Short Story Sunday: The Waiting Game

 I'm a bad person. It is known.  Here's a long overdue short story, hopefully more to follow. 

Short Story Sunday: Last Chance

Hey, I'm back!

I'm getting used to this new work schedule, and I apologize for the missed updates.  Tonight's tale is the first in a continuing series, which I hope you'll enjoy for a while to come.  Without further ado, I present...

Short Story Sunday: Valerie

 Today's short is something of a cheat.  This particular piece was one of the first things I wrote as part of one of the novel's I'm working on.  It may make it to the final cut, it may not.  Unfortunately, a lot of what I write winds up being heavily revised once I realize it doesn't make sense with what I wrote later.  What I write later is usually much better.  In any case, I hope you enjoy tonight's offering, 

Valerie

Avatar: The Legend of Korra

Nickelodeon really knocked it out of the park with their series Avatar: The Last Airbender.  It was a terrific ride filled with excitement, adventure, and some really off-the-wall comedy.  So naturally I was excited to see the new series, Legend of Korra.

But being set almost seventy years after the original, and therefore keeping none of the original cast I had come to know and love, could they maintain my interest and keep an old diehard happy? Or would the new world succumb to my scrutinous eye, and become overwhelmed by any small issues I might find?

Short Story Sunday: The Signal

This week is a little late, and I apologise.  I hope you enjoy this somewhat odd tale of strangeness and terror.  I happily present to you...

The Signal

News and Reviews: Alan Wake

Okay, okay... I promise to talk about other things sometime soon.  I do other things than talk about video games, I swear.  I have a half-dozen crafts and creations on the go at any given time, you'd think I'd post about those.  But, I (finally) finished Alan Wake and I think I should cover it while it's fresh.

Alan Wake is a psychological action horror game, made out of equal parts Stephen King and Twilight Zone, with a sprinkling of Max Payne for gameplay.  Just a pinch.  It all bakes together to make a delicious little game that breaks down cooking metaphors almost immediately.  This game presents a compelling, unfolding horror story that evolves over six chapters to make you seriously question what, if anything, is real.  It's an experience, and one well worth having.  This is one of those games we can point to, as a community, and say "Here is art.  Here is the power of the Story" in more ways than one.

News and Reviews: Diablo the First

So there I was, standing in line at the midnight launch of Diablo 3 with about a hundred other people all eagerly awaiting their chance to explore the world of Sanctuary in a whole new way.  The clock ticked methodically onwards, until finally it was time.  The line marched forward with surprising civility, until my friend and I made it up to the cash at last.  He picked up his copy, and the cashier turns to me. I put up my hands, and back away.

"Oh, no thanks.  I'm not a fan.  I just like things that happen at midnight."