I state the following without hyperbole: the first few chapters of Ernest Cline’s Ready Player One is some of the most difficult reading I’ve done in a very long time. Not because of the nature of the events, or even the quality of the writing, in and of itself. It was difficult because it was… Continue reading Book Review: Ready Player One
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Delta-V: Foundational Barter
Previously: The year is 3301. Six months after Zachary Hudson was swept into office, Jason Frimantle, a young and unregistered Commander, broke with his father to start his own trading business. One of these days, I’m going to need to get myself a docking computer. It wasn’t that Jason had trouble easing the Wayfarer through… Continue reading Delta-V: Foundational Barter
Delta-V: Furious Egress
The year is 3301. Zachary Hudson has been swept into office as President of the Federation. Cuts to healthcare and other social programs has made his corporate sponsors quite happy, but has left casualties among the populace. One of them, Abigail Frimantle, finally succumbed to a debilitating disease after over a year of battle. Her… Continue reading Delta-V: Furious Egress
The Playing's The Thing
Would Bastion mean as much if we just watched it? I’d like to think that most of the audience of this article is familiar with the television program Whose Line Is It Anyway? be it in its original BBC format or the American version. What makes the show so memorable, funny, and watchable are not… Continue reading The Playing's The Thing
