After a couple days of heavy stuff, I thought I’d lighten things up with a few mini-reviews of some of the best mobile games I’ve played lately. Here’s my take on three games available on both iOS devices and Androids. Ghost Trick I know that there are a lot of Capcom games out there that… Continue reading Games In Your Pocket
What We Leave Behind
Nothing lasts forever. It’s a narrative thread woven through many, many stories we tell. Ozymandias talks of great constructs of man all but obliterated by time. A lot of tales are set in times long after the collapse of expansive civilizations. We preserve what we can, but it is impossible to escape what comes for… Continue reading What We Leave Behind
Flash Fiction: The Crooked Tree
Crooked, courtesy curious_spider aka terribleminds The challenge this week is to write about the tree above. Ron’s mother always told him to avoid fights, not get into them. His cousins, raised in a home closer to the city center, had shown him a couple ways to take care of himself, but his mother had broken… Continue reading Flash Fiction: The Crooked Tree
Writer Report: On Strong Women & Sharing Work
There’s been a lot of talk back and forth about the trailer for the new Tomb Raider that came out of E3. Word has been that this new Lara Croft would be darker and grittier, just like everything else is in games and fiction in general these days. A beaten and desperate Lara has to… Continue reading Writer Report: On Strong Women & Sharing Work
Book Review: Headhunters
It’s easy to assume that threats to national security and integrity only come from foreign shores. Dressing terrorists, the boogeymen of our time, in the clothes and skin color of minorities softens the reality. There will always be dissidents, malcontents, and flat-out crazy people within our own borders, working inside our own systems, either to… Continue reading Book Review: Headhunters
Forever OP
Double Darius action! But which one is more OP? League of Legends has been called many things, from a DOTA knock-off to an ongoing Dunning-Kruger effect study. I know people who consistently call it a terrible game. It has its share of flaws, to be sure: the art direction of female champions can be quite… Continue reading Forever OP
Movie Review: Mission Impossible Ghost Protocol
I was introduced to Mission: Impossible at a young age. I found the TV series to be fascinating, in the way it used the same aesthetic and atmosphere of James Bond but felt far closer to home. It had cool gadgets, good chases, and decent characters. The movies have never quite measured up to the… Continue reading Movie Review: Mission Impossible Ghost Protocol
Flash Fiction: Aisle Nine
Courtesy Samm Bennet For this week’s Terribleminds flash fiction, I thought I’d tease you all with a bit of Cold Iron prequel action. I know I shouldn’t. Morgan frowned as she contemplated the bottle of pop in her hand. She had enough bad habits between the coffee, the take-out, and the relatively nocturnal sleeping schedule.… Continue reading Flash Fiction: Aisle Nine
Writer Report: Getting To Know You
I mentioned last week that there’s a notion kicking around in my head for my next project. I also mentioned that I want to ensure the story is about characters, not just the universe and any cool stuff that’s in it. As much as imaginations are captivated by things like Jedi knights, Sith lords, alien… Continue reading Writer Report: Getting To Know You
The Red Planet
As long as humankind has been able to lift their eyes, our imaginations have been filling the apparent void in the night sky. The heavens are full of all sorts of wonders, and the closer a celestial body is to our own, the more often it serves as inspiration. That’s part of the reason why… Continue reading The Red Planet