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Author Allen Taylor

@allentaylor

Writer, fiction/nonfiction: author, editor, publisher. Christian. Weirdo.

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Author Allen Taylor
@allentaylor Sep 2, 2026, 8:50 PM UTC

5 Dystopian Nightmares I Hope Don't Happen

Fear sells. Extreme fear sells faster. And today I’d like to address the five-fold ministry of fear that is taking over the human race. From politics to religion, from finance to technology, and from…

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Author Allen Taylor
@allentaylor Aug 25, 2026, 2:12 PM UTC

4 Elements of Christian Worship the Modern Church Is Missing

When pastors plan a twenty first-century worship service, they often start with a template. Templates, passed through the centuries by tradition, follow a predictable pattern. Variations exist, of co…

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Author Allen Taylor
@allentaylor Aug 3, 2026, 7:24 PM UTC

Renewing My Commitment to Ancient Frontiers

Today, I’m doing something different. For a long time now, I’ve thought that my highest priority was earning enough money to pay the bills. Then, I could work on my author career. This was wrongheade…

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Author Allen Taylor
@allentaylor Jul 19, 2026, 5:01 AM UTC

My Actifit Report Card: July 18 2026

I got up this morning and had a cup of coffee. Then I drove to Kroger and sold books until 2 p.m. I left Kroger and went to a bookstore to meet the owner, then to the Midlothian library to meet the L…

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Author Allen Taylor
@allentaylor Jun 30, 2026, 3:21 PM UTC

I Would Like Your Feedback On Kolony

Regular Hive users know there are a ton of ways to read content on Hive. There aren't many ways to present it. That has changed, and it's why I built Kolony. ## What Is Kolony Kolony is an Hive app t…

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Author Allen Taylor
@allentaylor Jun 22, 2026, 10:29 PM UTC

Kolony to Hive: You Can Now Post From Your Onchain Magazine

For the past couple of weeks, I've been using Claude Code to build Kolony, the first Hive frontend that gives users a magazine-style format for their posts. Today, I'm introducing the posting feature…

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Author Allen Taylor
@allentaylor Jun 21, 2026, 8:14 PM UTC

How Claude Helped Me Build Kolony And a Fiction Series Bible

As an author, I’ve always been full of ideas. But I’m more than author. I’m also a businessman, and that comes with its own set of challenges. When it comes to implementing ideas, both authors and en…

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Author Allen Taylor
@allentaylor Jun 13, 2026, 2:46 PM UTC

Kolony: Claim Your Hive Magazine — Right Now

Yesterday, the U.S. government shut down Anthropic's flagship product, Claude Fable 5. You've likely heard about it already. But that's not what this post is about. Before the shutdown, I was able to…

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Author Allen Taylor
@allentaylor Jun 11, 2026, 9:05 PM UTC

Trumping Saylor's Four Bitcoin Ideologies

A few days ago, celebrity billionaire Michael Saylor published an essay titled The Four Ideologies of Bitcoin. It wasn’t a bad essay. It just wasn’t complete. Today, I’d like to discuss the fifth ide…

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Author Allen Taylor
@allentaylor May 30, 2026, 6:10 PM UTC

I Took Hermes for a Test Drive and This Is What It Wrote

Lately, I’ve been experimenting with Hermes, and I must say I’m quite impressed. For the uninitiated, Hermes is a self-improving AI agent. Built by Nous Research, it’s an LLM that teaches itself. I t…

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