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he/him

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MagicLand: A Novel

MagicLand: A Novel

A feel-good dystopian novel? Welcome to MagicLand. “A bracing dystopian tale that deftly mixes magic, evolution, and romance.”― Kirkus Reviews

2021

White, Charles E.

White, Charles E.

Stories

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Charles Bastille on Medium

An index of my Medium articles you probably missed

Oct 16, 2021

Charles Bastille on Medium

Oct 16, 2021

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Fiction by Charles Bastille on Medium

With a cheesy Table Of Contents!

Nov 13, 2023

Fiction by Charles Bastille on Medium

Nov 13, 2023

Published in
The Kraken Lore

The Fifty Planets of the Broken Messiah

Planet 41 (Contemplation)

2d ago

The Fifty Planets of the Broken Messiah

2d ago

Published in
Project 2025

The Full List of Government Agencies and Programs Frozen by Trump

Those of us who warned you about Project 2025 are now forced to go beyond “We told you so” and rescue you from yourselves if you voted for…

Jan 29

White skull on black background, type that says Project 2025

Jan 29

Published in
Crow’s Feet: Life As We Age

Charles and the Story of the Bleeding Brain

Some things are harder to joke about than others, but I managed anyway

Jan 24

Charles and the Story of the Bleeding Brain

Jan 24

Published in
Bouncin’ and Behavin’ Blogs

Biden Declares The Equal Rights Amendment Is Now Part of the Constitution of the United States

With Virginia’s ratification, Biden has set into motion the final act needed for the Constitution to finally adopt the ERA as the 28th…

Jan 17

Women cheering

Jan 17

Published in
Ruminato

TikTok — Counting the Days Until Trump’s Fully Vegetative State

The TikTok presidency will not look like the media says it does

Jan 17

Circus background, Susie Wiles in a circus top hat, picture of trump in straight jacket; in the background of the circus tent : “Welcome to the TikTok Circus”

Jan 17

Published in
Ruminato

Where Have You Gone, Joe — I mean, Dark Brandon?

A nation turns its lonely eyes to you

Jan 2

Photo of Joe Biden delivering the state of the union address, but with Brandon raygun eyes

Jan 2

Published in
Ruminato

That Time Jimmy Carter Took a Dive Into a Nuclear Bog

And he lived 100 years to tell about it

Dec 30, 2024

Hero in a superman type cape, back facing us, scanning the horizon

Dec 30, 2024

Published in
Bouncin’ and Behavin’ Blogs

The Medium Algorithm for Fiction Writers Is Terrible

Medium is supposed to be a writer’s platform, but it isn’t if you write fiction

Dec 18, 2024

Laptop screen with database code that encourages the developer to exclude actual fiction stories on implementation.

Dec 18, 2024

Charles Bastille

Charles Bastille

he/him

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Author of MagicLand & Psalm of Vampires. Join me on my Substack at https://www.ruminato.com/. All stories © 2020-24 by Charles Bastille

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