This started out as just another essay but evolved into an exercise of a polemic. I did not have any training in rhetoric or debate Continue Reading
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Comparative Anatomy
“Show, don’t tell” is writing technique. It is especially important in works of fiction. An example in the form of a question would be: which Continue Reading
A Sunny Day in September
I turned eleven years old on April 4, 2001. That fall I entered sixth grade my teacher was Mr. Duskin; he was a popular teacher, Continue Reading
Brewing Ginger Beer
I know how to brew ginger beer. It is not a terribly difficult process; its water, sugar, ginger, yeast and some kind of citrus juice. Continue Reading
Pipe Dreams
I do not like flying. Flying makes me anxious. For as long as I have been alive I had this fear. Right after college I Continue Reading
The Poppies of Flanders
It’s been almost a year since I finished Valiant Hearts but I was thinking about it recently. Set in the First World War but not a Continue Reading
Comedians of Unbelievable Natural Talent
A week ago I went to see a standup comedy show in Seattle. Specifically I went to see Andy Zaltzman, who hosts The Bugle Podcast Continue Reading
Crusader Kings
I have owned this game since just after I graduated college four years ago. I played it relentlessly, I have bought all the downloadable content Continue Reading
Mass Effect 2: The Agoge
I have a friend who have known now for well over a decade. He seems to be one of the few people who enjoys my Continue Reading
Mass Effect 2: All the Worlds’ a Stage
Mass Effect 2 felt so much different from Mass Effect. The gameplay itself was very different. The combat was now a modern third person shooter Continue Reading