Four Things on a Friday: A Personal Round-Up

I want you guys to appreciate how busy I got this week. It's college football Week 0, both AFF podcasts ran over an hour this week, and I'm looking for a cover artist for The Return of Dr. Necropolis. And let me just note that as much as I love that title, "The Return of Dr. Necropolis" is long and a bit cumbersome I'm an actual book cover.

Sigh.

If you missed it, we had a truly outstanding AFF Army Football Show this week. Shannon Horne's husband Paul Horne joined us for an in-depth dive into Army's O-Line. I can pretty much guarantee that you've never heard anything like this before. 

It got surprisingly mathematical. Paul went straight for my engineer's heart.

Anyway. I am trying to write here a little more often, so here goes.

Chapter 2

Tiffany stumbled going up the stairs to her apartment. She loathed wearing heels, but she’d been in them for almost four hours now, and the light outside her apartment had gone out almost two months ago. She needed to call the super about it, but she’d barely been home enough to make the phone call. Maybe it would’ve made more sense to fly, but she felt bone weary, and using her powers took effort. With the traffic around Stamford, the drive out to her sister’s place had taken almost two hours, and then she’d needed to summon the energy to look happy watching all those mindless suburban housewives fawn endlessly over Dorothea’s pregnant belly.

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December 29th, 2026

Feedback from My Cousin Jesse

Yes, I have a literal "Cousin Jesse". No, this is not him.

This is actually Uncle Jesse. That's a different guy.

Chapter 1

May 1. Manhattan — Ten Years Ago.

“But why are we going back?” Jaynie asked, her voice quiet. She stood at the window, looking over the city. She’d crossed her arms and stood holding herself, her posture rigid. Without looking back, she said, “We got away clean. Why isn’t that enough?”

“We talked about this,” Frank said.

He tried to fight off his frustration but couldn’t quite manage it. Despite all his carefully laid plans, he could still feel fear smoking off his wife’s body. It fouled the atmosphere like some noxious gas. 

He hated seeing Jaynie like this. He had things under control. She should know that by now.

Good News, I Think...

Well friends, it seems like superheroes are suddenly cool again. What other conclusion can we draw from the reality that Spider-Man: Brand New Day is by far the biggest movie of the year, while Disney itself just seemingly relaunched the entire Marvel franchise to thunderous applause at their D23 show?

Terrificon 2026

I took my daughters Hannah and Emma to Connecticut's Terrificon comic book convention at Mohegan Sun this past Sunday. We had a good time.

Holding hands with Thanos.

Excerpt from The Ultrahuman Factbook

“Today’s advances in genetic engineering allow mundane (non-powered) humans to mimic the abilities of ultrahumans through the use of mRNA gene splicing and resequencing. These artificial enhancements can be applied on either a temporary or a permanent basis.

Trying to Make PodMatch Work

I talked about this with my daughter yesterday. She's currently working on her Masters in Marketing, and if I'm not quite ready to admit that she knows more about this stuff than I do, I *can* at least admit that her perspective is a lot more digital and up-to-date than mine is. She agreed with me that PodMatch will probably wind up being a waste of money, but she also pointed out that my bio wasn't working. Or, as she put it, "That's too long. No one's going to read all of that."

Fair point. I therefore updated it yesterday. It's no shorter, but I did try to at least get the Bottom Line Up Front.

Podmatch

I joined Podmatch yesterday, but I gotta be honest. I already think this isn't gonna work out. The service isn't cheap. It's $38/month. That would probably be worth it if it gave me the opportunity to talk about As For Football on a bunch of podcasts, promote my other work, and get a bunch of cool new guests on the College Football Roundtable Show. 

Unfortunately, I don't think that's what's gonna happen.

We're fully into Football Season already...

If you've never seen the As For Football Army Football Show, then here's your chance. Please join us on Monday at 6:30 pm for our first actual football show of the season. We'll be previewing the Black Knights' offense and their first three games.

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The Return of Dr. Necropolis: Prologue

“Go go go!”

The van’s driver gunned it. Momentum shifted abruptly, throwing Tiffany hard into the nearest SWAT officer. He cursed, but for once, Tiffany bit back a retort. She’d never worked with this particular SWAT team, didn’t know the players, and wasn’t in the mood to start making new friends in the last few moments before a raid. The sound of squealing tires heralded another momentum shift, and suddenly that same SWAT operator flew back into Tiffany’s lap. Wordlessly, she focused just long enough to push him back upright. 

The van screeched to a stop, and its doors burst open.