Monthly Archives: February 2020

Liminal Species

Posted on February 29, 2020 by supermalmoworld

Alternation of Generations on Earth One of the main gimmicks of Ilion is what organisms do with alternation of generations. In Earth’s animals, it’s mostly limited to reproduction. We are diplontic organisms, with our haploid stage being limited to our … Continue reading →

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Surprise Eggs

Posted on February 23, 2020 by supermalmoworld

In the PC sim game Zoo Tycoon, if you had the dinosaur expansion installed, there was a cheat you could use to randomize the contents of a dinosaur egg. If you named a scientist Frankenstein, any egg they tended to … Continue reading →

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Write What You Snow (Part II) – Use of References

Posted on February 22, 2020 by supermalmoworld

It’s that time of year again. The snowpack was much lower this year in Yosemite. Snowshoes on, snowshoes off, snowshoes on, snowshoes off. No snow kitchen, just stoves on rocks. Tent pitched on dry earth. Daytime temps nearing 70 degrees. … Continue reading →

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Building Bridges

Posted on February 18, 2020 by supermalmoworld

I have this writing hack I like to use where I bridge a character’s internal experience to something concrete that is going on in parallel. It’s not really something I learned, just a natural consequence of how I think. Always … Continue reading →

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Remodeling Work

Posted on February 2, 2020 by supermalmoworld

When a child grows, their bones have to keep up. They do this through a process called bone remodeling, where cells and the minerals that hold them together are systematically destroyed and replaced. This process continues into adulthood, albeit at … Continue reading →