Disclaimer: Man, yesterday was one of the worst days of my life in recent times. Nothing life-alteringly horrible happened, but plenty (like too many) small things went horribly wrong. There was the having-a-long-heated-debate-with-a-friend-about-why-I-don't-date part. There was the discovering-the-spot-of-grease-that-was-smeared-all-over-the-foot-of-the-stairs-in-my apartment-building part, during which I took a comically bad fall and landed on my hand and hip.... Continue Reading →
A Good Dream
Disclaimer: This is going to be a short one; just a little update on my editing. I've been incredibly busy lately and, although I'm not offering that as an excuse, I'd just rather do a low-impact post for this week. Not trying to teach anything--just venting. So, I'm up to the part in Memory when one... Continue Reading →
The Way Forward
So, I spent about a week making sure the edit of "Aixa" was perfect. It took way longer than I thought it would. But, as stressful and difficult as that edit was, I enjoyed doing it . . . . . . because it felt important. And it felt right. It was something that I... Continue Reading →
“It has to be perfect.”
At work, Louis is trying to record a voice message on an answering machine. "Thank you for calling ticketing services at [redacted]. We are open from--" The line clicks. The woman training him is smiling. "You paused too long." Louis blinks. "Okay," he says, thinking, Seriously? Louis tries again. Gets two sentences in before another click.... Continue Reading →
Dream Diary #2 – A Remnant of Sith Hatred
In the lore of the dream, I'd been a member of the Rebellion. Or, really, whatever faction stood in the Rebellion's place; my dream took place far in the future of the Star Wars universe, and, although technology doesn't seem to advance in a galaxy far, far away, there were drastic differences in tech in my future.... Continue Reading →
Dialing it Back
Earlier today, after an orientation at work . . . Coworker: "Louis, you coming to Chipotle?" Me: "I . . ." o_o Coworker: "Yes, you are. Okay." Me: He thinks about the post he needs to write tonight. And he realizes he desperately doesn't want to tell his coworkers--again--that no, he can't hang out because... Continue Reading →
Practice Poems #3 – 20 Feet Beneath You
Look down. Imagine what's 20 feet beneath you. Someone else's bedroom? The underside of a bridge? Maybe an animal den. Probably all of those things. A red panda's hammock, hanging from bridge girders. You'd have to wreck your schedule to find out for sure. Beg the cops to let you clamber down there and take a look.... Continue Reading →
Rain and Jurassic Park
Welcome back. Thanks for coming by for this first in another week of posts. So, I realized . . . I do a lot of series. In fact, since I started posting every week day . . . I think every single post has been part of a series. It's getting a little exhausting. So... Continue Reading →
Monday, AM #4 – ON / OFF
So, this is probably the last Monday, AM. The series just isn't doing well, which is fine--I'll take another day to post whatever I want (currently just Friday), but this weekday posting gig requires me to make new series all the time, so I'll have a few Monday standards figured out before long. In the meantime, let's... Continue Reading →
PAX East 2017 – A Brief Summary of The Last Night on Earth
I'm closing out the week with another brief story from PAX. Only, this time, actually a story. One of the things I love about board games is the way they sometimes yield cohesive plots. Reading between the die rolls, you can find narratives that are accidentally perfect. And, because I love those stories, here's a... Continue Reading →
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