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If you're looking for examples, see @mickleinapickle 's latest blog poem which mentions the Jones' boy rather than the Jones's boy. The latter would not have worked. I don't know if that's a choice for the metre of the poem or consistent use on...

Be my, be my Beta. by Jake Joy Eyes on the prize. I really need to spend less time on X. Once again, I’ve stumbled upon a heated discussion on social media that I can’t help but add my two cents/pence/shillings to, and this time, I can’t...

Young People Today… by Beverley Dalton A few words about awesomeness I went to college to do an Art Foundation course. Yay, good for me. But I was 48. And almost everyone else wasn’t. They were fresh out of school. Now, when I was a kid we...

I would have voted Julius' - but voting closed. So adding it here. :)

I came here to say this. Julius' and Julius's are both correct. It's a matter of which style you prefer. So pick one and make sure its consistent.

I think as long as you're consistent with your choice, that's the main thing :)

For those doing rewrites.... There is a light at the end of the frog tunnel. " "Most inspirational comment of the day, from Ursula Vernon’s acceptance speech at the Hugos: "There is a species of water beetle that regularly gets swallowed whole by...

Fantastic! Makes it very easy to help.

We have some significant expenses coming up, specifically to do with our return to YouTube, so any and all contribs gratefully received :)

Just a note that we’ve added a small new feature that you might like, “Colony Karma”. It allows any member, Colony (the new name for Basic) or Full, to toss a little cash into the pot. Why Karma? Because what goes around, comes around. It’s in...

The Pink Coupe at the Catch-All Station by Laura Rikono Where the Leftovers Go About a quarter of a century ago, I developed the habit of working in German car factories. The excellent pay funded my exotic journeys, and the work itself suited...

The Pink Coupe at the Catch-All Station by Laura Rikono Where the Leftovers Go About a quarter of a century ago, I developed the habit of working in German car factories. The excellent pay funded my exotic journeys, and the work itself suited...

For those doing rewrites.... There is a light at the end of the frog tunnel. " "Most inspirational comment of the day, from Ursula Vernon’s acceptance speech at the Hugos: "There is a species of water beetle that regularly gets swallowed whole by...

I did, but it took a very long time for stripe to respond and then the currency had to be US. Might just be my internet connection having the Sunday lazies...

Hi Pete, I don't know enough people to sell Litopia to. I'm part of 2 other groups run by gurus/industry people and those are free, so it's a hard sell. Sorry, it's just the reality. FWIW I hate substack. Too crowded.