Cyder
The first book has an overarching story, but it is the tales that the pilgrims tell each other that really stand out. They are basically like little novellas within the main narrative and can almost be taken as stand-alone. The two tales I mentioned (Priest and Scholar) were the two that really stood out to me, but they are all interesting. I re-read those two tales specifically every few years.
The overall universe that Simmons depicts in the story is also amazing. The second book (Fall of Hyperion) focuses more on the overall narrative but shows how the tales have some commonality. The key plot device behind the Priest’s tale also sets up the narrative for the sequel books (Endymion and Rise of Endymion).
The one I think about most often is Hyperion, by Dan Simmons. Specifically the Priest’s tale and the Scholar’s tale.
I was able cancel Hulu just fine a week ago. Sounds like this was just an intermittent outage during the user’s cancel process and they went online to scream about it. Nothing to see here.
Sorry for your loss, but what a fabulous way to go out! Bravo!
I’ve been hooked on Knighthood recently. It’s a fun little RPG with simple mechanics. It is also in portrait mode so it’s perfect for one handed play.
Prior to that, I had primarily been playing Archero which is another very fun portrait RPG.
Although I primarily play it on PC, I love that I can also play Albion Online on mobile, especially for some of the mundane farming and auction house tasks.
Other than that, I mostly stick to puzzle games like Woodoku, Wordscapes, Tents & Trees, and Grids of Thermometer.
I do too BUT, it’s nice to actually get to engage with people when I make a comment due to the smaller community. Reddit is so big, my comments usually get buried quickly under the memes and quips.
I personally don’t think the API pricing was ever meant to be reasonable or cover their true costs. Between the absurd pricing, the short timing, their test that blocked mobile web browsers, and refusal to even negotiate, it’s clear to me that they just want to kill 3rd party apps and force everyone on mobile into the official mobile app where they can enforce their monetization schemes.
Maybe it’s nothing, but Reddit seems particularly sensitive towards kbin.