Adam J. Nicolai

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Adam J. Nicolai

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Born
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March 01, 1977

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Adam J Nicolai lives near Minneapolis, MN with his wife, Joy, and their two children, Isaac and Rydia. He is a life-long nerd, game lover, author, Star Wars fan, Dungeon Master, and amateur game designer, as well as a former project manager and policy debate coach.

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It Is Finished

Behold a tale of a blog in three posts: the first written in exuberance and pride, the second two months later admitting an ocean of terror and doubt. And then a long lull. The longest lull, in fact, the blog's author has ever produced (and we're talking about a guy who had some long lulls in his blog post history).

Followed, years later, by a post with this ominous title. ​ No, I haven't died and Read more of this blog post »
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It Is Finished

Behold a tale of a blog in three posts: the first written in exuberance and pride, the second two months later admitting an ocean of terror and doubt. Read more of this blog post »
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“He dreamt of the Earth: a ball of rock hurtling around a naked fire. Four and a half billion years old, the product of a grand melee of smashing dust, gas, and boulders, it was bombarded on all sides by lethal radiation and surrounded by an infinite expanse of lethal, frozen vacuum. A fragile sheen of gas and some lucky magnetism were the only things that kept it from succumbing to the black. Its core was as hot as the surface of the sun. Its crust, nearly 4,000 miles removed, was where his entire species lived: ants swarming on a chunk of decaying bread. Every nation, every religion, every story and every life had happened there, suspended precariously between the lethal darkness of space and the crushing heat of the Earth's interior.”
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“they stare into the distance, at that rising tide of blackness. Already, it is halfway to the sun. As”
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“We are two people, he thought, alone on the planet, talking to ourselves.”
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“Where do your stories come from?" He asked.
"I capture them in a wicker basket as they flutter from the night sky," I replied. "They drift to earth from a place between the right of the North Star and to the left of reality.”
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“Learn the rules like a pro, so you can break them like an artist.”
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“Kill your darlings, kill your darlings, even when it breaks your egocentric little scribbler’s heart, kill your darlings.”
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Christine Hatfield Thanks for accepting my friend request


message 2: by Dale (last edited Jul 19, 2014 08:06AM)

Dale Thele Adam, thank you for accepting my friend request.
I've downloaded and look forward to reading Alex.
Wishing you the very best!


Dustin Hi, Adam!

Thank you for accepting my friend request, it is much appreciated. Alex sounds amazing, BTW!


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