The Meed of Use

When men were chosen as judges in the contest, their role being to decide who deserved the laurels of the most useful, the nominated animals did not so much resort to bribery as leap to it. The cows called on their crow friends to find baubles, the chickens arranged with lizards for the secrets of the earth to be brought forth, and as for the pigs, they tricked the others out of many of their offerings by their wiles.
The cicadas, those gossipers, went to the gods to tell them of the shameless cheating, but the gods laughed at it. "Would they be as energetic as they are if they knew! There is no risk of favoritism from judges who will soon eat and skin them all equally, third place to first!"
Horrified, the cicadas tried to warn the world that the projects of the gods are ghoulish amusements not meant for our good. They still do. But none heed them for the annoyance.
Finis

Backup Plan

Audiences are getting wise to having characters claim "there's no time right now" when there obviously is or else time could easily be made later, but it's so convenient. What do we do? Here's the solution: "Questions slithered through my mind like noodles, and as simple as it seemed it must be to grab them, every time I tried the thing slipped out of my fingers." Then if anyone complains you can respond (from an alt account) that clearly not everyone understands psychology, some people just want to be spoonfed, diminished attention span, media literacy, and so on.

A Call to Innovative Action

We've all been sitting here confident we've been doing a good job, but I just found out a new Bleach mobile game is coming. No surer sign of total cultural stagnation could there be. We've gotta make some new stuff stat.

Addendum

Should the separate games be kept to separate decks or mixed together? Asking that is to ask whether one has a coward's heart or one that beats with courage.

The Future of Trading Card Games

A trading card game that's a crossover of all trading card games so that every trading card game is an advertisement for every other trading card game, multiplying the audience of trading card games outrageously.

Scenery Description

Don't think you have to describe everything equally. If you want to describe pens for three pages each, go right ahead. Add some character to your writing. Cut most of it before you publish it of course. Then offer extended pen descriptions as Patreon incentives. That's modern literature.

Joke Corner

Zero Company? More like zero sales! No, that's too obvious. More like bankrupt company! Well, it's better. This is all an exercise which in no way is intended to describe the actual success of the game, which we're sure will do fine.

The Capital Council

Within the fastness of Haug Heikur was a chamber which none but the master may open. In it were kept eight heads of men long dead which by sorcerous means were preserved and compelled to answer questions put to them in full candor.
This is known when little else of what goes on in that dismal citadel is, for its master Affjesarr boasts often of the excellent advice he had always at hand. One day when Affjesarr again vaunted his chamber, the man Pyolurr furthered a reputation he had won for cleverness.
"Had I occasion to assemble a council, I should prefer men who had not suffered so signal a reduction with regard to their persons."
Within the fastness of Haug Heikur is a chamber which none but the master may open. In it are kept nine heads of men long dead.
Finis

Lunar Obsolescence

The traditional solution to the moon's disappearance is to wait a day, but after the court wizard has solved the sun problem, maybe he should build a moon that isn't on the fritz.

Solar Obsolescence

Traditionally the solution to prevent the sun from being extinguished was human sacrifice, but it might be better to launch a new one every ten years or so. Your court wizard can figure out the details, if he wants to keep his position that is.