Kal Spriggs

Oh, hey, it's a free short story... kalspriggs.substack.com/p/liberty-call

@spotlightfic I don't really see an issue with misattributuons, especially if you correct it.

Since I started daily book postings a few months ago, I've a few times mixed up X account attributions, but I have posted corrections. I don't even know if the posts help, but I wanted to do something here for books. Would you rather I keep posting a book/series each day or quit and save everyone the possibility of an occasional mistake? (With each mistake, I see what I did wrong and stay alert not to let it happen again.)

80k words and pausing for the night.

Okay, it's Friday, I'm at 72K words on the current novel. I have a full weekend, plenty of caffeine, lots of ideas, and the ambition to finish this sucker. Let's see what I can get done!

@Jack2LOneill @AmazonMGMStudio My dad worked at Cheyenne Mountain when they filmed the exterior scenes and found it hilarious how they reused the same shots so many times. I've watched Stargate with my parents, later with my wife, and now with my son. It is part of what inspired me to write MilSF.

SHARE YOUR STARGATE STORY HERE I want to hear from you, why is Stargate special? How'd you find it? What special memories does it hold? Let's show @AmazonMGMStudio why Stargate is so special to us fans.

@JDMartin1998 It is my favorite of the various covers.

@KalSpriggs I love that cover- Rico looks like a complete badass.

My thoughts on Starship Troopers. I was 12 yrs old, I had no idea about MilSF, all I knew, was I wanted to read more. It's a future where citizenship has to be earned, where humanity fights an existential threat, and where Mobile Infantry battle those threats. I love it.

@tuuu28283 Congrats!

アメリカの兄弟達 Brothers, I have an announcement! Last week, I married my girlfriend 💍 I want to show my wife just how many brothers are celebrating with us, so if you could help me out with a like or repost, I’d really appreciate it 😂 Thank you all for your support!

@NinjettaKage It is one that Heinlein explored in many of his works. Citizenship through service is one of the more interesting ones. I know Tom Kratman explored it further in his Carrera-verse books, with some interesting implications about where that took a society.

@KalSpriggs Great book. Movie was a huge letdown.

@WolfmanReborn Have not read that one. I have liked a lot of Piper's stuff.

@KalSpriggs Next book I'd recommend is Space Viking by H. Beam Piper. It's in the public domain and should be easy to find.

@ErikPWingren Nice. It's one that even military folks who hate "nerds" will admit to liking.

@KalSpriggs First pass during infantry OSUT I bought a copy for my buddy. He read it after lights out, spending that oh so valuable sleep time on it. He was honor grad and selected for West Point prep.

@KhanTrav Hammers Slammers was great, though the nature of how it was written made it hard for my teenage brain to get as excited about it as I later did with the Honor Harrington series, and then Ringo's Posleen War books in college.

@KalSpriggs I think I was 11 or 12 when I read it. Then A princess of Mars. I apparently loved violent novels. Then Hammers Slammers...

@BonforteJohn Yes. And when people get terribly offended by the background setting rather than the book itself.

@KalSpriggs You know a book is making great, thoughtful points as well as being entertaining when so many people come out of the woodwork to intentionally misunderstand what it says.

@BackwoodsEnginr @WolfmanReborn Moon is a Harsh Mistress is my favorite Heinlein. It seems closest to the future we are headed to, in many ways.

@WolfmanReborn @KalSpriggs And then, The Moon is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. Heinlein.

@NinjettaKage Yeah, the guy who wrote/made the movie admitted he wanted to destroy the legacy of the book. Terrible shame, especially as powered armor super-soldiers could have been so much cooler than what he did.

@johnkonrad I mean, that's a tough one, internal vs external that manipulates the internal.

Which world leader poses the greatest threat to our Republic and the American way of life?

Well... yes

@J0hnADouglas Book 10 of my Children of Valor series, a young woman rises to the challenge of a military academy and then progresses as a military officer to defend her homeworld. amzn.to/3RyN1Ja

The Monday Tribute celebrates the start of White Boy Summer! Get your books and comics in the comments and get ready to BBQ with your favorite indie creators. Drop your book link, cover, and bask in the greatness of the Indies. Cause this summer, we've already won

@WarpCordova I've written entire book series out of spite.

The Power of Spite Compels Thee! jasoncordova.com/2026/06/01/the… #FreeEbook

Seems like the votes here and elsewhere went heavily towards the right side. Keeping the one on the right, for those interested, this book and its two sequels are available: amzn.to/2vUtOYR

Okay friends, trying something new with a cover for my first urban fantasy novel: In Death's Shadow. For curb appeal, which one makes you want to take a second look?