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TKA: "Notes & Outrageous Spoilers"

The Knuckleball Artist: A few thoughts on the story that turned into a novella, derailed six months of my life, wiped out my subscriber numbers, and a brief explanation of why I would do it again.

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May 16, 2025
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The usual warning on “Notes & Outrageous Spoilers:” everything below is an extended spoiler, from top to bottom.

FREE SUBSCRIBERS

Okay, Free Subscribers, you’re about to hit the paywall, but I’m still thankful for you visiting my page, so I have one little bit of Knuckleball Artist trivia for you before we say goodbye (for now).

This was a baseball story in which not a single batter ever swung at a pitch.

So, hah!

Okay, Paid Subscribers, everyone into the bus. We’re going to go take a tour of What Cheer, Iowa together. Wave goodbye to the others!

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