In Episode 6, I talk about making deadlines and watching as they sweep past. No audio tests these episodes, just breaking up the...

In Episode 4, I talk about the aftermath of my choice Sunday night, and the primary feelings for giving up my video game lust. It’s a short episode. I’m also removing these from the top ticker going forward, except for “Important” episodes. These casual daily ones have value to me, but I don’t think they’re as big of value as some of the posts that should dominate my top...

I would say the passing of another month so quickly comes as a surprise, but then I’d be repeating myself from the last several years. Looking over the first four weeks of the year I can’t judge whether I’ve done a good job or a bad job. I finished a novel (+1), wrote two flash fiction pieces (+1), and am halfway through a short story (+1). I also didn’t meet my 31k goal for the month (-1), got sick and didn’t write for 9 days...

Yeah, only 50,000. That’s a pretty large number for a story that has a cohesive plot. I know NaNoWriMo is supposed to be about the act of just writing, which is great, but it’s not what I intend to use it for. In the past four or five years that I have participated in the event the “I’m just writing” philosophy did dominate my process and I’m happy for the progress I made working on those stories. I don’t think I’ve ever...

28 years ago today. Those were years of joy, pain, achievement, failure, and countless dreams. 28 years of games, books, and movies. It’s been an amazing series of events leading to where I am today. I’m so pleased for the people I’ve met, places I’ve seen, and memories I hold. Considering where I was in each stage of my life up to now, I’m anxious for what’s coming next, I’m somewhere in the middle of adulthood but not...