This article first appeared in FANG Vol. 1 in 2005.
There was once a time, just between the rise of the fast-food, fast-everything economy in the West in the seventies and the flourishing of the modern Internet in the ‘90s, when the distribution of one’s art through amateur media was possible, although it wasn’t easy. The availability of […]
“I have this cool idea for a story, but I won’t have time to write it until after finals.”
This is a perfectly legitimate thing to say if finals are next week, but not if they’re in five months. Stress, health problems, uncertainty at work or at home, children — all of these are legitimate distractions […]
I’m a writer, and I’m fairly proud of that. I take the craft seriously (most of the time), I’ve worked to hone my skills, I’ve studied. Much to learn, still, but that only makes it more fun. Many of my friends are writers too, and I know many writers who aren’t friends but still awesome, […]
Proposition 8 is a proposal to eliminate gay marriage in the state of California. Same-sex couples can already legally get married in that state, but if Prop 8 is accepted, the constitution will be amended to define ‘marriage’ as a union between a man and a woman.
The No on 8 movement is a group opposed to […]
1. Stay classy.
2. Enjoy my new age — I’ve always preferred odd-numbered years, and this one’s a second power! Yay!
3. Never again make home-made cakes with cake mix and put them in the microwave/hot air oven combo for an hour — on microwave, instead of hot air, then open all the windows in the entire […]
Being a modest geek, my friends and I occasionally indulge in a night of role-playing. Nothing kinky, mind, just pen-and-paper stuff. Despite my long-ago-failed efforts to the contrary, no costumes or props are involved, only mirth and beverages.
One session, some years ago now, took place in the darkest of dark ages, the Middle Ages. I […]
So, what have I been up to that’s dragged me away from my LiveJournalling duties? Fuck all, is the answer.
Every three weeks or so I play Werewolf: The Apocalypse (soon to be The Forsaken) with the gang, which is an exercise in snack-munching coke-swigging comically violent geekery and always good fun. Intrigue, danger and romance! […]
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