When I'm not hopping around as a jackalope online, I'm this chubby black dude who has a day job at a tech company. That much you know. I'm going to talk a little bit about what's going on with me personally here, but I'll try to be vague enough that there's not so much overlap … Continue reading What It Is (Personal)
Month: October 2015
A Black Geek’s Guide to All-New, All-Different Marvel
I fell in with comic books through Marvel, and I'll never forget it. I was vaguely aware of comics growing up -- how could you not know about Superman, Batman, or Spider-Man -- but the first time I heard about a story that made me think "I have to read this" was the Age of … Continue reading A Black Geek’s Guide to All-New, All-Different Marvel
Thursday Fiction: Midnight Thoughts of Troubled Minds
I was a little late with getting to the end of Veniamin's story, so I thought I would offer two vignettes this week instead! This one is a bit longer than I expected it would be; once I got into it I really wanted to give it the time it needed. That's why it's up … Continue reading Thursday Fiction: Midnight Thoughts of Troubled Minds
My Last Three Movies: Oliver and Company, Man of the Year, The Giver
Oliver and Company (1988) Ryan and I are making our way through the library of Disney animated film, and we've made our way up to this re-imagining of Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens. The action is transplanted from Victorian London to modern-day New York, and Oliver is an orphaned orange cat that no one wanted. … Continue reading My Last Three Movies: Oliver and Company, Man of the Year, The Giver
Fiction Friday: Veniamin Is Thankful
This is the last of four vignettes featuring Veniamin Kovalenko, the werebear detective I play in a Dresden Files game. Here, Venia tries to address the damage done to an important relationship of his. Through the course of the game, it's become clear that he has a pretty big problem with authority; he also began … Continue reading Fiction Friday: Veniamin Is Thankful
From the Desk of Jakebe T. Rabbit 