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We are back and continuing to create the Pages of Pentacle story but I take a creative aside to talk about the Avant-Guarde Gambit created by the Professor and Historian Griselda Pollock. Also, I go down the conspiracy rabbit hole in creating my cult antagonist group for the Cursed Detective Story.

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I finally back and continuing my Pages of the Pentacles/ Cursed Detective story and this time I get more into the background of the Cursed Detective novel story that will be told at the same time of the Writer's Story and the Pages Fandom group.

This story in 3's is around the theme of Anxiety.

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The new idea bug bit me so I had to put all the other ideas that I've started and jump head first into this one. This new idea includes, a cursed detective, an occult group, an out of control fan group, and a writer who lost his edge.

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I'm finally back and after peering into the rabbit hole of all the stories about missing scientists and researchers, I have created my own 3-story idea starters to explain what is going on with them. Well what in my fictional imagination is going on with them.

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I'm back for this year of 2026 with 3 all new mini story ideas to keep my story creative podcast going hopefully before WW3.

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Wrapping up the Holiday season with this second Christmas story where our of course jaded character finds themselves in, of course a small town at rush of the Holiday season but end up in an unusual store looking for last minutes gifts. Thanks for listening.

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Welcome to the Holiday Season with a new Christmas story idea that I created for my "Naughty Santa" theme of Stories this season.

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I know the jingle bells are jingling but wait, hold on, I have a spontaneous older idea that I'm bringing back to life with some newer inspirations that I wanted to get out before the end of the year and my Christmas episodes. Enjoy and thanks for listening.

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I'm back towards the end of the year with a new season and a new story idea to go alone with it. This time I'm bringing a new character and idea featuring, cults, shaman, charlatans, and a hero's journey. Also, I further overcome my creativity fear of working on something that has already been done.

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I'm ending Spooky Season with a new episode made up of 3 mini stories based on the themed of Past, Present and Future.

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