Thanks to you and people like you, Nancy’s GoFundMe has been meeting goals as it goes on. Is it all perfect? No. Is she living indoors and on a path to having a home with her Tommy Cat? Yes. Besides the GoFundMe, she has also made a few paying clients happy with her mad editing skills. No matter how she ends up stable is fine by all of us who care for her.

On a more personal note, my wife is getting stronger every day. Less than four percent of people who get breast cancer get it in both breasts. As I have noted often, my beloved is an overachiever. That’s not as dismissive as it may seem. She always goes above and beyond. And that trait will see her through this. Still, we will happily continue to accept your prayers. No matter what, she has a difficult journey ahead of her.

Okay, moving on to fun stuff. A nice human named Darrel has a girlfriend. I do not know either of them. However, she said I was a loser writer that no one had ever heard of, and if Google even had a sniff of my name, she would do OnlyFans (SFW link describing what OF is) free for a month. I’m attaching a screenshot of HER SEARCH based on the book Darrel beta read, but never submitted a review for. It’s a fun graphic, but ungainly, so I stuck it on the bottom here. If she actually sends a link, I’ll share.

I’m cool like that.

In the real world where others live, I have fielded questions about how I was going to deal with the “illegal chimeras” that appear in The Brittle Riders and Goptri of the Mists, since gen-O-pod(™) Wars primarily deals with Rohta. Ot it should.

Those are valid questions.

We’re all friends here, so I’m going to share an industry secret with you, and only you. I add separate chapters that run parallel to the main story. Rohta does this, the Lost Gods do that. And so on. That way, when you get to the end, you’ll know all there is to know.

As you may have noticed, I have never seriously written about humans meeting aliens, only occasional inferences. I love Star Trek, and my wife loves Star Wars. But those are already written. I’ve always wanted to create something new and different.

Aliens meeting aliens? Sure. I can write about the Blorzians bringing their legendary vats of Xopty Xopty to the Gunorkites, who were so enamored that it ushered in peace to that section of the galaxy. Or, I can write about the Blorzians bringing their legendary vats of Xopty Xopty to the Gunorkites, who were so insulted that it triggered the largest galactic war since the Amish Star Bangers terrified the multiverse.

My universe, my rules.

But for aliens showing up here? I could guess, but I wanted to do better. As it turns out, there are a few groups of scientists who consider this issue in depth. And if you live in a country that doesn’t have a Florida, you can access their research. Otherwise, you need to ask politely.

Which I did.

And this lovely couple answered, then asked many questions of their own (who cares what I’m wearing?), conned me out of six free books (to better understand context), and eventually read my detailed take on such an encounter in gen-O-pod(™) Wars.

Here are their thoughts.

“Your interpretation falls within the top six percentile of current hypotheses. Roger and I agree you should stick with it. However, the lines “They were coming to paint odd-numbered labia blue. They were coming to ruin alpha males,” seem oddly specific. Is there a pop culture trend we missed?”

So much of my soul wanted to say yes.

A few of you haven’t entered all my important life moments into your calendars. I forgive you. Anyway, here is the status of all the current McSciFi scribblings you can, or will soon be able to, blow rent on.

Stuff About Things
– (The gateway drug to McSciFi. Collection of shorts & articles – out now)
The Darkling Wind
– (Stand-alone story, written, being edited, coming soon)

And now, the moment you’ve all been waiting for, ✶THE CHIMERA-VERSE✶ brought to life in the order experienced by the characters.

The Plato Wars
– (Opens Brittle Riders’ universe, written, waiting for edits – summer ’26)
gen-O-pod(™) Wars
– (Prefaces Brittle Riders, being written, fall ’26)
The Brittle Riders
– (Award-winning trilogy that ensures all the annoying humans are dead – out now)
Goptri of the Mists
– (Critically acclaimed trilogy that is *NOT* a dissertation on Hindu mythology – out now)

✶CHIMERA-VERSE(™)✶ is a term exclusive to fans of McSciFi. In all seriousness, I get tired calling it all THE BRITTLE RIDERS’ UNIVERSE. That is where it all starts, no way to deny it, but it has grown beyond even my expectations.

OH BABY! IT’S SO BIG!

Oh, FFS! You can stop laughing now.

No, really. Are you okay now? Need some water? No? You’re sure? All right then.

Until next time, keep those digital cards and letters coming. Your input inspires my output.