I made a dungeon. This is it

I made a dungeon. This is it

Posted inGeek Stuff, Works by Eric
Have I ever posted about my model terrain hobby? I don't think I have. Well, now I am. Like so many of us, I used the pandemic lockdowns as an excuse to dive into a hobby I always wanted to dive into. In my case, it was making model terrain from scrap crap. We had model railroads growing up and I enjoyed them, but it was my old man's hobby, not mine. He did all the work. This would be like that, but different. Years ago, I briefly dabbled in painting miniatures of the sort used in tabletop games and…
8 Ways To Boost Your Intelligence

8 Ways To Boost Your Intelligence

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Pexels There are many reasons someone may want to boost their intelligence. Perhaps they’re worried about keeping up with their peers or want to climb the career ladder. Whether the reason is for personal satisfaction or goal oriented, there are lots of ways to boost brain power. Your intelligence is strongly linked to DNA but that doesn’t mean you can’t work at it. If you want to improve your intelligence levels by giving your brain a boost, here’s how to do it. Get The Right Amount of Sleep So many people make the mistake of overworking themselves when they need…
Is Your Relationship Going Off The Rails? Here’s How You Can Try To Save It

Is Your Relationship Going Off The Rails? Here’s How You Can Try To Save It

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Is your relationship going off the rails? If it is, then you might have already decided to just let it go. A lot of us will want to fight for the relationship and the person that we are with, hoping that you can save it and move forward. It’s not always going to be possible, but the fact that you are willing to do whatever it takes speaks volumes about how much you value the person that you have. Sometimes though you’re not sure where you can start with this, and that’s what we’re going to be looking at in…
A Dream of Impossible People 007 (FICTION)

A Dream of Impossible People 007 (FICTION)

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read part 1 - read part 6 Mortar shells. The chatter of gunfire. Pine branches whipped against my face, sugar sand kicking up behind me and bullets ripping through the foliage. The shouts came from behind, from left, from right. In this place of peace, there was only chaos. "Go, go, go!" And I ran, ran, ran. No, this wasn't right. This wasn't what this place was. I stopped running and the air stilled. I heard only the echo of gunfire now, from some far off time or place. Explosions like a whisper from yesterday. But there was no pursuit.…
A Dream of Impossible People 006 (FICTION)

A Dream of Impossible People 006 (FICTION)

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read part 1 - read part 5 A bottle of whiskey lay half-open on a counter somewhere, the counter in a void of gray mist. In the next room, a body swollen with gas, three days dead. Bruises kissed its waist. More bottles lay nearby. Further into the void, a hole in the Earth, endless, covered with rotting wood boards. One false step ... A garbage bag filled with chemicals. Pine needles on fire. A kick in the night followed by tears. A groped breast in the back of an old car. A night in a basement filled with vomit.…