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01/2/2022 2022 by Dennis M. Myers
Let's try this again...

11/3/2021 I'm in a bad place by Dennis M. Myers
Sorrow, mostly. You can skip this one.

09/28/2021 Autumn has Fallen Upon Us by Dennis M. Myers
With a bit of the thud and stumble...

09/12/2021 Mid-September Update by Dennis M. Myers
It's the middle of September and I am still working!

08/30/2021 Slowness of Summer by Dennis M. Myers
High Heat and Yard Tasks.

08/8/2021 Progress! by Dennis M. Myers
Last week's entry started the engine...

07/31/2021 I Hate to Say it... by Dennis M. Myers
The Unfortunate Truth

07/17/2021 23 YouTube Channels I Learn From (2, 1) by Dennis M. Myers
I put together a list of channels I use to educate myself.

07/14/2021 23 YouTube Channels I Learn From (4, 3) by Dennis M. Myers
I put together a list of channels I use to educate myself.

07/12/2021 ConGregate 2021 by Dennis M. Myers
ConGregate with unfortunate flavoring

07/10/2021 23 YouTube Channels I Learn From (7, 6, 5) by Dennis M. Myers
I put together a list of channels I use to educate myself.

07/7/2021 23 YouTube Channels I Learn From (11, 10, 9, 8) by Dennis M. Myers
I put together a list of channels I use to educate myself.

07/3/2021 23 YouTube Channels I Learn From (15, 14, 13, 12) by Dennis M. Myers
I put together a list of channels I use to educate myself.

06/30/2021 23 YouTube Channels I Learn From (19, 18, 17, 16) by Dennis M. Myers
I put together a list of channels I use to educate myself.

06/26/2021 23 YouTube Channels I Learn From (23, 22, 21, 20) by Dennis M. Myers
I put together a list of channels I use to educate myself.

06/21/2021 June Updates Part 2 by Dennis M. Myers
Summer Update!

06/7/2021 June: The Month of Buzzing by Dennis M. Myers
June Updates

06/2/2021 Automated Pride by Dennis M. Myers
Being LGBTQ+ in the Future

05/29/2021 Writer's Block by Dennis M. Myers
Inspired by Christopher Ruocchio

05/5/2021 Rise of the Automated Empire by Dennis M. Myers
Why I write, and What I am Writing Update,

05/1/2021 Creating Character Names by Dennis M. Myers
Why I write, and What I am Writing Update,

04/14/2021 April: The Month of Pollen by Dennis M. Myers
Updates again!

04/7/2021 Red Ice: Luna 2414 (ch. 3) by Dennis M. Myers
Third Chapter of Red Ice: Luna 2414

03/31/2021 Red Ice: Luna 2414 (ch. 2) by Dennis M. Myers
Second Chapter of Red Ice: Luna 2414

03/24/2021 Red Ice: Luna 2414 (ch. 1) by Dennis M. Myers
First Chapter of Red Ice: Luna 2414

03/14/2021 Marching On by Dennis M. Myers -- One Comment
Writing updates

03/6/2021 Chapter One (Current draft) by Dennis M. Myers -- 2 Comments
This is the current draft of the first chapter of my work in progress.

02/23/2021 Updates as of February, 2021 by Dennis M. Myers -- One Comment
Updates for the past few months.

12/7/2020 The Social Dilemma by Dennis M. Myers
Has social media gone too far?

11/5/2020 Early November Updates by Dennis M. Myers -- 2 Comments
An update on... things. Again.

10/24/2020 The Political Post by Dennis M. Myers
With the nation heading into another election, I decide to write this.

10/14/2020 The Build of 2020 by Dennis M. Myers -- One Comment
How I created a nicer space in my office.

10/5/2020 Book Review: Empire of Silence by Christopher Ruocchio by Dennis M. Myers
A quick review of a long read I very much enjoyed.

09/16/2020 The End is Nigh! by Dennis M. Myers
The End of August, that is... [republished]

08/13/2020 Rainbow by Dennis M. Myers
A game the whole family can play!

07/29/2020 End of July by Dennis M. Myers
An update on... things.

07/17/2020 The Political Post by Dennis M. Myers
With the nation heading into another election, I decide to write this.

07/12/2020 AtomaCon moved to May 2021. by Dennis M. Myers
November of 2020 just Wasn't going to cut it.

07/1/2020 And Now it's July by Dennis M. Myers
Updates the rest June, looking forward to July.

06/29/2020 The Rainbow Deck (Gibson Edition) by Dennis M. Myers -- 2 Comments
A Game Born in my Fiction, I have made it Real.

06/24/2020 Delivery Today! by Dennis M. Myers
I'll have Interesting news in a few days.

06/10/2020 June Already? by Dennis M. Myers
Updates for May and part of June.

06/3/2020 Jokes by Dennis M. Myers
What’s the difference between COVID-19 and Romeo and Juliet? One’s a coronavirus and the other is a Verona crisis!

05/20/2020 Conqueror by Dennis M. Myers
Band-Maid's most recent album, now that I have had time to think about it.

05/7/2020 Grocery Shopping During a Pandemic by Dennis M. Myers
My experience going out to get essentials.

04/30/2020 Musings from Quarantine by Dennis M. Myers
A short update on what I have been writing.

04/24/2020 Updates for April by Dennis M. Myers
Quick notes about what's going on

04/11/2020 The Empty Page by Dennis M. Myers
Random update on my writing projects.

04/8/2020 Story Time with Tony Renard by Dennis M. Myers
An Automated Empire Short Story

03/25/2020 If I were to leave this life... by Dennis M. Myers
Thoughts on my own mortality, then it kind of got away from me.

03/21/2020 Wow. by Dennis M. Myers
2020 kind of sucks right now.

03/18/2020 COVID-19 by Dennis M. Myers
Because every blogger needs an article about a disease.

03/14/2020 Exosolar Systems by Dennis M. Myers -- One Comment
Exosolar systems? Exosolar? That's such a clunky word for a star system.

03/11/2020 Automation and You by Dennis M. Myers
How far will automation go? Where will humans find their place?

03/7/2020 Earth's Core by Dennis M. Myers
Let's do a little science, shall we?

03/4/2020 Mysticon 2020 Review by Dennis M. Myers
Here's how I experienced MystiCon 2020 in Roanoke Virginia.

02/29/2020 Post Scarcity Civilization by Dennis M. Myers
Some of my thoughts on the future, and how I use those thoughts in my stories.

02/22/2020 Who Are You? by Dennis M. Myers
I take a moment to write out my thoughts. I might be wrong, but this is who I am.

02/19/2020 A Quote I Love by Dennis M. Myers
One of the defining series of science fiction on television, Babylon 5 still resonates with my soul. Thank you, JMS.

02/15/2020 Musical Interlude Two by Dennis M. Myers
My favorite band has released a new video, and I wanted to share it with you.

02/12/2020 Li Wenliang by Dennis M. Myers
Laws are made for a reason. This one is important to us all.

02/8/2020 For What It's Worth by Dennis M. Myers
An old man's beliefs. Just me rambling on.

01/30/2020 MystiCon Schedule by Dennis M. Myers
My current MystiCon Schedule

01/25/2020 Political Post (Not) by Dennis M. Myers
Just a bit on my mind.

01/18/2020 Personal Update by Dennis M. Myers
A short update on what my life has been like.

01/1/2020 Happy 2020 by Dennis M. Myers
Happy New Year. An update on where I am, and where I am headed, and good wishes to all.

12/28/2019 Writing Update: Almost 2020 by Dennis M. Myers
A short update on what I have been writing.

12/7/2019 The Fermi Paradox by Dennis M. Myers
Enrico Fermi posed the question. I go into my personal beliefs as well as what I use for my stories.

11/30/2019 AtomaCon 2019 by Dennis M. Myers -- One Comment
Our recent trip to Charleston, South Carolina.

11/23/2019 The Crepes of Wrath: A Sourdough Saga Story by Dennis M. Myers
Another Adventure to add flavor!

11/17/2019 Sourdough Saga, Episode III: Empire of the Yeast by Dennis M. Myers -- One Comment
In the final installment I achieve my goal. Bread.

11/15/2019 Writing Update for November by Dennis M. Myers
No, this isn't a baking blog. Sudden realization prompted this update.

11/9/2019 Sourdough Saga, Episode II: Yeast Side Story by Dennis M. Myers
I took a road to the left, and made breakfast.

11/3/2019 Sourdough Saga, Episode I: The Lactobacillus Awakens by Dennis M. Myers -- One Comment
The adventures of learning to make bread as part of a research project for character development, because why not.

11/1/2019 Book Review: Marque of Caine by Charles E. Gannon by Dennis M. Myers
I decided to review the most recent entry in an ongoing series. It's become one of my favorites, and I wanted to share.

10/26/2019 Galactic Habitable Zone by Dennis M. Myers
A fairly new concept, the Galactic Habitable Zone poses some interesting questions.

10/19/2019 Brain-Machine Interface by Dennis M. Myers
What an emerging area of technology could mean for us in the distant future.

10/16/2019 2019 Writers Co-op Anthology, Rabbit Hole, Volume 2 by Dennis M. Myers
Applesauce Pancakes

10/12/2019 Manufactured Meat by Dennis M. Myers
What is the future of food?

10/5/2019 Orbital Info by Dennis M. Myers
Where will we really be living in a thousand years?

10/1/2019 Applesauce Pancakes by Dennis M. Myers -- One Comment
Applesauce Pancakes

09/28/2019 Quotes by Dennis M. Myers
Food for Thought.

09/21/2019 Writing Advice (at the bottom) by Dennis M. Myers
Why I write, and What I am Writing Update,

09/14/2019 Valerie and Aubriana by Dennis M. Myers
A love letter to distant family.

09/7/2019 Ubiquitous Authentication Dependencies by Dennis M. Myers
Software related Diatribe.

08/31/2019 Adventures in Software by Dennis M. Myers
How will people in the future talk about their basic technology?

08/26/2019 Adventures of Driving with an Active Brain by Dennis M. Myers
My Writing Process? Or am I just a Bad Driver?

08/14/2019 Fall in Love With Reading by Patricia A. Myers -- One Comment
Food for Thought.

08/10/2019 Enduring Mission by Dennis M. Myers
Why I write, and What I am Writing Update,

08/3/2019 Orbital Habitats by Dennis M. Myers
Where will we really be living in a thousand years?

07/31/2019 Aoi Hane by Dennis M. Myers
Martial Arts in Lunar Gravity!

07/27/2019 Password Problems by Dennis M. Myers
First World Problems.

07/20/2019 Musical Interlude by Dennis M. Myers
An article about my favorite band.

07/17/2019 ConGregate 6 by Dennis M. Myers
Convention Update

07/13/2019 Before the Automated Empire by Dennis M. Myers
Automated Empire History

07/10/2019 Dust Problems by Dennis M. Myers
This is a problem too easy to overlook, but that will have a huge impact on colonization.

07/6/2019 Hazel, and the Connected Universe by Dennis M. Myers
Why I love a Connected Universe.

07/3/2019 The Fourth of July by Dennis M. Myers
My earliest memories of the 4th of July are of the family gathering on the shores of Lake Pulaski in my hometown of Buffalo, Minnesota.

06/29/2019 Deltigar by Dennis M. Myers
Who is this Deltigar person?

06/21/2019 2019 Writers Co-op Anthology by Dennis M. Myers -- One Comment
Applesauce Pancakes

06/15/2019 GalaxyCon 2019 by Dennis M. Myers
Convention Update

06/8/2019 Jody Lynn Nye by Dennis M. Myers
First Impressions of an Author I admire.

06/1/2019 Welcome to the Automated Empire Blog by Dennis M. Myers -- One Comment
Why I write, and What I am Writing Update,

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