I attended a vigil on June 5th. It was for Breonna Taylor, on her birthday. In the constantly evolving insanity that is this year, I can't post those pictures because the vigil turned into a march and all of my pictures show protesters' faces. For all the time I was there, it was peaceful, but... Continue Reading →
Damsel in Disguise: The Strong Female Object in Resident Evil 3: Remake & The Strong Female Damsel in Rogue One
Disclaimer: No, I'm not going to talk about current events. Maybe I'll reference them, but if you're anything like me, all you want right now is a distraction, so let's get right to it. I do not consider myself a righteous man. In brutal honesty, I am a straight man who grew up in the... Continue Reading →
There’s a Video Game Controller Out There, on That Roof
Disclaimer: I don't want to write about what's going on right now, because it's all anyone is talking about. As an American, I find it so difficult to watch the news that I can only take it in 5-minute bursts at the end and beginning of the day. So, if you were hoping for my... Continue Reading →
Don’t Save “the Good Part”
I sometimes wonder about "the good part" of a story. You know--that part where everything comes to a head, or something huge and game-changing happens? I look at stories with very clearly defined moments like those, often dominating the narrative by the creator's design, and I think . . . . . . what if... Continue Reading →
2019 – One of the Worst & Most Important Years of My Life
I had . . . plans for this year. Thinking back to January, I remember being bright-eyed with wonder and excitement about my creativity. I don't remember why. I'm not saying I lost my love for writing this year. I just got hit by life so hard that I genuinely don't remember why I was... Continue Reading →
The Mandalorian & the Exciting Use of Danger
Last week, I wrote a giant post that was highly critical of one writing habit. And I did so . . . after endeavoring to be more positive on this blog. I definitely don't want to delete that post, cause it's full of criticisms I stand by (I will always think it's bad when logic... Continue Reading →
Ladies and Gentlemen . . . We Have Fan Art
This is going to be a short one. But an extremely essential one. A month or so ago, a friend of a friend asked to read "Aixa the Hexcaster." It's a request I get pretty rarely, and I understand why: nothing is worse for a non-writer than reading a writer's work, finding out that it's... Continue Reading →
The Bailey Vow
Status Update: I have successfully moved. I'm still settling into my new home--trying, as I've been advised, to slow down and celebrate victories. But also trying to settle back into being productive. The Movepocalypse sidelined all of my creative endeavors for over a month. Well . . . except for this one post, which felt... Continue Reading →
Remembering
I don't do well without distractions. At this point in my life, being in a quiet room, without anything to do, ends horribly for me. Like characters in some of my older stories (vehicles for me to express the phenomenon), I start thinking of the many, many things that are going wrong in my life.... Continue Reading →
Drafts – Gwin, the Red Markison
The other wayfarers were eyeing Gwin, all of them shameless about it. Not just because he was the only Avian waiting in the mayor's antechamber, but because he was a Red Markison. There were over a hundred races of Avian across the world, with far more visual distinctions than human races. Dramatic differences in crests,... Continue Reading →
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