HeyJaredIndonesian and American
The personal blog of Michael P. Marpaung. It concerns the American Empire, the Indonesian nation, and the Batak people.
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5/30 Report - #26 (opens the original)
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Here are the things I’ve accomplished as a writer this month:PublishingContinued publishing the chapters for my sci-fi/space adventure story Kruptos on Germanicus Publishing. Chapters published:Chapter 30: Electric Starfield (August 27, 2026)Chapter 31: <a href="https://ge
Pokémon Adults (opens the original)
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Greetings,Last week I went on a vacation to Japan. One of the places I went to while I was in the Land of the Rising Sun was PokéPark Kanto, a Pokemon-themed park located in Yomiuriland, an amusement park at the Western side of the Tokyo Metropolis. It was about an hour’s train-ride away from my hotel in the Eastern side of Tokyo; meaning that as far as I was concerned, this place was in the middle of nowhere.Before we begin, I’d like everyone to know that I didn’t go there alone. That would be
5/30 Report - #25 (opens the original)
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Here are the things I’ve accomplished as a writer this month:PublishingContinued publishing the chapters for my sci-fi/space adventure story Kruptos on Germanicus Publishing. Chapters published:Chapter 27: Truth and Reconciliation (August 6, 2026)<a href="https://germanicus.substack.com/p/kruptos-chapter
Project Reveal: Nusantara Uber Alles (opens the original)
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So by the time this post goes online, it will be the 17th of August, 2026. That means today’s the 81st birthday of the Indonesian Republic. At exactly this day of the Year of Our Lord 1945, Indonesia had declared independence; and it was an independence they had to fight for as the Dutch wanted their East Indies colony back after the end of World War II.And on that note, I’m using this occasion to officially reveal a book I’m working on. Initially I called it “Project Nusantara”, then I began th
What's That Got to Do with Basketball? (opens the original)
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Text within this block will maintain its original spacing when publishedGreetings, So if you’re familiar with the wacky world of writing, you might have heard about the controversies around the use of AI in writing. A couple of writers (e.g. Mia Ballard, author of Shy Girl) have had their contracts cancelled because of suspicions of AI use in their novels. In places like Substack, you have people arguing on about the degrees in which AI use may be acceptable; is it okay to use AI just for cover
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