N is for Networking. Writing is one of the loneliest careers you can choose. You don’t report to an office. You don’t share meetings with colleagues. You don’t have a water cooler, a break room, any of the social trappings … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: May 2016
(This is the nineteenth installment of Dice Tales, an ongoing series of posts about RPGs as storytelling.) *** I’ll admit it: because I very much approach RPGs from the story side of things, I consider PC death to be a … Continue reading
A nasty spring flu bug bit me over the last couple of weeks, so my biggest foray was a short hike to a nearby beach at Clayton Bay, to soak up some healing sun. Formerly known as a high-school destination … Continue reading
There are always plagiarism scandals raging on the Internet somewhere. There was a particularly juicy one a few years ago that involved a romance novelist by the name of Cassie Edwards, and the black-footed ferrets. For anyone who might have … Continue reading
Anders Ericsson has finally written the book I’ve wanted to read ever since Malcolm Gladwell gave a quick and dirty summary of Ericsson’s work in his book Outliers. Peak: Secrets From the New Science of Expertise, written with the help … Continue reading
The McClary-Piziks household went to see Civil War last weekend. It was everything Batman v. Superman was supposed to be but wasn’t. It handled a huge cast of characters stunning well, and the fight between opposing sides was organic and … Continue reading
Sample scenario: Toyoshi’s voice came raggedly over the phone. “Riyoko is in trouble. She’s been casting spells at midnight to call forth a Wretched Demon and I’m pretty sure it’s working. One more spell and her soul will be completely … Continue reading
I can go a month or more without baking. No, honest, I can. And then there’s a period of a few weeks where I don’t even bother putting the cake pans and food coloring away, because I’d just have to … Continue reading
Katelin is a witch flyer, one of the few able to ride a Stick with the power of her mind. She flies for the Boston Police Department in a world where any paranormal gift is rare, and supernatural abilities are treasured–and feared.
Continue readingThe last Horseblog attracted a great deal of commentary from the horse community, and as always happens when people are talking about scary things, the horror stories waxed horrific. Amid all this, author Pamela Dean commented, I had a question … Continue reading