Memorial Day’s History
Normally I’d have a Monday Night Gaming post today, but between the holiday and deadlines, it’s not happening. Instead, I’m reminding folks of Memorial Day’s history. My husband and I were at the store on Friday. While there, we were bombarded Read More…
Z is for Zelda
In today’s continuation of the A-Z Challenge, I give you: Z is for Zelda While not the first video game I ever played, The Legend of Zelda (1986) is the first non-platform video game I ever played. I sucked at Read More…
Y is for Yoshitaka Amano
In today’s continuation of the A-Z Challenge, I give you: Y is for Yoshitaka Amano I swear I wasn’t aiming to put all the artists at the end of the A-Z Challenge, but that’s where they ended up. If you’re Read More…
X is for eXperiment
In today’s continuation of the A-Z Challenge, I give you: X is for eXperiment I tried to find a synonym for experiment(al) that began with X, even in other languages, but I failed in this task. Hence, I’m cheating on Read More…
Portrayal of Victims in SF/F
This post is a bit different from my normal posts as I’m tackling a serious topic that isn’t discussed enough in geekdom–the portrayal of victims in SF/F. My grandmother, a retired teacher, taught me to read and write a pinch Read More…
What I’m…updates
I’m a little late as I’ve been very busy this month, but I updated the What I’m Reading, What I’m Watching, and What I’m Playing pages. Lots of beta-reading for Kat Richardson & critiquing for Gayle Clemans, watching Daredevil, and Read More…
W is for Whelan
In today’s continuation of the A-Z Challenge, I give you: W is for Whelan When I do my weekly Book Cover Throwback Thursdays, it’s difficult not to fill post after post with art from Michael Whelan, mostly because he’s incredibly Read More…
V is for Van Gogh
In today’s continuation of the A-Z Challenge, I give you: V is for Van Gogh Art has always weaseled its way into my world–either through my own creations or my love of nature, symmetry, and lines. When I was a Read More…
U is for Uematsu
In today’s continuation of the A-Z Challenge, I give you: U is for Uematsu, Nobuo Earlier in the A-Z Challenge, I wrote about my love of Final Fantasy, and how it’s depth of characters and worldbuilding helped encourage me as Read More…
T is for Tabletop Games
In today’s continuation of the A-Z Challenge, I give you: T is for Tabletop Games If you’ve been following this site regularly, today’s topic shouldn’t be much of a surprise at all as I write a weekly column reviewing tabletop Read More…
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