Nicholas Ballou

We decided it was time to let BabyPurrPurr go. She passed at home yesterday in my arms. While we are devastated, this was the best choice for her. Please keep her in your thoughts.

Hey so, this was in the mail today. Original postage is from 7/27/06, just made it to the mailbox today. Looked like this when I got it. If you know Jessica Metrick from Clearwater, let her know I apparently have her wedding negatives from 20 years ago.

I'm writing a serial sci-fi story! Raised to hate aliens, colony doctrine demands James kill any alien on site. That is, until a threat to his family means he has to leave. Now he has to find out for himself if aliens are anything to fear. #writing #booksky www.nicholasballou.com/contents/

THE ESCAPE is now 27 chapters and over 50,000 words. I'd love to hear what you think of it! First 10 chapters are free for everyone, and I'll comp Full Access memberships to the next three free signups. Ready to start the journey? www.nicholasballou.com/contents/

Had a PCP appointment today. You know when they go over all your current medications? It took her so long to list them my mind wandered. Then referred me to three more doctors and I‘m willing to bet it all ends in more medications. I don’t think I would have survived before the 21st century.

Chapter 26 of The Escape is up! The justice panel has made their decision. Will James face charges for the crime he committed at 14? #writing #booksky #scifi #serial NicholasBallou.com/the-escape-chapter-twenty-six

Chapter 24 of The Escape is up! Horrors from James's past surface, and it could jeopardize his new life. #SciFi #Serial #Writing www.nicholasballou.com/the-escape-c...

Chapter 22 of The Escape just posted! I can't wait to hear your thoughts. All proceeds from Nexus of Worlds goes to BabyPurrPurr's chemo - The Escape has 10 free chapters - Revolution is currently free - Most of the Bonus Content is free #scifi #writing #serial www.nicholasballou.com/contents/

Getting pet insurance is probably the best thing I’ve done in the last year. I highly recommend you look into it if you have pets, regardless of their age or health.

Star Trek: Voyager is my emotional support show, and since I am boycotting CBS/Paramount, I can’t watch it despite needing the emotional support. So, I am reading some of my ST:V books. So many coworkers are teasing me 😂

Nexus of Worlds: The Escape 🏛️ Cult vibes ☣️ Dystopia colony 🔥 Escape at gunpoint 👨‍👩‍👦 Parents who prioritize their son 👽 Aliens 🧬 Engineered bloodlines 🙏 Theology crisis 🩸Violent secrets 🪐 First contact 🌐 Post scarcity society Read it here: NicholasBallou.com/contents #booksky #scifi #serial

Things are really heating up for The Escape. 20 chapters posted, and the next one posts this Friday: James takes a trip unlike he ever could have imagined. #writing #wip #serial #scifi

All proceeds from Nexus of Worlds for the next four months will go directly to BabyPurrPurr’s chemo treatments. Please consider subscribing, or leaving a small tip. Plus, you get to read some pretty awesome stories! Can’t afford a sub or tip? Please share the story. NicholasBallou.com/contents

All proceeds from Nexus of Worlds for the next four months will go directly to BabyPurrPurr’s chemo treatments. Please consider subscribing, or leaving a small tip. Plus, you get to read some pretty awesome stories! Can’t afford a sub or tip? Please share the story. NicholasBallou.com/contents

Did you know the first 10 chapters of The Escape (plus some Bonus Content!) is on Royal Road? Give it a read, drop a quick rating, then stick around for the thousands of other great stories there. #RoyalRoad #serial #WIP www.royalroad.com/fiction/1564...

As my cat has gotten older and has some arthritis, I bring treats directly to her instead of having her come to the treats. We call it Uber Treats.

I would love to hear your thoughts on my story. The first 10 chapters are free! Plus, there's bonus content! Give it a quick read and let me know what you think. NicholasBallou.com/contents

My oldest, sweetest cat has been diagnosed with cancer. She is the light of my life and truly the reason I got through some very dark times. Please keep her in your thoughts. She has an oncology appointment next week so we will see what they say.

🎉 DEAL 🎉 Get Full Access to Nexus of Worlds FREE forever. This is your chance to get early access to the narrative and all bonus content, all free. Two books currently posting! #writing #scifi ⬇️ Offer expires 12PM Eastern 5/9/26 ⬇️ www.nicholasballou.com/bluesky-deal

🎉 DEAL 🎉 Get Full Access to Nexus of Worlds FREE forever. This is your chance to get early access to the narrative and all bonus content, all free. Two books currently posting! #writing #scifi ⬇️ Offer expires 12PM Eastern 5/9/26 ⬇️ www.nicholasballou.com/bluesky-deal

Chapter Eighteen of The Escape is up! Catch up today! The Moore family is learning new things in their new living situation, and the have a surprise encounter. #Booksky #writing #WIP NicholasBallou.com/contents

Who’s participating in May Day today?

Chapter Seventeen of The Escape is up! Dive right in to chapter one and get caught up. I'd love to hear your thoughts on the story. #Writing #WIP www.nicholasballou.com/chapter-one-...

Chapter Seventeen of The Escape is up! Dive right in to chapter one and get caught up. I'd love to hear your thoughts on the story. #Writing #WIP www.nicholasballou.com/chapter-one-...

This is not quite the breakdown in countries I would have expected for visitors to my site. Very glad to see I'm reaching people in such interesting places. I like to think my stories have a somewhat universal message. NicholasBallou.com/contents

Chapter three of Revolution just posted! Christine is determined to do something to help the women of the colony, who live under an extreme authoritarian theocracy. #writing Get started here: www.nicholasballou.com/revolution-c...

A lot of productivity and habit books assume people have consistent, set work schedules. Very annoying for people who work retail jobs and such. Now I clock in for work at 6AM and all the books are like, "Want to win at life? Wake up at 5am." Honey, I wake up at 3:30AM and I am not winning.

Here's the Table of Contents for The Escape, Revolution, and all the bonus content out so far. I'd love to hear what you think of the story so far.

Chapter fifteen is out! What does James find out about this strange new civilization, and how will he deal with it? First ten chapters are currently free #writing www.nicholasballou.com/the-escape-c...

I did not set out to write a book with a Christian main character, but it made sense due to the setting. So if you are interested in Christianity in sci-fi, The Escape is for you. Not interested in Christianity? It's not the main theme of the story, so The Escape is for you too! ✝️ 👽

I reduced contact with family who voted for Trump in 2016. Suddenly they think perhaps he shouldn’t be president.

Then they sentenced him to life in prison.

When I worked in movie theatres, I had to stop saying “enjoy your movie” because everyone said “you too!” and most of them were visibly embarrassed. I stick with “have an awesome day” for everything.

I wish my desire to write books wasn't constantly at odds with my desire to have financial stability

I found The Book Rescuers in Largo. Cool store! Downside is they don’t buy books. Bookmans did cash or store credit. I always took store credit. But of course that did not stop me from buying several books today.

I did not set out to write a book with a Christian main character, but it made sense due to the setting. So if you are interested in Christianity in sci-fi, The Escape is for you. Not interested in Christianity? It's not the main theme of the story, so The Escape is for you too! ✝️ 👽

Important for everyone to know that on average, an outdoor cat has half the life expectancy of an indoor cat in the US. Letting Mittens outside is not good for anyone. Please keep them inside where they won't be eaten by a coyote or smashed by a vehicle.

Chapter 14 of The Escape is posted! The first 10 chapters are currently free, plus a bunch of bonus content, plus the beginnings of a second story, all updated regularly. So much free content. Give it a read 😊 #serial #WIP #fic #NexusOfWorlds www.nicholasballou.com/the-escape-c...

I would give a lot of money to have a convenient device that doesn't cause chunks when I use protein powder. I've tried different powders and shakers and blenders. I don't think it's meant to be. Chunks it is.

Well, #booksky, let's settle it. Read the prologue or not? I read the prologue every time. I do tend not to read forewords.

Chapter Two of Revolution is up. Christine attends the funeral of her living son. #scifi #womensrights #fiction www.nicholasballou.com/revolution-c...

Nexus of Worlds is growing! Read the first 10 chapters of The Escape for FREE. James Moore decides to lead his family out of a fascist theocracy, hoping to find a better life out in the universe. And he's not quite sure aliens aren't monsters. #booksky #writing www.nicholasballou.com/contents/