Q is for Quests
In today’s continuation of the A-Z Challenge, I give you: Q is for Quests Life is comprised of quests–the search for who we are & where we’re going in the world, the search for companionship and connections, and the search Read More…
Monday Night Gaming: Terra Mystica
This week’s Monday Night Gaming: Terra Mystica. Publisher: Zman Games # of Players: 2-5 Best with: 3-4 1st Run Through Playing Time: 4 hours+ The box says it’s a 100 minute game, which is entirely true if you’ve played it Read More…
P is for Post-Apocalyptic
In today’s continuation of the A-Z Challenge, I give you: P is for Post-Apocalyptic I’ve always held a bizarre fascination with post-apocalyptic literature, video games, movies, and art. Give me an hour, and I’ll ramble at length about Alas, Babylon, Read More…
O is for Original
In today’s continuation of the A-Z Challenge, I give you: O is for Original It’s a common tale–an oddball child with talents is bullied relentlessly growing up because they are different. Sometimes it’s because the child is smarter than fellow Read More…
Flashback Friday: Dragonlance
This week’s Flashback Friday: Dragonlance. I’m happy to have fellow redditor and author, Chris Fox, here for a guest post on how Dragonlance influenced him as a writer. I vividly remember the first book I bought. Not the first book Read More…
N is for Neil
7/5/2024 EDIT: A lot has changed since I wrote this. Please keep that in mind as you read this ancient post. In today’s continuation of the A-Z Challenge, I give you: N is for Neil…Gaiman Unlike most folks in geekdom, I Read More…
Book Cover Throwback: Sassinak
This week’s Book Cover Throwback: Sassinak by Anne McCaffrey and Elizabeth Moon. This was the first Elizabeth Moon novel I ever read. In fact, it was the first space opera I ever read as well. What I Love about This Cover: Read More…
Hugo Awards
The Hugo Awards are what most writers dream about–our version of the Oscars even. This year was the first year I could nominate and vote as I’m attending WorldCon (I realize I could’ve bought a non-attending membership and thus, nominated Read More…
M is for Magic!
In today’s continuation of the A-Z Challenge, I give you: M is for Magic! Gaming has been a part of my world since I was a child–back in the day with the King’s Quest series on old 5 1/4″ floppy Read More…
L is for Love
In today’s continuation of the A-Z Challenge, I give you: L is for Love [warning]I’m gonna be fairly sappy here, so if sticky, silly sap isn’t your thing, you may want to read something else on the site. Just a Read More…
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