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The occasional newsletter of Don Sakers & the Scattered Worlds

Friday 3 Apr 2020
Newly published: 
  • The Rule of Five Episode 2.19 is up on the website for our Patreon supporters.
  • Patreon supporters also received The Rule of Five Quarterly #14. Look for it on Amazon soon.
Upcoming deals: 
2-7 April • A Cosmos of Many Mansions • Kindle 99¢
16-25 April • A Rose From Old Terra • Kindle 99¢
Highlights: 

This week's big accomplishment is The Rule of Five episode 2.19, which clocked in at about 3200 words. The episode is available to Patreon supporters.

I went out on Tuesday to pick up prescriptions and visit the grocery store. People were being sensible and courteous, although some folks were standing too close to others. At the checkout counter there was a plexiglass shield to protect the cashiers, which I thought was a good idea. I managed to get everything on my shpppoing list, but there were lots of sections with many bare shelves.

We've been thinking about local businesses where we usually spend money, and how we can continue to do so. Yesterday we ordered food from Ocean, our fantastic local Chinese carryout restaurant. Having the food delivered wasn't as much fun as visiting the place—at least the driver was our favorite person, so we got the chance to exchange greetings (from six feet away).

If you haven't given consideration to supporting local businesses, please do.

Projects: 
  • Finished 3400 words on The Rule of Five episode 2.19
  • Put together Rule of Five Quarterly #14
  • Finished cataloging the year 1995 for my Legion of Super-Heroes website
  • Scanned a bunch of books
  • Continued work on the kitchen rearrangement
Don & Spencer

Here I am with my bud Spencer. His human is sister-in-spirit Betsy, who brings him over to explore our yard as a change of scenery.

Currently reading: 

The Pursuit of the Pankera by Robert A. Heinlein

Articles: 
Recommended (book): 

The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia by Ursula K.LeGuin

Recommended (TV/movie): 

Blake's 7 (tv show)

Recommended (other): 

THIS Is How Hamsters Fit So Much Food Inside Their Cheeks! (BBC video)

"Like some people of inferior ability, he had spent his lifetime storing up reasons and excuses to prove that he was really possessed of extraordinary qualities, but that chance and prejudice had combined until now to keep him from his rightful rewards."

-Gordon R. Dickson

Thank you to: 

Maryland Governor Larry Hogan, one of the sane and stable voices of the Covid19 pandemic.

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