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Pokemon: The Origin of Species Ch. 141

Hey all, sorry for the delay. The last few months have been rough here and there, but this time I feel compelled to explain.

May was a difficult month for me. My dad's cancer came back, I lost an entire week (no work, no writing, little sleep) to an intense interpersonal issue that left me exhausted and heartsick after, and I went to LessOnline, which was incredibly fun but also much more taxing than I expected; a combination of massive back-to-back jetlag and various random complicatio...

Pokemon: The Origin of Species Ch. 140

Hey everyone, here's the latest version of the story. I'm also planning to be at LessOnline in Berkeley at the end of the month, as is Alexander Wales. If you plan to go too, feel free to find me and say hi!

Pokemon: The Origin of Species Ch. 139

Okay, this month will still have some traveling in it but much less than the last few, and hopefully we can get this train back on its tracks until it reaches the final station. Thanks for your patience, and hope you enjoy the chapter!

Pokemon: The Origin of Species, Ch. 138

Hey everyone, here are the epubs with the latest chapter included. Hope you enjoy!

Pokemon: The Origin of Species,Ch. 137

Hey everyone, here's the epub and epub+dex versions with the latest chapter. Enjoy!

Pokemon: The Origin of Species Ch 136

Happy new year everyone! Here's the latest epubs for the story. Enjoy!

Pokemon: OoS Ch. 135 - Shell Game II Epub

Hey everyone, here's the latest version of the epub. Happy holidays!

Pokemon: OoS Ch. 134 - Invasion Epub

Here's the latest version of the fic with chapter 134 included. Enjoy!

Pokemon: Origin of Species, Ch. 133 - Null Reference

Hey everyone, here's the latest version of the fic with chapter 133 included. Hope you enjoy it!

Pokemon: Origin of Species, Ch. 132 - Implicit Knowledge

Hey everyone, here's the newest version. Thanks for the birthday wishes, and hope you all have a great September!

Pokemon: The Origin of Species Ch. 131 - Lines of Retreat

Here's the latest version of the story with and without pokedex. Enjoy!

Pokemon: The Origin of Species Ch. 130: Unadorned

Hey everyone, here's the latest version of the epub, with pokedex and without. Enjoy!

Pokemon: The Origin of Species, Ch. 129 - Frames

Hey everyone, I'm still in Berkely through Manifest weekend, feel free to reach out if you want to meet up sometime.

Enjoy the epubs!

Pokemon: Origin of Species, Ch. 128 - Double Duty

Here are the newest versions of the epub. Enjoy!

LessOnline meetup!

Hey everyone, I'll be going to LessOnline in Berkely at the end of May! I'll probably be running events with people like Alexander Wales and Duncan Sabien, maybe just talking about our podcast, or fiction, or plausibly we'll talk about something in the process of writing itself, or just what sort of fiction we've been inspired by. Maybe we'll do something more interactive, or more head-to-head.

If you'd like to attend, I believe there are still spots available, and if there's anything y...

Pokemon: Origin of Species, Ch. 127 - Tests

Hey everyone, here are the latest epub versions of the story, with and without pokedex. Enjoy!

Pokemon: Origin of Species, Ch. 126 - Where the Heart Blooms

Hey everyone, here are the latest versions of the epub, both with pokedex and (for those on kindle) without. Enjoy!

Phenomenology Fishbowl 1

Doing this tomorrow, Monday Feb 12, at 10PM EST. Also going to be trying a stream on twitch for the first time, so we'll see how that goes :)

https://www.twitch.tv/daystareld

Phenomenology Fishbowl!

Hey everyone, I'll probably be doing something that's kind of like an AMA but focused on internal experiences sometime on Sunday or Monday. If you're interested in joining and asking questions, feel free to check out the link here!

https://twitter.com/DaystarEld/status/1756041574515896662

Phenom Fishbowl is kind of like an AMA except the questions are focused on what it's like to ex...

Pokemon: The Origin of Species, Ch. 125

Hey everyone, here's the latest version of the story!

I've uploaded a (no dex) version this time because someone reported that Amazon doesn't seem to read the file properly, and it's possible this helps.

Enjoy!

Pokemon: Origin of Species, Ch. 124 - Unearthed

Happy new year everyone! Here's the latest chapter.

OoS Book Club live discussion

In case anyone is interested, this is resuming on Twitter, with Chapter 35 discussion on Sunday :)

https://twitter.com/metaLulie/status/1735379213035655293

Pokemon: The Origin of Species Ch. 123 - Drastic Action

Hey everyone, here's the latest version of the epub. Enjoy!

Tavern Wars 11/23 Update

Hey everyone, I decided to post some updates on this for those who have been interested!

I spent a fair portion of September and October creating more art for the game, which has definitely slowed down after I finished the Amenities and started on the Staff and Heroes. Midjourney continues to be a massive lifesaver here, but when it struggles with something (like multiple characters in one picture doing different things, having different emotional expressions, or even being different r...

Pokemon: The Origin of Species Ch. 122 - Inside Out

Hey everyone, here's the latest version of the epub. Enjoy!

Pokemon Chapter 121: Precedes (and Q&A Announcement)ment

Hey everyone! Here's the latest updated PDF.

I'm also going to share a Select Tier post for $10+ patrons who want to share availability for this month's Q&A, which will be on whichever weekend has the most signups. As the name implies, you'll get to ask any questions about whatever you want with me in live video or voice call.

Hope to see you there!

Board Game: Tavern Wars (and AI Art)

About 7 years ago I spoke with my friends at Attic Door Media about creating a board game. We sketched out some basic concepts, and they started looking for artists and developing a kickstarter plan while I designed the game. We printed out proxies, and playtested, then I made edits, edited proxies, playtested again, etc. Finally, I felt ready for us to try putting it on Kickstarter...  

But getting the art wa...

Pokemon: The Origin of Species Ch. 120 - Agency

Pokemon: The Origin of Species Ch. 119 - Coverup

Hey everyone! I don't mean to be alarmist, but I feel like it's worth warning that there's a decent chance I don't write the next chapter in time. I haven't missed the monthly deadline since I started it nearly a decade ago, through some hectic months full of travel, overloaded work schedules, personal emergencies, literal plagues, and more, but this month I'm going to be teaching at two rationality camps back to back for the full duration of August, and unlike the last couple times I did thi...

New Patron Tier

Hello everyone, I've finally gotten around to updating my Patreon tiers by discontinuing the $3 reward and adding a new one. Starting in September, the Monthly Live Q&A will be for $10+ patrons. I'll be posting a when2meet or similar near the start of each month to ensure I can pick a date that as many people can access as possible.

I've made this change largely because my time is getting more and more limited lately, and it didn't really make sense to have it available for the low...