Nicholas Ballou
Sci-fi writer. Creator of Nexus of Worlds. On Substack and Ream, where The Escape posts every Friday.
- So when are Uber and Lyft going to ban these from their platforms? I'm cancelling any ride if it pops up as a Tesla.
- Europeans: haha, stupid Americans never travel haha I travel all the time. Me, an American: I used all of PTO last year for medical leave. My wife has to use a year of PTO to get her hysterectomy next month. We’ve never been on vacation. Sooo, there’s that.
- I feel like people spend a lot of time creating false “us vs them” groups when it comes to politics. It really sounds like people are making up meanings for things for no reason. We do not need a fancy name for every single stance.
- Do not let a single authority figure, mayor, council member, congressperson, senator or anyone else get away with any sort of “we didn’t know” defense. They know. Everyone knows.
- Not to be divisive but Elliot Stabler is a very bad cop.
- I have spent way more time driving a forklift than a regular car in my life, and it is never more obvious than when I try to reverse a car. Because I turn on the left blinker. Every time.
- THE ESCAPE is sci-fi, despite what the first 10 or so chapters suggest. It is the first entry in the Nexus of Planets universe, which will span centuries. Enjoy getting lost in a new world filled with background and little details? Give it a read: reamstories.com/page/mkyh5g9...
- I wonder if Republicans think Democrats make politicians their entire personality like Republicans tend to, and therefore think Democrats would be upset to see Bill Clinton imprisoned. Meanwhile, only like 15% or something of people alive today even voted Bill Clinton for President.
- I am building the family tree for my MC and let me tell you. Since this colony is pronatalist, this is a huge number of people. Can't decide if I should work top down or bottom up. Any genealogists want to weigh in? 😂 It's currently 25 generations. #writing
- I worked at Starbucks 2011-2013. It was quite the experience. The discrepancy between the real working experience and the experience the company claimed was absolutely wild.
- If Starbucks won’t respect workers at the bargaining table, they don’t deserve our clicks or orders. Our call to action is simple: 📱 Delete the Starbucks app. #DeleteTheApp bit.ly/deletetheapp
- When questioning hate is illegal, compassion is radical. How far would you go to escape tyranny? #writing #scifI #NoW:TheEscape Read on Substack: substack.com/@nicholasbal... Read on Ream Stories: reamstories.com/page/mkyh5g9...
- Bonus story LEGACY is posted on Substack. Marcus Moore contemplates his father's faith. #writing #scifi #NexusOfWorlds open.substack.com/pub/nicholas...
- Reposted by Nicholas BallouCHICAGOANS!!!! Voting is open for the annual snowplow naming contest. And “Abolish Ice” is one of the options. You know what to do (vote): chicagoshovels.org
- Nexus of Worlds, especially the New Covenant Colony, has some very specific terminology. Here's a glossary of terms! I'll keep updating as the story progresses. Let me know what you think! #writing #scifi open.substack.com/pub/nicholas...
- THE ESCAPE centers on 22yo James Moore, raised in a theocratic colony and trained to fear and kill Satan's aliens, as the Bible commands. But James thinks the colony is wrong about what life is like outside the gates, and he plans to see for himself. #writing #scifi
- New free bonus story is up on Ream! The Thraqian Incident 14-year-old James encounters an alien. #writing #serial #scifi #NoW:TheEscape reamstories.com/page/mkyh5g9...
- New bonus story up on Substack! The Thraqian Incident 14-year-old James encounters an alien. #writing #serial #scifi #NoW:TheEscape open.substack.com/pub/nicholas...
- Chapter Six is up on Substack! Things are heating up and it’s going to get very serious. This chapter has a free preview, but is paywalled. Keep an eye out for the bonus story, The Thraqian Incident, later today. Free to everyone! #writing #serial #scifi open.substack.com/pub/nicholas...
- Chapter Six is up on Ream! The journey is getting dangerous. This chapter is available to subscribers, but the first five chapters are free to all. Keep any eye out for the next free bonus story, The Thraqian Incident, later to day! #writing #serial #scifi reamstories.com/page/mkyh5g9...
- Update on chapter access for Nexus of Worlds! First five chapters are free across platforms. #writing #serial #scifi
- The Escape is now live on Ream. The first two chapters are up and free! #writing #serial reamstories.com/page/mkyh5g9...
