I'm sitting here with a rum and orange. Don't worry--I'm not drunk. Even though I don't drink often (or I don't think I do), I've settled into the habits of nursing drinks or spacing them out so long that I never get well and truly smashed anymore. Even if I've been drinking all day long. Oh,... 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 →
PAX East 2017 – The Road to Betrayal
So . . . posting from PAX . . . is a nightmare. It's not impossible though, so I thought I'd drop an easy post, at least. The easiest thing to write about? PAX. So, for tonight, I thought I'd share the best moments from my journey to PAX East 2017. A little bloggier than I... Continue Reading →
Writer’s Workshop #4 – A Quiet Basement in An Empty Alley
Welcome back. We're doing things a little differently today. First, I actually got a picture of the thing I'm describing; a basement I spied on the way to work, through a barred window, in an alley that's usually locked. Second, I'm posting that picture after my description. I figure it'll make comparisons between my writing... Continue Reading →
Muse Tuesday – Blood He Couldn’t Feel | Warframe
Welcome back to Muse Tuesday. This week, I'm doing a little fanfiction. If you haven't heard of Warframe, it's a sci-fi, free-to-play online shooter, the selling point of which is that you're an insanely powerful space ninja--one of many known as "Tenno." As such, you wear a selection of armors called Warframes that adhere to certain motifs... Continue Reading →
Monday, AM #3 – The PAX Rush
Welcome back, everyone. Another brief Monday, AM--made particularly short by the fact that my entire weekend was devoured by Breath of the Wild. I mean, I wrote and did a few other things, but when it came to going outside--catching Logan or Get Out, I passed. In my defense, I've always been a huge Zelda fan, so whatever. Sacrifices were... Continue Reading →
Fantasy Fandom: The Legend of Zelda
I'm writing this on the morning of March 3rd, 2017. Blessed with the day off, I woke up early to wait for my local Best Buy to open. Because then, and only then, can I go pick up The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Sitting here, waiting, I decided to at least start a series that I've... Continue Reading →
Gallery of Strangers – Tattoo Mom
People watching. It's an unfortunate part of being a writer. Not too socially disruptive, but still weird. At least it makes me feel weird, what with my guilty conscience. Still, it's essential. As writers, we have to watch people, listen closely to how they speak, what they say. Not because we're stalkers, but because we need... Continue Reading →
Writer’s Workshop #3 – Crazy, Teddy Bear-Headlock Lady
I'd just sat down for coffee and a bagel when she walked in. A woman in her 20's, hair in a wiry bun at the top of her head, wearing a fuschia coat that was too baggy for her stick thin body. At first, I thought maybe she had a disability. If so, it would've... Continue Reading →
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