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Cliff Jones Jr. is a Watty-Award-winning dreampunk/irrealist author and editor with a background in linguistics and software development. His stories tend to tackle heavy philosophical and spiritual questions using pulp genre tropes and absurdist humor. ...more

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	Mirrormaze: A Dreampunk Anthology by Cliff Jones Jr. (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Tessa B. Dick, Elizabeth Roderick (Goodreads Author) 4.69 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 2020 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dreck 4.91 avg rating — 11 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Somniscope: A Dreampunk Convergence by Cliff Jones Jr. (Goodreads Author), Jeff Noon, Kristin Jacques (Goodreads Author) 4.89 avg rating — 9 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mirror, Mirror: A Compendium of Fractured Fairytales by Emily Barnett Kudeviz (Author, Editor), Cliff Jones Jr. (Goodreads Author), Sonia Focke it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Macromedia Director Game Development: From Concept to Creation really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2001	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Advergaming Developer's Guide: Using Macromedia Flash Mx 2004 and Macromedia Director Mx (Game Development Series) by Rod Afshar, Duke Banerjee, Cliff Jones Jr. (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2004	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Director 8.5 Shockwave Studio Interface Design by Jason Wolf, Cliff Jones Jr. (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2002 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Macromedia Flash 5 Design: From Concept to Creation W/CD by Epic Software, Cliff Jones Jr. (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2002	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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A Few Thoughts on Religion

The flip side of “All religions have something of value to teach,” is “All religions have a distortion of reality baked in to serve the ruling elite.”

It may be a comforting idea like karma. The flip side of people eventually getting what they deserve is that it allows you to ignore injustice.

I'm using the term “ruling elite” very loosely here. For a micro-religion (like a cult), the elite may be a

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In Time's Empire They Were All Slaves

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Voodoo Planet / Star Hunter

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“So Flip would just have to go on, trying to do more good than harm, day by day. He couldn’t undo his wrongs, but he could recognize them and try to guard against adding on more.”
― Cliff Jones Jr., Dreck

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“She’d staggered up that hill more times than she could count. The struggle was actually comforting in a way. Something to fight against, even if it was only gravity.”
― Cliff Jones Jr., Dreck

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“He probably wouldn’t do any jail time at all, not with the perennial War on Drugs in full force. Too many dope smokers and pill poppers to lock up instead.”
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“Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away.”
― Philip K. Dick, I Hope I Shall Arrive Soon

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“I want to stand as close to the edge as I can without going over. Out on the edge you see all kinds of things you can't see from the center.”
― Kurt Vonnegut, Player Piano

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“Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to reform (or pause and reflect).”
― Mark Twain

tags: individuality, majority, minority, pause, reflect, wisdom

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“If we find ourselves with a desire that nothing in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that we were made for another world.”
― C.S. Lewis

tags: god, world

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“In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act.”
― George Orwell

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