Solving Problems
My entire life I have had a problem solving method that still, to this day, serves me well in everything I do. Work, writing or non, life, it’s just a good problem solving technique. For me. I can’t...
An Announcement on a Specific Day
Here it is, my 50th birthday. I normally ignore my birthdays, but I figure 50 is a big round number so I’ll pay attention to it for once. But how to celebrate? I considered a lot of options for that and...
Cities aren’t monoliths
We need to discuss cities in America for a minute, because a lot of people who don’t live in one have a few really weird misconceptions about them. I mostly want to deal with one specific one, though. Of...
The Easiest Thing
I’m going to tell you, right here and now, the easiest thing about writing. It also applies to all other forms of creativity, and a lot of other things to boot, but I am going to speak of it in terms of...
Scott Summers rules
Scott Summers, aka Cyclops, is awesome. There I said it. I know, and I have known since I was a kid reading X-Books in the 80s, that being a Cyclops fan didn’t get many people on your side. That’s never...
Winnipeg, oh how I love thee.
Quick administrative note: One I don’t even believe I have to make but here we are. I wrote most of this, and planned all of it, months before the current shitstorm of US/Canada crap started up. It’s...
When is morning?
Been pondering what is Morning vs night for a bit and I’ve found the answer. The simple, definitive answer. Let’s go through it. You might be wanting to say “From 20:01AM to 11:59AM is morning,...
Halt and Catch Fire – The Most Human of Shows
There are very few shows that have mattered to my sense of self as much as Halt and Catch Fire. Which may, if you haven’t seen it, seem odd. Looked at from the outside it’s a show about some folks doing...
Ultra Magus – More Than Meets the Eye, but not in terms of personality
Even giant robots can be boring fucking nerds and cops, sometimes both! Here’s why that’s good: Every group needs that One Person. The person who will stand up and say “But the rules say…”...
The Goblin Toymakers
Santa’s Workshop stood as a beacon of light in wintery darkness. The sounds of bustling, toymaking, and joy emanated from within. Alongside them rang out sounds of violence, light weaponry, and sheer chaos....
Captain’s Orders
I like to think I’m patriotic, to an extent. But it’s a very specific brand of patriotic. Growing up, my parents didn’t really talk politics, at least not in front of the kids. At least they never...
Writing Exercises
I do a bunch of writing exercises. Even if I am in the deadline mines, I try to do at least one a week. So I thought I should write a bunch of them out in case anyone else wanted to try them on for size. These work...
Farscape and character
Farscape remains my favorite bit of filmed media. It holds that place for a few reasons, of course, and while I could sit and discuss the production value and effects (Henson’s Creature Shop at its finest) or...
The time my house stopped existing
So one time, FedEx decided my house didn’t exist. Now, I will preface this by saying this was a while ago, and I don’t hold FedEx as the worst carrier, or want to trash them, or anyone else. I’m...
Some Days I Am Zeno’s Paradox
There are days where I am in Room A and realize I need something from Room B. Simple. Get up and grab Thing. Except I get distracted by remembering something else I need to do so I put Thing down, closer to Room A,...