Garhdo Goes Geek

Hello my friends. Welcome back. Today I just wanted to share something that I've had under my belt for a while, and is something I am considering doing more with. Basically I have always enjoyed creative writing, and while I know I'm not amazing at it I also don't think I'm that bad. However usually what I tend to do is play with ideas, whether original or derived from an existing work, creating settings and characters, or sometimes even full plots, while not actually sitting and writing the story out.  Some time ago however I actually sat and finished a short story, inspired by some more cyberpunk aesthetics, and reading Neuromancer has me revisiting it, and I remain proud of it, and so I thought I would share it here to be judged. So I hope you all enjoy this story, which I have titled "A Simple Case". A Simple Case B lue lights flash in the alley, casting long but brief shadows in the dripping dank. I watch the investigators as they pick around the carnage,...

Hello my friends, and welcome back to my blog.  Now as anyone who has followed my podcast will no doubt be aware, I am not just a geek, but I am especially a geek who is interested in lore. Part of that also means that I am very interested in timelines and watch/read orders, and finding the best way to experience properties, especially with the goals of introducing people to them.  Now of course for most things the best way to watch something is in the release order. For example the Marvel Cinematic Universe has generally had every released entry coming after all of the previous ones, although even there are a few exceptions. So in that case perhaps the best way to watch something is in Chronological order? Following the in-universe timeline? This also has it's own issues. For example Star Trek: Discovery's first two seasons and Strange New Worlds are set only a few years before the Original Series of Star Trek, yet it could be very bizarre for a first time viewer to go throug...