Another Rainfurrest has come and gone, and I really loved the convention this year. The panels were fun and interesting, but more importantly I got to hang and chat with a bunch of people I had only known online -- JM Horse, Phil Geusz, Makyo and others in the [adjective][species] crew. There were a lot … Continue reading Rainfurrest 2015 Wrap-Up
Month: September 2015
100 Happy Days
The civil unrest in Ferguson, MO last summer was a tremendous wake-up call for me, but thinking back there were a lot of things that lead up to it. The astonishing open racism that was taking root within the Republican opposition during Obama's 2008 campaign, election and Presidency has blossomed into a full-fledged xenophobia that … Continue reading 100 Happy Days
The Seven Panels of Rainfurrest 2015
Rainfurrest is one of my favorite conventions. It's held every fall in Seattle, which means I have a great excuse to visit the Pacific Northwest during one of the prettiest times of the year. There is a TON of great coffee to be had, which is handy when you're putting in those late nights at … Continue reading The Seven Panels of Rainfurrest 2015
Friday Fiction: Veniamin Opens Up
This is the third of four stories featuring Veniamin Kovalenko, the werebear detective I play in a Dresden Files RPG. After being shot during an investigation gone horrifically wrong, Veniamin goes to the only person he can think of to help. In this case, the assistance might burn a relationship he never had a chance … Continue reading Friday Fiction: Veniamin Opens Up
My Last Three Movies: Before Sunrise, Ragtime, Snowpiercer
Before Sunrise (1995) This is one of the earliest works for Richard Linklater, the writer-director responsible for my favorite film last year, Boyhood. It was a little cult film, though critics love it and it's still really fondly remembered by film-loves everywhere. I can see why -- this is a quintessential Linklater film: the narrative … Continue reading My Last Three Movies: Before Sunrise, Ragtime, Snowpiercer
A Look Into the Future
I've been a little more quiet on the writing front than I feel comfortable with, but there's a reason for that. When I get deep into various projects, I tend to talk about them less because I guess I don't want to reveal how the sausage is made before it's presented. When I push a … Continue reading A Look Into the Future
Fiction Friday: Veniamin Makes His Mark
Part two in a set of stories about Veniamin Kovalenko, the detective/fixer I'm playing in a Dresden Files RPG. Ryan very astutely noticed that I am hesitant to throw my characters into conflict, so I thought I'd work on a situation that pushed Veniamin a little further then "Oh no, will he like this delicious … Continue reading Fiction Friday: Veniamin Makes His Mark
My Last Three Movies: Final Destination 3, Tammy, Jersey Boys
Final Destination 3 (2006) If you've never seen a Final Destination movie, it pretty much goes like this: one person in a group of high-school/college students sees a horrifying calamity unfolding in their imagination right before it happens and freaks the hell out. They (and a number of friends and acquaintances) avoid the disaster, but … Continue reading My Last Three Movies: Final Destination 3, Tammy, Jersey Boys
My Last Three Movies
Philomena (2013) Martin Sixsmith (Steve Coogan) was a disgraced adviser for the British government trying to determine what he should do next. At a party, he was approached by a woman suggesting he write about her mother, an elderly Catholic who had been forced to give up her son for adoption while living in a … Continue reading My Last Three Movies
Fiction Friday: Veniamin’s First Cup
For the month of September we'll be following one of the characters I play in a Dresden Files tabletop RPG in little vignettes. The Dresden Files setting is basically modern fantasy, in a world much like ours but where vampires, werewolves, faeries, ghosts and other supernatural creatures hide in the shadows. Veniamin Kovalenko is just … Continue reading Fiction Friday: Veniamin’s First Cup
From the Desk of Jakebe T. Rabbit 