Endings are tricky things. It can be difficult to tie up loose ends, wrap up character arcs, and bring the lines of the plot to a satisfying conclusion. It’s as true for romantic comedies as it is for war stories, though the latter tends to be more harrowing and bittersweet in the end result. And… Continue reading Game Review: Mass Effect 3
Flash Fiction: The Fire of the Gods
Greek Tomb or Treasury 2011 by Mylissa @ Captive Eye, on Flickr This week, Chuck Wendig gave us the title and nothing else. Grace inhaled sharply as her booted foot caught on a loose rock on the floor of the cavern. The four of them had been keeping relatively quiet as they made their way… Continue reading Flash Fiction: The Fire of the Gods
IT CAME FROM NETFLIX! Aliens
I may have said this before, but it bears repeating: there was a time when sequels were not foregone conclusions. People like a good serial, to be sure, but not every entry into a genre is going to become a bestselling franchise. These days sequel hooks are practically a requirement as part of the conclusion… Continue reading IT CAME FROM NETFLIX! Aliens
IT CAME FROM NETFLIX! Alien
[audio:http://www.blueinkalchemy.com/uploads/alien.mp3] Our fear of the dark is something primal, something elemental. It hearkens back to the days when we were scraping out our existences in caves and under large trees hoping bigger predators covered in fur and claws weren’t about to leap out of the underbrush and use our intestines as a meaty spaghetti dinner.… Continue reading IT CAME FROM NETFLIX! Alien
The Abuse of Opinion
We live in a day and age where it can be scary to think for oneself. This should not be the case. Today’s world is more connected and coherent than ever before. Some countries are still outside of certain loops, of course, and there are those individuals who simply refuse to participate in the new… Continue reading The Abuse of Opinion
My Favorite Quarian
This has become something of a tradition. BioWare’s games tend to eat up a lot of my time, and the habit has become to dash out a post as I push myself towards the usually somewhat disappointing ending. I’m doing my best to keep my fingers in my ears to drown out all of the… Continue reading My Favorite Quarian
Flash Fiction: World's Deadliest Hunt
Chuck’s “The Business End”, from Flickr Chuck Wendig chose my words – Beast, cape, dinosaur, finger, gate, insult, justice, paradise, research, university. They were three by the time the reached the gate. Two of Johnson’s partners had backed out of the actual trip, saying they’d be satisfied with evidence. Daniels was the only one crazy… Continue reading Flash Fiction: World's Deadliest Hunt
Interruptions & Invasions
Courtesy American Superman of DeviantArt Okay, I’m very behind on things this week. The dayjob has been a little bit intense, and a free copy of Mass Effect 3 showed up at my door thanks to the generosity of an Escapist user running a contest. I’m flattered & honored that my review of Deus Ex:… Continue reading Interruptions & Invasions
For Holy Terra: The Tenebrous Wraiths
If you’re into Warhammer 40,000 I heartily recommend the blog For Holy Terra. They recently had a cool little “Reverse Painting Contest,” and I thought I’d share my entry with you, since this week has been extremely busy and I have nothing else prepared. ++++++++++ CLASSIFIED INFORMATION FOLLOWS – EYES ONLY – PUNISHABLE BY DEATH… Continue reading For Holy Terra: The Tenebrous Wraiths
Tension Is Good
If you have any connection whatsoever to video games in general, you know Mass Effect 3 got released yesterday. Reviews are up all over the place, including this great one at the Escapist, along with the requisite whining from entitled gamers about how the DLC issue should have prompted a boycott and conversations about leaked… Continue reading Tension Is Good