Noise on busy streets
A while ago I was doing research on online movements and my friend Elaine (wonderful writer & person) described posting on social media as shouting things on a busy high street. There might be a sense that you’re talking to…
Category Miscellaneous
Falling into our verjaardagskalender
The ongoing isolation heightens emotions I'd know how to handle at other times. The whole thing feels like being a teenager again, with that sense that something is fighting to the surface of you and your body isn't big enough to hold it.
Proposed new fantasy races
Orcs. Elves. Trolls. Goblins. You know them… I know them… we all know them. Reading high fantasy and playing fantasy games—tabletop or system-based—produces a familiarity with fantasy races that can make them seem just a bit, well… tedious. Hence, I propose…
Unlikely predictions for the rest of the new Star Wars trilogy
Episode VIII: Luke rides around on Rey’s back in a swamp, assuming this is part of standard jedi training. Rey doesn’t question it. Kylo Ren develops an obsession with Rey. Who is she? he wonders as he destroys expensive equipment. He…