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Charleston Lim

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Charleston Lim was born on one of the 7,641 islands of the Philippines. Fortunate to have survived the island's predators, he managed to get a computer science degree and eventually marry the love of his life. He still lives on the same island with his wife and their perpetual-motion sausage dog.

Having worked various odd jobs, including writing regurgitated nonsense for news publications and peddling life insurance, he has now shifted his focus to writing about made-up worlds and people that not so long ago had only lived in his mind. He is a huge fan of science fiction. Anything involving aliens, quantum computers, and massive black holes gets his blood pumping.

He has released two science fiction books, titled "The Alcuin Rift" and "Echoes
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I’m thinking of a word

There is this quirk that I have, which I think may be unique to me and a handful of people. When I encounter a new word, I get really hung up on that word, its meaning, its entomology, how it is used, was used, how it can be used in my own work.

A few days ago, I encountered the word “Vestigial”.

adjective: vestigial
forming a very small remnant of something that was once much larger or more notice Read more of this blog post »
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Published on August 28, 2025 19:20 Tags: etymology, literature, thoughts, vocabulary, writing
Average rating: 4.67 · 6 ratings · 4 reviews · 3 distinct works
Echoes of Oblivion

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The Alcuin Rift

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This book surprised me with how rich the world-building is. Every story feels like it could easily be expanded into a full novel. There’s a lot of detail and atmosphere packed into just a few pages. The characters are also well written and feel disti ...more
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I enjoyed reading this one. All the characters had their own quirks. Almost everyone in this book is sarcastic and thinks they're comedians. I appreciate the pop culture references, but I think not everyone will get the references.

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Not a lot is being revealed in this first book. However, I did enjoy following Jake, this every-man's man just trying to survive in the story's uncaring universe and its bureaucracy. The author obviously wants him to be relatable by the majority, hen ...more
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Great and meaty, albeit simple, insights into what it means to live without religion. This isn't for those who were born without belief, as it is difficult to understand the emptiness that comes with letting go of dogma ingrained into you since you w ...more
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The characters in this book and their realistic, nuanced personalities immediately caught my attention. The concepts of the development of true AI and the contrasting ideas of pushing humanity forward also interested me.

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