The Scuttlebutt
The Scuttlebutt, Jonathan LaForce, Scott ReichekThe home for William Lehman's work on Substack. Blog posts, short story and novel release announcements, and anything else that grabs my attention. With occasional guest posts.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 159 | Founded | 2 years ago | Last Issue | 9 days ago |
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Enemies, Foreign and Domestic
The picture is me, from a few (OK, several) years ago, and is provided to show that yeah, I’ve had a little experience with the Navy and with some of the subjects of this little essay.
Welcome to the scuttlebutt, dinner is whatever the VFW...
Don’t Take the Black Pill
There’s a whole rash of pundits and others that are taking a pill the original Morphius never offered. I’ll explain below.
Welcome to the Scuttlebutt, absolutely no clue on dinner tonight, probably leftovers, but hey, pull up a chair, drin...
Just a small note
I’m pleased to announce that the first of the John Fisher novels is back in publication with my new publisher. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0HD5KCDZQ the rest will be coming out soon, on about a monthly (more or less) scedule.
Yours in Servi...
Enemy of the People
The old Soviet Union used the phrase “Enemy of the People” to mean “Enemy of the State.” They’re not always the same thing, in fact the more government you have, the more the two disassociate.
Welcome to the scuttlebutt, Ruben Sandwiches f...
Of Swine and Men
Orwell didn’t get it quite right, and the reality is worse than he envisioned. Welcome to the scuttlebutt, pull up a chair, drinks are in the fridge, or on the outside sink, On your way by, please notice the tip jar where we collect for the...
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Author, Submarine sailor, Shipyard worker, teacher, manager, cop.
A former 0811 Marine, Jonathan LaForce now writes, practices the ancient art of bbq-fu, and enjoys marriage to a stunning blonde. He putters about in an odd job nobody who went to high school with him would have picked. The Emperor Mong protects.
I'm a Marine, Father, Medic, and Author...exiled to the People's Republik of New Jersey
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