# dystopian (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 4 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover dystopian. Page: Feed: --- ## [reconstructing my third/fourth grade bookshelf!!](https://www.pagesofperfiction.com/2026/07/reconstructing-my-thirdfourth-grade.html) _2026-08-01 · Asha C. · Pages of Perfiction_ chapter two page four ✧ Hi everyone, welcome back to Pages of Perfiction! I hope your summer has been going well! I've been all over the country in the past few weeks, first in Virginia, then North Carolina and most recently Washington DC. It was while I was in DC that I met a girl named Tennessee (who is not actually from Tennessee). I like her name, and it brought back memories from when I was… ## [AGGGTM season two review](https://www.pagesofperfiction.com/2026/06/chapter-two-page-three-agggtm-season-2.html) _2026-06-11 · Asha C. · Pages of Perfiction_ chapter two page three ✧ It feels like just yesterday I was sitting on my couch, pressing play on the Percy Jackson and the Olympians TV show and typing up my thoughts on my computer (throwback to this post from two years ago where I reviewed the series ). But so much has changed since then. I'm sitting on a different couch. I'm using a different computer. I'm looking at a different TV. I'm in a… ## [I don’t recommend pneumonia, and I’m not going to write about it in my next novel](https://www.adambenderwrites.com/2026/05/21/i-dont-recommend-pneumonia-and-im-not-going-to-write-about-it-in-my-next-novel/) _2026-05-21 · Adam · Adam Bender_ In which the author gives a quick update on where he's been and what he's been up to. ## [Treasure Island: An AI Tale](https://skepticfail.substack.com/p/treasure-island-an-ai-tale) _2026-04-24 · Skeptic Fail · Skeptic Fail Fiction_ The Moment of Mutiny ## [the art of holding yourself back](https://www.pagesofperfiction.com/2026/03/chapter-2-page-1-art-of-holding.html) _2026-03-15 · Asha C. · Pages of Perfiction_ chapter two page two ✧ The saddest thing ever is having a story inside of you that's dying to be let out but you just can't write it. I've been holding myself back for the past five years. ## [Refreshing My Writing Tools: From Word to Scrivener to Reedsy](https://www.adambenderwrites.com/2026/03/12/refreshing-my-writing-tools-from-word-to-scrivener-to-reedsy/) _2026-03-12 · Adam · Adam Bender_ The author shares his evolution in writing tools, highlighting a shift from traditional methods to digital apps like Scrivener and Reedsy for improved flexibility and organization. ## [Adam’s New Year Resolutions](https://www.adambenderwrites.com/2026/02/01/adams-new-year-resolutions/) _2026-02-01 · Adam · Adam Bender_ Happy New Year! So, my first resolution for 2026 is to get back to updating this blog! (Hey look, I did it.) It s been a ## [Qubit](https://skepticfail.substack.com/p/qubit) _2025-12-19 · Skeptic Fail · Skeptic Fail Fiction_ Old Man Fitzwilliam's Best Day Ever ## [Secrets in Ice by Kennedy Plumb: Raving ARC Book Review](https://www.pagesofperfiction.com/2025/11/secrets-in-ice-by-kennedy-plumb-raving.html) _2025-11-27 · Asha C. · Pages of Perfiction_ It's been ten years since 17-year-old Nikki Sinclair's parents and sister left home and never returned. Evidence uncovered at the scene caused the police to rule it a triple homicide, but since their bodies were never found, the case ran cold and was never solved. Living in her family's giant lonely estate all this time, the sole heiress to the huge fortune they left behind, Nikki has come to… ## [ARC Review: The Ocean Curse by Emily K. Suarez](https://www.pagesofperfiction.com/2025/11/arc-review-ocean-curse-by-emily-k-suarez.html) _2025-11-27 · Asha C. · Pages of Perfiction_ Step inside this epic romantasy full of mystery, high stakes, and luring magic that will have you smelling salt air, feeling the roaring waves beneath your feet, and falling headfirst into the unknown. The ocean remembers what we try to forget. Captain Leo Smith has spent his life outrunning a curse—an ancestral debt cast long ago that demands to be paid. To break it, he arranges a marriage with a… ## [Countdown to Getting Paid (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/CdA9czCWf3dl) _2025-11-27 · **Sponsored**_ Create a shareable wallet timer — deposits buy back time and pay debt down ## [Artificial Intuition](https://skepticfail.substack.com/p/artificial-intuition) _2025-11-16 · Skeptic Fail · Skeptic Fail Fiction_ We don't replace mother's intuition: We extend it! ## [ARC Book Review Roundups](https://www.pagesofperfiction.com/2025/10/arc-book-review-roundups.html) _2025-10-18 · Asha C. · Pages of Perfiction_ Welcome to Pages of Perfiction This post is a small roundup of book reviews for the 7 NetGalley novels I read a year ago and never reviewed. It's better late than never. Still The One by Aimee Brown This novel offers a heartfelt and nostalgic look at what it means to fight for love and second chances. Brown balances emotional tension with warm character moments, and the relationship development… ## [a new chapter](https://www.pagesofperfiction.com/2025/10/a-new-chapter.html) _2025-10-18 · Asha C. · Pages of Perfiction_ Hello! It has been a long time since my last post. A very long time. I know I say that every time I remember this blog exists, but this time, I actually mean it. It's been seven months since my last post, but that was a random tournament reflection, so I don't think that counts. Therefore, it's been two to three whole years since my last actual post. Honestly, I had forgotten this blog existed.… ## [Short: Logical Conclusion](https://skepticfail.substack.com/p/short-logical-conclusion) _2025-10-01 · Skeptic Fail · Skeptic Fail Fiction_ The AI Economy ## [Appreciating What we Cannot See](https://skepticfail.substack.com/p/appreciating-what-we-cannot-see) _2025-07-15 · Skeptic Fail · Skeptic Fail Fiction_ Thoughts on All the Light We Cannot See through the lens of Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea ## [Mr. Doctor Quinn and the Electric Solution](https://skepticfail.substack.com/p/mr-doctor-quinn-and-the-electric) _2025-07-14 · Skeptic Fail · Skeptic Fail Fiction_ Or: Zap your problems today and they will go away! ## [Thoughts on Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe](https://skepticfail.substack.com/p/thoughts-on-robinson-crusoe-by-daniel) _2025-07-07 · Skeptic Fail · Skeptic Fail Fiction_ The psychological process during isolation and suffering ## [Book Snapshot: The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion](https://skepticfail.substack.com/p/book-snapshot-the-rosie-project-by) _2025-05-19 · Skeptic Fail · Skeptic Fail Fiction_ Autism Spectrum and the desire to fit in ## [come to an online speech & debate tournament with me (Feb 2025)](https://www.pagesofperfiction.com/2025/04/come-to-online-speech-debate-tournament.html) _2025-04-12 · Asha C. · Pages of Perfiction_ Welcome to Pages of Perfiction Hi! I'm at a Speech & Debate tourney and I have a lot of time between rounds, so I figured I'd write a reflection again. This is the fourth time I'm posting a full wrap up: This tournament is supposed to be more prestigious and stuff. I competed in it last year and made it to Semifinals (I don't have a wrap up post for it). That was a different event, though, so… ## [Fiction Snapshot: War & Peace by Leo Tolstoy](https://skepticfail.substack.com/p/fiction-snapshot-war-and-peace-by) _2025-03-31 · Skeptic Fail · Skeptic Fail Fiction_ The War of 1812 before and after ## [Hire AI-Powered Freelancers Fast (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/gIFJZTbefJIV) _2025-03-31 · **Sponsored**_ Browse and hire skilled professionals using AI tools — free to post, free to apply. ## [Sci-Fi Book Snapshots](https://skepticfail.substack.com/p/sci-fi-book-snapshots) _2025-02-17 · Skeptic Fail · Skeptic Fail Fiction_ "A Canticle for Leibowitz" by Walter Miller Jr. & "On the Beach" by Nevil Shute ## [come to a speech & debate invitational with me (december 15)](https://www.pagesofperfiction.com/2025/02/come-to-speech-debate-invitational-with.html) _2025-02-08 · Asha C. · Pages of Perfiction_ impromptu and declamation Hi everyone! Here's a brief history of my published Speech & Debate tourney wrap-ups: Mini Tournament wrap-up March 2024 Tournament wrap up on April 10th 2024 Tournament wrap-up on May 31st 2024 I'm doing Impromptu and Declamation in this one, and I have hope! I think I prepared well and have a good chance of making finals in both events. Note: I like to wrap up debate… ## [Utopia PR is a Sci-Fi Finalist in Indie Author Project 2024 Contest](https://www.adambenderwrites.com/2024/11/04/utopia-pr-is-a-sci-fi-finalist-in-indie-author-project-2024-contest/) _2024-11-04 · Adam · Adam Bender_ Talk about an October surprise: Indie Author Project (IAP) selected my dystopian satire novel Utopia PR as a runner-up in the sci-fi/fantasy category of its ## [Dear world, I'm back.](https://www.pagesofperfiction.com/2024/10/dear-world.html) _2024-10-02 · Asha C. · Pages of Perfiction_ Dear world, My name is Asha. A year and a half ago, I decided to start a blog to practice writing book reviews. I was convinced that by signing up to a bunch of SEO mailing lists, my book blog would go viral and everything would be perfect. But 15 months later, my average engagement time is 9 seconds, so you can infer how that turned out. I forgot about my blog for four whole months. Ever since…