Goddamn. I really didn't expect things to get this bad this quickly. Look, I have a bunch of posts lined up, but, real talk, I'm a Latine man living in America in 2025. The plan was to start posting consistently again, build an audience here, and add some kind of donation option to this site. But now, not even a month later, with America crumbling, it feels like the patient approach isn't viable anymore.
That Writing Playlist – “Immortal Imperium” by Jesper Kyd
My post about the hot new game needs a little more time to cook, so I thought I'd go with the original plan instead. We're kicking off a new series today. As writers, we all have different, very specific relationships with music. Some of us can't write with it, others can't write without it...
My Current Projects
It's been so long since I've written one of these. If you've been with me for a while on here, things've changed. First and foremost, I have a really, really hard time writing "cool stuff" these days. Comics, badass heroes, rad weapons--all of that takes a backseat to intent now; I focus way more on what I'm saying with a story and way less on how awesome its parts are...
Welcome to Inktrap
Finally, after ages of being "House of Error," I've rebranded the site to "Inktrap." Why Inktrap? I feel like it's an appropriate term for what all of us get stuck in, as writers. The practice of writing is as unforgiving as it is addicting. Couple that with how brutally unrewarding it's getting and "Inktrap" feels like a fitting moniker. A grizzled, old smoker's way of talking about what we do. "Gonna get ready for bed, start washing dishes, and get caught in that goddamn inktrap again--I know it."
Future Plans
To some degree, this is a post I never, ever wanted to write, but I think, overall, it's for the best that I write it. The world is getting darker lately. I was fortunate enough to get through my surgery, back to a state where I'm largely functional, and that's great. But at the same... Continue Reading →
The “MCU Glorifies the Military” Hottake is Stupid, But This Other Take Isn’t
Like a large portion of America, I watched the finale of WandaVision this week. And, before I continue, I know this isn't what I said I'd write about. I will, forever and always, stop myself from making promises about what I'll write on Sunday, because it almost always changes. The thing is, like anything, WandaVision... Continue Reading →
Dream Diary – A Ton of Dreams in 1 Night
There is a bizarre disconnect that happens when you (apparently) remember every single dream you had over the course of one night. Disclaimer: I don't know if that's actually what happened to me Tuesday evening--I don't know how dreams work. But by the second time I woke up exhausted and confused by the batch of... Continue Reading →
Writer’s Workshop – Being in a Gas Station While It’s Getting Robbed
This post was written on Monday the 15th, the day after my February "break" post. A lot of things happened today. By way of update: I was woken up by the guy upstairs playing his music. But when I went on an investigation (fully contemplating gross sabotage of their front door), I discovered that not... Continue Reading →
My Valentine’s Day Gift to Myself: A Break
Last week, I predicted that I would either be bummed but chill or happy but stressed. Oh, my sweet Summer child. Somehow, I didn't account for the possibility that I'd be bummed and stressed, but here we are! To make a long story short, that freelancing gig is taking forever, and the dude who lives... Continue Reading →
Let’s Talk About – My Writer Quirks
So, if there's one thing my writing group has exposed to me by accident, it's my collection of what I think of as "Writer Quirks": illogical standards / habits that dictate how and what I write. I mean, I knew they were there, but some of them have been discovered by my writing group, so... Continue Reading →
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