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Synopsis:  Taking place where the original story of Christopher ‘Glock’ Moltisanti left off, updated to include the dreaded quarantine of 2020 and beyond.   Sopranos and The Many Saints of Newark belong to David Chase, HBO, Lifetime.   All characters in the series are copyright to David Chase.     ‘You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow This opportunity comes once in a lifetime.’—From Eminem’s ‘Lose Yourself’ Chapter 1—Navel Gazing During Quarantine  Yes, it was true that New York, New Jersey, Boston, Pennsylvania, and a lot of left leaning states still had extreme restrictions, but I wasn’t held back by them.   I could basically do pretty much whatever the fuck I wanted.   So could my kids, especially once the whole family got vaccinated.   I had more time to spend with them, which is something I had needed for a while.    I remembered from my infancy I didn’t know Papa Moltisanti well.    He had died, tragically, at the hands of Tony Soprano.   You think I would’ve

Synopsis:   In the not-too-distant future, meat prices have become so terribly high that only the plutocrats can afford them and what they throw away to ‘refugees’ is fought over tooth and nail if you can find their dumpsters before their garbage men throw it out for good.   Chapter 1—I Just Love Red Meat SO Much !   Everyone seemed to be pleased at the election, or most people, so it seemed.   The more vocal amongst us were going on and on about ‘rigging’ and ‘stuffing ballots’, and honestly, I didn’t see any trace or record of that.   I was blithely oblivious until I wanted to buy brisket and steaks for my official summer cookout this year.      Everyone looked forward to my one-of-a-kind barbeques but when Mildred, my wife, came home from the store she only had small steaks.    The kids and I had wondered why.  Mildred did her best to hold back tears.  ‘With our stipends, there is no way we can afford our typical fair.’, she said sadly.    The kids were older, and they underst

Mind of a philosopher   Heart of a poet   Spirit of a warrior   Full of determination and grit   Curiosity, like a child   Wild as a gypsy, full of guile   I am a dichotomy   Ever evolving, changing   Always seeking my destiny   I’m alive, I continue to strive No matter the obstacle I take it in stride God at my helm, everyday I survive   I am living, yes, I’m alive ! 6-10-21  

Supervisor’s 6 year anniversary is today   Coworker had a baby, so yea ?   I want to be happy   Don’t want to complain   I’m slightly forlorn   Blame my critical brain   Everything else is A-OK But lack of love life   Drives me insane   Caretaking flushed my social life down the drain   I’ve only got myself to blame   So I put on a smile   It’s a facade Want to feel happy, but feel kinda blah   Anxious avoidant for goodness sake   Loneliness rarely gives me a break   One day, the sun will shine   again   But I’m slightly forlorn Don’t mean to complain.   6-10-21

Synopsis:   The tale of how nyrads and Reptilians are the true underbelly of crime.   Dona Suspira Serpentina controls the oceans and the land surrounding them but wants more.    When she hears of the brazen human yakuza  moving into her territory her first instinct is to rub him out, but she meets Ishikawa Sage and falls for him.   ‘Raise the black too soon and the prize will run. Raise it too late and you’ll induce a panic and a greater chance at resistance. You ought to show your colors at just the right time to get them to strike theirs.’--Flint to John Silver in Season 2, Episode X of Black Sails   ‘I saw the end ‘fore it begun  Still, I carried, I carried, I carried on.’—lyrics from ‘Arcade’ as sung by Duncan Lawrence ‘We’re all fools, Dubrov.   She’s our friend, and when a friend’s in trouble, we do foolish things.’—Dimitri, Shadow and Bone, Season 1: Ep 2 ‘We don’t ask questions out of fear.  We ask them out of spite.’—Kaz, Shadow and Bone, Season 1: Ep 2  ‘You

Synopsis:  Taking place after the events of The Slow-Mo, Voiceless Leader. Simone Robotnik, related to the long-deceased Ivo Robotnik, captures Sonia's friend Gina and roboticizes her. Sonia finds her thanks to a distress call Gina puts out by encryption over the New Resistance independent private servers. Gina is able to overcome having some of her brain roboticized, thanks to the Crystal Brooches, and it yields a new talent within her. Gina can now connect to some of the mesh mind in the computer network and ‘talk’ to devices, including hovercraft that once belonged to Simone. Meanwhile, Sonic's queen, Amy Rose, is due to give birth to their 15 children. Chapter 1—Scheming in the Dark Maria Robotnick had kept her last name, even when marrying a Mobian millionaire named Remus.   Remus was a multimillionaire, and he often did philanthropic work, particularly with orphans.   Remus had grown up an orphan himself and knew nothing of Maria’s past.   All he had realized was that