James Bond, now 50 years old as a franchise, has struggled to find his place in the modern cinematic scene. Both in his own universe and next to towering transforming robots and lush worlds of dragons and hobbits, the question is raised: is there still room for an aging but still spry warhorse like Bond?… Continue reading Movie Review: Skyfall
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Flash Fiction: The End?
Behold, the last 1000 words of a non-existent novel. He surveyed the damage from the Tower. It, and he, rose high above the palace, and he could see the Lightning Field, now back online, reflecting off of the shattered glass and twisted structural damage of his throne room below. Crews were already hard at work… Continue reading Flash Fiction: The End?
Writer Report: One Thousand
This marks the one thousandth post on my blog. I really don’t know if this should be a big deal, or not. On the one hand, a thousand is a LOT. It means that, for almost three years off and on, I’ve been blathering my thoughts out into the nothingness of the Internet. Occasionally, this… Continue reading Writer Report: One Thousand
Daunted
As we head inevitably towards the end of the year and, consequently, the end of Q4, things at the dayjob become more and more intense. Or maybe that’s just me. The last few days I’ve had my nose to the grindstone with a particular project. Other potential work has been moved away from me so… Continue reading Daunted
The Running Returns
Art by Alexandra Douglass I’ve mentioned the game of NetRunner off-handedly twice before. Back when I finally got around to sorting all of my old CCG cards, I found I still have my decks for the game. A couple weeks ago, I played the new iteration of the game, and many of its ideas hold… Continue reading The Running Returns
The Disorder of Art
Courtesy Floating Robes “Apropos of nothing,” asks one person, “what’s the name of the mental disorder/condition where a person thinks his or her art/work is never good enough?” The immediate response from the other is, “…being an artist?” It pretty much is a mental disorder, as it fucks with your brain almost constantly. It can… Continue reading The Disorder of Art
The Limitless Genre
If you step away from science fiction, you may see a tendency among its writers and creators to divide it up into different sub-genres. Time travel is practically its own sort of story, as is ‘hard’ sci-fi, along with various “_____punk” styles and derivations of the space opera. I mean, Blade Runner is noir, Flash… Continue reading The Limitless Genre
Writer Report: Q4
We have entered the busiest time of the year at the dayjob. I’m putting in a lot of extra hours, late nights, weekends, you name it. This means I’m lacking the time and energy to fully focus on my writing. This bothers me, but I’m not sure how I can change this. Maybe I need… Continue reading Writer Report: Q4
Giving Thanks in 2012
So, let’s see. How far have we come in the last year? I’m thankful that… I still have my job, my wife and I have moved into a larger place, she is attending classes happily and successfully, I’ve gotten the first (I hope of many) story of mine published, even if it was by myself… Continue reading Giving Thanks in 2012
Limited Magic: BREW It Up
Art by Zoltan Boros & Gabor Szikszai I’ve written a great deal about Constructed play in Magic: the Gathering, but it isn’t the only format out there. While everything from Standard to Commander falls under the Constructed umbrella, there are other ways to play the game that don’t involve spending a great deal of time… Continue reading Limited Magic: BREW It Up
