Caves Are Weirder And More Varied Than You Think

Remembering Both James Earl Jones And Carrie Fisher

// Across the street, a neighbor catches sight of the young boy seated next to......? For a moment, it feels like her mind can't grab hold of the words, like they're something oily and slick-- But, eventually, the words come to her; it's simply a Halloween decoration. 'Of course. How fun,' she thinks. 'It's about time someone did something with that eye sore of a house.' She closes her curtains.

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We're getting close to the end folks!!

Consider buying me a kofi!

An alternative reality in which Rulah is a field reporter(for Saiyan Daily).

https://www.tumblr.com/wishballs/672504319562661888/saiyan-daily

James Earl Jones as Thulsa Doom in Conan the Barbarian | 1982

“The notion that the United States is “polarized” into two conflicting, equally stubborn and extreme camps infects much of the mainstream news coverage and everyday chatter about politics. Washington is “broken.” “Gridlock” is a problem. “No one goes out to dinner with someone on the other side.” Such mealy-mouthed language masks a stark dichotomy: Democrats have to move to the center to get bipartisan support; Republicans have become radicalized and unmovable. This is not “polarization.” It is the authoritarian capture of much of the GOP by a right-wing movement bent on sowing chaos. Turkey, Hungary and other countries with autocratic strongmen are not polarized; democratic forces try their best to prevent their country’s ruin and collapse into total dictatorship. Our political scene, sadly, has come to resemble the global authoritarian assault on democracy. […] The bipartisan border compromise … was sunk by Republicans. Republicans in the House overwhelmingly opposed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, commonly known as the “Bipartisan” Infrastructure Bill (which President Biden modified to get bipartisan support); almost every Republican voted against the Chips Act, they all voted against the Inflation Reduction Act, and some even voted against the Pact Act, which would have helped veterans. House Republicans have launched phony, baseless impeachment hearings. Senate Republicans filibustered reenactment of a key part of the Voting Rights Act, blocked a bipartisan Jan. 6, 2021, commission and overwhelmingly refused to convict four-times-indicted former president Donald Trump. The assertion that hyper-partisanship, chaos and nihilism (e.g., threatening to shut down the government, egging on a default and refusing to even vote on Ukraine aide) is equally divided amounts to an outright fabrication — or utter cluelessness.”

— The radicalization of the Republican Party is not ‘polarization’

My adaptation of the God of Arepo short story, which was originally up at ShortBox Comics Fair for charity. You can get a copy of the DRM-free ebook here for free - and I'd encourage you to donate to Mighty Writers or The Ministry of Stories in exchange.

Again it's an honour to be drawing one of my favourite short stories ever. Thank you so much for the original authors for creating this story; and for everyone who bought a copy and donated to the above non-profits.

Ozpin's Last Resort

Adam: This is the end, "Headmaster". Your students won't be coming to save you now!

Ozpin: Maybe so, but don't count me out just yet.

Adam: You don't scare me, Ozpin. Do your wor-

Ozpin: (Uses "recall" spell)

Adam: (Reliving worst day of his life) NO! Not this... Anything but this! DON'T MAKE ME RELIVE THIS!

Ozpin: That's what you get- What do you mean "relive this"?

Adam: I can't believe you'd put me back in those damned dust mines! How dare you use those memories against me!

Ozpin: Oh, so those are your memories?

Adam: What do you mean?! You just showed them to me!

Ozpin: I remember a few years ago, when I was traveling, I scanned them from somewhere and thinking, "Wow, that's heavy!" And stuck that puppy in my back pocket to keep in reserves for emergencies like this!

Adam: Wait, so you didn't pull up my memories of the dust mines from my head? You just had that entire thing on standby?!

Ozpin: Pretty much.

Adam: ...THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH YOU?!

Ozpin: YOU WERE TRYING TO KILL ME!

Adam: You were using my memories of the dust mines as a weapon! How many other people have you done this to?!

Ozpin: Alright, let's calm down. Take a breath.

Adam: You made me relive the entirety of the dust mines! Like I was actually there!

Ozpin: Oh, how would you know that?

Adam: BECAUSE I WAS ACTUALLY THERE!

Ozpin: Well, we'll just call that a happy coincidence!

Adam: What coincidence?! They're MY memories!

Ozpin: Yeah, and it worked, didn't it?

Adam: BECAUSE YOU MADE ME RELIVE THE DUST MINES!

Ozpin: I feel like you're downplaying the effectiveness of this. L-Let me show you.

Yang: Professor Ozpin, what's going on in here-

Ozpin: DUST MINES!

Yang: ARGH! FUCKING DUST MINES!

Pyrrha: Hey, is everything okay-

Ozpin: TWENTY YEARS AGO!

Pyrrha: OH MY GOD!

Ozpin: See? C'mon, it's pretty effective!

Adam: You sick human fuck!

Cardin: Yo, Prof! Everything alright? What's going on in-

Ozpin: (Uses "recall")

Cardin: (Unfazed)

Ozpin: Huh? (Uses again)

Cardin: ...

Ozpin: Huh... For some reason, it's not working on you, Mr. Winchester.

Cardin: What? The dust mines thing? N-No, it worked. I saw it.

Adam: You did?

Cardin: Yeah.

Adam: ...That's it? That's all you have to say?

Cardin: What?

Adam: You're just brushing off someone implanting the entire experience of a dust mine survivor in your brain?

Cardin: W-Well, come on, dude! I knew it wasn't real!

Adam: Oh, so he's done this to you before!

Cardin: N-No, I didn't know he could do that.

Ozpin: What did you know wasn't real? The visions or the dust mines?

Cardin: Oh! Pssh! You know!

Adam: No, I don't think I do.

Cardin: Y-Y'know...

Ozpin: The dust mines were a real thing! You saw them just now! You just experienced it!

Cardin: Yeah- Yeah, yeah, but y-y'know that wasn't- I knew it wasn't real!

Ozpin: The visions or the dust mines?!

Cardin: Y- Y- Y'know... Y'know...

Adam: ...Some outstanding students you have, Ozpin.

Ozpin: (Uses "recall")

Adam: (Writhing on the ground)

Ozpin: SAY UNCLE! SAY UNCLE!