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On July 21, 1925, a jury in Dayton, Tenn., convicted school teacher John Scopes because he taught evolution to students. He was fined $100 for doing his job and standing up against ignorance. Your mission: Share a story, at least 250 words, about a moment in your character’s history that feels a bit like…
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“Where some see coincidence, I see consequence. Where others see chance, I see cost.” – The Merovingian in “Matrix Revolutions” I’m a serial killer. In the past 16 years, I’ve amassed a body count that would make Dexter Morgan feel like an amateur. Usually, I did it because the dice told me I should. Sometimes…
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Grange strides into the lounge, casually tossing a glossy black cube – not much bigger than a gambling die – in his right hand. Kinako nods attentively. She is sitting at a booth along the side wall. General Jensen is across the table from her. They are speaking in relatively hushed tones, and the conversation…
At first, I worried about Bob Busby. I didn’t think he’d last. I’d portrayed him twice, first in a TED-like talk posted here on the OtherSpace blog and then in a real-time roleplaying scene. And I wasn’t quite getting into him. He felt quirky and odd for the sake of being quirky and odd, little…
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