"Earth-spast," R'osh muttered as he watched the wriggling figure on the ground. Cut off from its synthetic augmentations, the body on the floor spasmed, suggesting more of a struggle than was really …
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Here’s Why You Can Stop Feeling Bad for Playing Video Games
You know what leading thinkers at Google, Glassdoor and US presidential campaigns have in common? They are die-hard gamers. Not just play-GTA-V-for-an-entire-weekend gamers, but …
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You Should Not Be Here
I wake up. The mattress below me feels too soft in a familiar way. I hear the noise of a passing car, muted through a closed window. Opening my eyes, I find myself in a small room. It's night. The …
Camels, Kalashnikovs and New Year’s Resolutions
Things on karstenaichholz.com have been a bit quiet the last few weeks. One major reason for this has been my work over at traveloak.com, where I publish my travel writing. The site was due for a …
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Confessions of a Myspace Blogger
Roughly ten years ago, during my first year in Thailand, I wrote a number of blog posts on Myspace (is that a 'don't ask, don't tell' thing?). I originally signed up for the site to meet new people …
When Your Lowest Point in Life is Still 3,048m Above Sea Level
Long before reaching our final destination, the Himalayas start to blanket the horizon. It's a bird's eye view of what will become the backdrop of our lives for the week to come. Smoothly, our plane …
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