When I watch a good television program or film, one with a narrative that builds its characters and takes the plot in ways one might not expect, I feel the dichotomy in me between watcher and writer. In the moment the story is happening, the emotional connections I feel with the characters, if they are… Continue reading On The Fringes
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JayCon Winter 2012 After-Action Report
Artemis! Every six months or so, my co-worker and compatriot Jay runs a gaming mini-convention out of his home he humbly dubbed “JayCon”. The latest edition of the get-together just wrapped up yesterday, and good times were had by all. It’s a great opportunity to introduce (and be introduced to) new games, as well as… Continue reading JayCon Winter 2012 After-Action Report
Writer Report: Don't Forget To Be Awesome
Rather than bore you with my usual drivel on how Cold Streets is moving forward at a pretty good pace for a glacier and making all sorts of excuses, here’s John Green discussing the whys and wherefores of people reading in the first place. CrashCourse is a phenomenal series and if you’re not watching it… Continue reading Writer Report: Don't Forget To Be Awesome
Desert Bus, Act 6
(With apologies to William Shakespeare) To bus, or not to bus. That is the question — Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to suffer The slings and arrows of outrageous tedium, Or to take arms against a sea of terrible games, And, by opposing, end them? To quit, to sleep— No more — and by… Continue reading Desert Bus, Act 6
FNM: You Can Dance If You Want To
Art by Slawomir Maniak To be blunt, I wouldn’t have this deck idea without Magic the Gathering Online. There was a time when I scoffed at the idea of playing Magic on the Internet through a sanctioned client. I’m not talking about Duels of the Planeswalkers, the 2013 version of which I’ll review once I… Continue reading FNM: You Can Dance If You Want To
Board or Bored?
“I don’t play board games,” my lovely wife says. “They’re boring.” In the case of ‘older’ board games, the ones I and most kids grew up with, like Monopoly or Risk or Chutes’n’Ladders, I’d be inclined to agree. Chutes’n’Ladders is an extremely randomized game. Risk involves a great deal of downtime between turns, provided you’re… Continue reading Board or Bored?
Flash Fiction: One Night in Brooklyn
For the Terribleminds Flash Fiction challenge, “Sub-Genre Mash-Up with a Twist“: Work was hard to come by after the war. It could have been easier if I didn’t have a face like a mile of bad road. The rest of me was built better than a solid steel forklift, though, so I could at least… Continue reading Flash Fiction: One Night in Brooklyn
Writer Report: The Inevitable Grind
As we recover from the recent stress of moving, the dayjob workload ramps up, and everything else competes for what attention I have left, it can be difficult to keep in mind that writing can and should be the foremost area of my interests. I don’t attend university for 4 years to design advertisements, after… Continue reading Writer Report: The Inevitable Grind
Historical Narratives
Winter is not only coming, it is just about here, and as the weather turns colder, my thoughts turn to A Song of Ice and Fire, specifically House Stark. But it isn’t just the austere, wary words of the house, nor its nobles and vassals, that I’m considering. I’m considering the ties it and the… Continue reading Historical Narratives
Flash Fiction: Cordite, Acid, and Febreeze
For the Terribleminds Flash Fiction challenge, The Body. He was assaulted by scents when the door opened. The undercurrent of cheap booze and sweat was nearly overwhelmed by the acrid tang of cordite. He set his kit down inside the door and began to remove his coat. “Oh man, thank God you’re here, I don’t… Continue reading Flash Fiction: Cordite, Acid, and Febreeze
