Disclaimer: You don't need to have watched Disney+'s What If...? to read this post. And, to be completely honest, it would be better for you if you didn't watch What If...? anyway because it's just honestly not worth your time. I've always been fairly critical of what Marvel Studios puts out and I have to... Continue Reading →
Dream Diary – My Friend Published Novel Prime
It's not often that a dream makes me jealous. But man this one did. But also didn't? I don't know--it was weird. This was another multi-phaser, but the other parts of it were extremely boring and mundane: First, I was in a hospital visiting my old landlord's husband for some reason? Particularly weird because he... Continue Reading →
Drafts – The Abysswalker
It was the steed of a dead god. Cel had always been told as much, but seeing the Abysswalker up close for the first time made it undeniable. Even though it wasn't a horse or any other beast of burden. Within seconds of seeing the large hump of it's back, covered with metallic feathers that... Continue Reading →
Gallery of Strangers – Actual, Normal Latinx Who Exist in the Bronx
I ran into a former coworker the other day. It was a super short encounter. Basically a "Hello," and, "Do you still work there?" and, "No, they were reopening in the middle of COVID," and an extremely validating, "Pssh. Yeah, fuck that. I didn't go back either." There was a little bit more to it,... Continue Reading →
Let’s Talk About – Loki & The Potential Birth of the “Megapremise”
Loki came out this week. And, as a man who fully expected to hate that show, I was genuinely surprised by how much I enjoyed the first episode. Will I enjoy all six episodes? Who knows. Can I emphatically say that its theme song is one of the best OST themes I’ve heard in a... Continue Reading →
Process in Progress #4 – The “Promises Tally” Run
Hello! It’s been a crazy week for me writing-wise. The last time I talked about my outlining process specifically, I explained that I had a hyper detailed system for laying out my stories before writing them. This post is about how I tweaked that outlining system this week. And how it was super satisfying. If... Continue Reading →
Let’s Talk About – SWOGing, A Star Wars Phenomenon That Just Made It To Resident Evil: Village
I finished Resident Evil: Village. And I have two things to say. First, in case you’ve heard different from certain websites or YouTube personalities, I will be the completely honest party and say, man, that game is not good. I can seriously go on an entire rant about conflicting game mechanics; bugs; bad conveyance; manipulative,... Continue Reading →
Process in Progress #3 – My Villain Isn’t Palpatine (and, Seriously, Thank God)
I had to do my taxes this week. They just got away from me. I was definitely spoiled last year, able to get to them at the point I naturally would have (in June), so when I learned that they were due earlier this year, my brain just kept hearing "Not yet though," until days... Continue Reading →
Writing Prompt Workshop #1 – Sensory Relay
Hey, everybody. This week, I thought I'd start a new series, which I'm calling "The Writing Prompt Workshop." I’m finally about to wrap up the outline for my rewrite of Memory, my 2015 NaNoWriMo novel, I figured now was the time to get a little practice in. Also, I’m just wildly pumped to actually write... Continue Reading →
Something to Read / Watch / Play – May 2021
I'm getting this post out a bit later than I normally would . . . for about the exact reason I decided to take a break this week. I had . . . a weird week. Not terrible, but definitely exhausting. I got my sleeping schedule in order, which is cool, but every night since,... Continue Reading →
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