I'm not going to lie -- the only thing more fun than writing that letter from Pux was researching more about gnomes as they're settled in Pathfinder. The more I learn about gnomes, the more I feel like I should play them more. This will probably upset My Husband, The Dragon to hear. But the … Continue reading (Monday Fiction) A Letter to Puxineathas Goodfellow (2)
Category: Better Living Through Stories
(Movies) DisneyFest: Treasure Planet, Finding Nemo, Brother Bear
In the 2000s, Disney animation seemed to be flailing. Their flagship movies weren't connecting with audiences nearly as well as Pixar's projects and they were farming out sequels to a lot of their most popular franchises at this point. DisneyToons would release Return to NeverLand, The Jungle Book 2 and Piglet's Big Movie around this … Continue reading (Movies) DisneyFest: Treasure Planet, Finding Nemo, Brother Bear
(Movies) Hold On To Each Other or The Krampus Will Pick Us Off One By One
Christmas-themed horror movies have a really poor track record; except for Gremlins, I can't think of anything that could even remotely be considered good. Well, until now at least. I've already gotten into a few debates about this particular film with other folks, so please understand your mileage may vary. But for me, last year's … Continue reading (Movies) Hold On To Each Other or The Krampus Will Pick Us Off One By One
(Personal) The 36th Time
This Saturday, at something like 2:16 AM local time, I will have completed my 36th trip around the sun! I'm not necessarily planning anything intense for my birthday; in the morning, I'll take my dear rabbit Puckles for his annual check-up with the vet, and in the evening I'll share dinner with a few of … Continue reading (Personal) The 36th Time
(Gaming) Finding My Path
The first game I ever ran was a Changeling: the Dreaming campaign way back in high school. My players were an eshu, satyr, redcap and sluagh, and somewhere in there I ended up crossing things over with The X-Files because I was young and didn't know any better. Do you remember those metal spikes they … Continue reading (Gaming) Finding My Path
(#Infomagical) Day 5: One Priority
Yesterday's Infomagical challenge was to have a conversation at least seven minutes long with someone about a topic important to you, either over the phone or in person. So...how was it? Was it harder than you thought it would be? Easier? What did you talk about? And did you learn anything from the conversation? I … Continue reading (#Infomagical) Day 5: One Priority
(Infomagical) Day 1: Zen and the Art of Single-Tasking
We live in a world of constant, almost unavoidable connection. At our computers we have the world at our fingertips -- we can search for any obscure thing our hearts desire, or keep up on the news of countries around the world. At any given moment, we can check in on our friends and the … Continue reading (Infomagical) Day 1: Zen and the Art of Single-Tasking
(Writing) Marvels of Character
One of the benefits of holding myself to a regular writing schedule is being able to quickly identify the things I should be working on. The first couple of chapters of THE CULT OF MAXIMUS feel a little boring to me, and that's mostly because my main character -- Officer Thomas Beck -- is so … Continue reading (Writing) Marvels of Character
(Comics) A Wolf for the People: Sam Wilson’s First 100 Days as Captain America
Sam Wilson has not had an easy time of it during his short stint with the shield. He's basically operating on a shoestring budget out of the basement of a neighborhood church, with only two (testy) people on his staff and no resources. He's on the "wrong" side of an ideological difference with his best … Continue reading (Comics) A Wolf for the People: Sam Wilson’s First 100 Days as Captain America
(Review) Why Black People Don’t Time Travel
Edana Peterson is a writer who works temporary jobs to make ends meet; during one of these jobs, she meets a white, blue-collar worker named Kevin Franklin and falls in love with him. Kevin rejects his racist family in order to marry Dana -- not something that's easy, but it was especially so back in … Continue reading (Review) Why Black People Don’t Time Travel
From the Desk of Jakebe T. Rabbit 