Tom R. Pike
@tomrpike.bsky.social
I write science fiction. You can find it in Analog Science Fiction & Fact and Black Library. Day jobs over the years: climate policy research analyst, wiki administrator, and tweet ghostwriter for a cartoon horse. https://tomrpike.com/
I pulled it off, but some of my victories brought complications. Air seal the home with insulation? Then I need a ventilator. Appliance replacement is easy. But truly eliminating energy waste is an argument with winter and physics. I can apparently win that argument, but only with effort and time.
November 8, 2025 at 11:46 PM
I pulled it off, but some of my victories brought complications. Air seal the home with insulation? Then I need a ventilator. Appliance replacement is easy. But truly eliminating energy waste is an argument with winter and physics. I can apparently win that argument, but only with effort and time.
I never understood why states think they can take away someone’s vote. Nowhere in the constitution does the right to vote have an asterisk after it. It’s taxation without representation. It’s morally offensive and evil.
November 7, 2025 at 9:42 PM
I never understood why states think they can take away someone’s vote. Nowhere in the constitution does the right to vote have an asterisk after it. It’s taxation without representation. It’s morally offensive and evil.
One of the exciting things about this collection is it has a lot of space guns that go pew pew!
October 25, 2025 at 6:03 PM
One of the exciting things about this collection is it has a lot of space guns that go pew pew!
That’s the kind of stuff I try to fit into my 40k stories too. Sometimes it makes it in, sometimes it doesn’t. Proud of you succeeding with the Poop Chapter!
October 24, 2025 at 6:27 AM
That’s the kind of stuff I try to fit into my 40k stories too. Sometimes it makes it in, sometimes it doesn’t. Proud of you succeeding with the Poop Chapter!
Also, there’s a part of Raiders of the Lost Ark that is so unpleasant that it ruined the movie for me. Do yourselves a favor and do not rewatch it as an adult because there is uhhh… a Major Problem with it
October 19, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Also, there’s a part of Raiders of the Lost Ark that is so unpleasant that it ruined the movie for me. Do yourselves a favor and do not rewatch it as an adult because there is uhhh… a Major Problem with it
Not because it’s scary, just because it’s… well. It’s not a great situation when the best part of an adventure movie is a child actor
October 19, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Not because it’s scary, just because it’s… well. It’s not a great situation when the best part of an adventure movie is a child actor