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Patreon!
Well I know I don't really ever post things here but this is something that's important to me:
http://www.patreon.com/notwriting
I've started a Patreon! If you like my writing and still follow me on Livejournal then maybe check it out and consider throwing some money my way.
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A letter to 2014
So I tumbl now, but this should go here because it's me and I would like it if people read it.
http://sohkrates.tumblr.com/post/71952250258/a-letter-to-this-year
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That Dragon, Cancer
Today I hate myself.
Over the weekend I received an email from work. There was an armed assault in a mall in Kenya, and among many others the father of one of my coworkers was killed. We were informed because the media was trying to get a angle on the story, and we were given strict directions to keep our coworker's privacy and tell everyone else ( Read more... ) -
Vigilo, Confido
SPOILER WARNING: In explaining how awesome the end of my time with this game, there's no way around talking about some of the plot points in XCOM: Enemy Unknown, especially in the late game. If you care about spoilers for this game, stop reading ( Read more... ) -
The Academy
"Aright," Professor Vale said loudly, rapping his slim wooden cane on the tables in the front row. “Lessons!”
The few students in the front row roused quickly from their mid afternoon naps, sighing as their bodies almost immediately sagged again. The morning’s physical training had been just as exhausting as Timothy had expected, and like his ( Read more... ) -
Meet Joe Black
I follow a rather useless bot on Twitter, @tesla_bot. I say it's uselss because it quotes the man mostly in ways that aren't that interesting, and it does so repeatedly. I follow this account not for these nuggets but to keep the man present in my mind, and to remind me about details of his life for the story I'll write about him one day. One of ( Read more... ) -
Once she asked if she could drive a train.
The last time my Grandmother visited Vancouver, years ago, she haggled with the a manager at Sears over the price of a pair of gloves. She had talked to the customer service person, who had patiently and then with mounting confusion, explained to her that the gloves were a certain price. My Grandmother explained to her, and then later to the ( Read more... ) -
A list of Things from 2011 OR Five Truths and five lies
1. Best High-five: Priest near the Catholic church on Dunsmuir. I was talking with a friend about why I like the show Community and he overheard us as we were walking passed him. When a man in a dark suit and a white collar goes up top, you either meet him there or risk the fate of your soul ( Read more... ) -
Let's see if I Still Know how to Work This Thing
"So, what do you want to talk about?"
Lately, that's how I start my writing. When I sit down to Get Something Done, whether it be a column for TC&TC or something for D&D, the first thing I do is get honest with myself and outright ask,
"What are you going to be doing?"
It helps to get things moving, to focus my mind on the question that I'm trying to ( Read more... )