forged into something stronger than he’d ever wanted to be. He had to live up to the name of his squadron.

The Republic of Texas Marine Corps Fighter Attack Squadron 112. The Cowboys.

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The Big Ones

by on July 10, 2025 at 12:01 am
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Raconteur is publishing another cool anthology this weekend, so I’m going to pimp a Raconteur anthology I’m in while we wait for Amazon to publish the new one. The Big Ones is an anthology about the alternate battles of World War II that absolutely never happened. My own contribution tells the story of the Marine Raiders raiding the Asia Express in Manchuria, a battle that every history will tell you never happened. Absolutely not. The Marine Raiders never went to Manchuria, and the government can prove it. But if you want to read about that battle that absolutely never happened, pinky swear, or a whole mess of other alternate histories of World War II, check out The Big Ones. You might enjoy them.

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Hang in There. It Gets Worse.

by on July 9, 2025 at 12:01 am
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Most of us grew up in an America where political disagreement was a matter for politics, and live went on in real America. That is not the case anymore. Congressmen shot on the baseball diamond. Police shot on the streets. A presidential candidate shot on the campaign trail. It’s been getting worse for a while. And the Leftists keep pushing for more violence. Politicians and media personalities are calling for more people to be shot and killed.

And just because they ran into a buzz saw when they attacked the ICE center, does not mean they are going to walk away and give up. When terrorists learn they can’t hit hard targets, they change to softer targets. Schools. Churches. Shopping malls. Concerts. The favored targets of terrorists are those that generate high body count and high visibility.

Most of us grew up in an America where we didn’t have to worry about any of that. I think we’re soon going to find out how rare that was in the world. And I think it’s going to be a long time, if ever, before we are able to rebuild that world for our children or grand children. As bad as it is now, remember that they are calling for people to ramp up further. Hang in there. It gets worse.

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The Monsters We Fight

by on July 8, 2025 at 12:01 am
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Most of us were celebrating America’s birthday this weekend. Adults were setting off fireworks. Kids were going to camps. Grilling meat. All the fun things we normal do on the great American holidays. But some people in America were protesting America. A Leftist I know cursed America on social media. Said she knew what she was saying and meant it. An actual curse. And a hex. And numerous of her girlfriends jumped in to join her in cursing America.

And when a horrible flood hit Texas and killed dozens of children, I watched Leftists saying the children deserved it. That because their parents were white, Christian, conservatives who voted for Trump, the children deserved to die. And then the media reported that it was all Trump’s fault because he cut funding to fire weather watchers, so they didn’t have enough people watching the weather, even though they brought in MORE watchers as the storm came in. They straight up made up a story and lied.

These are the monsters we fight. The people who hate American so much they will curse it. Not merely protest, but actual cursing. The people who rejoice at the deaths of children. There are a lot of people I disagree with over a great many things. And they disagree with me. But this is just pure evil. This is praying for death and destruction and then rejoicing when it happens. These are the monsters we fight for the future of America, and we cannot afford to lose if we want our children to grow up in the kind of world we did. If we want our children to live at all. Because they want our children dead because they are our children.

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Happy Independence Day from Clare

by on July 7, 2025 at 12:01 am
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Happy Independence Day from Clare. She’s a new school faery who likes indoor plumbing, air conditioning, and pop culture. She loves listening to the radio tales of the Lone Ranger and the Green Hornet, and can be found in a Herbie Love Bug or taking a DeLorean to the local geek convention. Flux capacitor optional. She loves dressing up as her favorite anime characters on the weekend, sometimes even when on the job. Sometimes especially on the job. The bad guys never expect the Faye Valentine cosplayer to drop them on their face as they run by, doncha know? Her drones are always the absolute best examples of what never sees the open market, and they make some of the very best Independence Day lightshows you’ll ever hope to see.

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Happy Independence Day from Sarah

by on July 6, 2025 at 12:01 am
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Happy Independence Day from Sarah. She’s a faery of the new school who likes fast cars and things that go boom. Horsepower is her love language. Whether she’s driving a Packard Twin Six through downtown Constantinople or a BMW E32 through the Miami waterfront, she always wants more power under the hood and more speed under the tires. And one more little thing to remember. She’s always the driver.

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