'23kpc': Into Hibernation
Lowering the veil for a while
As of today, I’ve moved all of 23kpc — except for the intro — offstage, behind the paywall. (The brief “Open and Shut” novella in which I first explored some of the ideas) is still publicly available, though, as are a couple of posts which are more about 23kpc than actual excerpts from it.) In a couple weeks, even the paywalled content will disappear — poof!
Of course, it won’t be gone gone. I’m just working on editing and otherwise correcting the book’s first draft, in preparation for actual publication, in one form or another, probably in at least a few months.
In the meantime…
If you’re not a paid subscriber, now will be your last chance to get a peek (one chapter at a time) at the whole book. Subscriptions are $5 s month, or $50 a year, and there’s even a glitzy $150 lifetime subscription tier; they not only get you access to 23kpc but also a free copy of the final-draft e-book as well as other benefits (details of which are still being figured out). So here y’go:
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