DI. Diary: Time as Currency, Part 2

So, time as currency! Sounds cool in theory, but how does it pan out in practice? Well, not bad. It took me a lot of trial and error, but I found a certain European currency with a pricing-to-product ratio that matched the one I had in mind for the novel. After I got...

DI. Diary: Time as Currency, Part 1

Today’s topic will be the currency of Necropolis, which is time itself. “…you earn time by working, you pay for food with time, you rent a flat with time; you loan time from a bank, and if you’re late with payments, poof” (meaning: you cease to...

India Adventure, Part 3

In the last month we’ve been to Sri Lanka and Nepal! In Sri Lanka we got to enjoy some paradise-quality beaches (I swam with a turtle, wooo!), while in Nepal we hung out with the locals (the people were so chill!) and breathed in the fresh Himalayan air… instead...

India Adventure, Part 2

Let’s pause the book rumination to update you on our India trip. Well, it’s going great! We slept under stars in a desert, petted tens of cows patrolling the city of Jaisalmer, and flew to Mumbai, where we ate our cheapest lunch yet for 0.15$. We also saw...

DI. Diary: Kafka

So, let’s break this book down. Starting from the beginning: Yorde opens his eyes in a shopping mall. He doesn’t recognize his place, he doesn’t remember how he ended up here, and what’s worse, he sees his corpse sprawled against a fountain...

DI. Diary: World

Before diving into anything specific, let’s take a look at the world as a whole and some of its many moving pieces. Here’s a glossary:   A Short Dictionary of Acronyms and Names To help you navigate the things that are corporate, but not exactly human...