Aubrey Plaza Cringe, George R.R. Martin Embarrassed, Mark Hamill Fails To Flounce -Fandom Pulse Daily Briefing
What a day today was. Things are getting so weird in the culture war right now but there seems to be a shift where things are looking up. Do you feel it? Thanks everyone for reading here!
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I found a great sci fi series recently. The Trader's Tales series by Nathan Lowell. Also the Starfist series by David Sherman and Dan Cragg.