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Frankenstein, Again?

On July 5, 2022July 5, 2022 By MichaelIn Geek Thoughts, Writing About WritingLeave a comment

I stumbled across this tidbit just a few minutes ago, shared in a group I’m part of on Facebook. The question, “Is Frankenstein Really Science Fiction?” I’ll get back there. First a quick detour. It is an oddity of my professional and education journey that I have a Master’s degree in Rhetoric and Technical Communication. …

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Molly Grue – Again

On March 27, 2022 By MichaelIn Geek Thoughts, movies, Writing About WritingLeave a comment

So, it’s probably impossible for me to explain to strangers why I love Molly Grue so much. And by strangers I mean anyone who doesn’t pay rent inside my head. My first introduction to The Last Unicorn was the animated movie. I’m probably 8 or 9 years old and my encounters with fantasy are mostly …

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My Thoughts on Matrix Resurrections.

On January 14, 2022 By MichaelIn cyberpunk, Geek Thoughts, moviesLeave a comment

So, I really liked the new Matrix movie. I thought Resurrections was well-made and interesting. The first and second act were stronger than the third. And I only say that because the third act felt a bit like a victory lap at times (I'm okay with that, it just wasn't as compelling as the lead …

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The Scope of History

On July 14, 2021 By MichaelIn Battletech, D&D, Geek Thoughts, Writing About WritingLeave a comment

Seriously… I do need to write about Fallout; so, I’m going to institute (see what I did there) Fallout Fridays for the foreseeable future. I just have other stuff on my mind. One of those things is worldbuilding. Specifically, history. I’m working on my own gaming world again – my little fantasy child that grew …

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Legends & Lore

On July 8, 2021 By MichaelIn D&D, Geek Thoughts, Writing About Writing1 Comment

I know I said I was going to be writing about Fallout - and I have some more content to come - but I've also been trying to work on another project involving a fantasy game and... well... I want to talk about mythology and religion. I'm a big proponent of internal consistency. It's a …

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Do I Like Games?

On May 13, 2021 By MichaelIn Battletech, D&D, Geek ThoughtsLeave a comment

I've always thought that I love games. I built a heck of a collection of them. I specifically gravitated toward roleplaying games. I started a blog about gaming. But looking back, I'm not sure that it's accurate to say that I like games. Let's go way back to when I was a little kid. My …

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Arguing About Rules

On April 27, 2021 By MichaelIn D&D, Geek ThoughtsLeave a comment

There is a certain big-name game designer who seems to hate D&D. Doesn’t seem to matter what edition – he just seems to hate D&D. One of his oft-repeated points against D&D is that it is a combat game. And you know it is a combat game because the only thing it has rules for …

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Unknown Armies and Lost Time

On February 10, 2021 By MichaelIn Geek ThoughtsLeave a comment

So, I finally got to read Unknown Armies, 1st edition. I'd heard so much about this game and how wondrous/screwed-up it was. I know it has big feels both on the fanboy and hater side. Honestly, while I thought had some really cool ideas; there was a lot that was mechanically odd and a lot …

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“Quitting” Gaming

On September 7, 2020September 7, 2020 By MichaelIn Geek ThoughtsLeave a comment

It has been a year and five months (to the day) since I quit gaming. It’s hard to quantify that statement because I didn’t completely leave the world of gaming behind. But I stopped gaming. I quit my weekly group, haven’t run or played anything – even a board game* – in that time. No …

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Sacrifice

On August 31, 2020August 31, 2020 By MichaelIn Geek ThoughtsLeave a comment

I don’t know that anyone will ever read this. I post here, once a week and I don’t really have a blog community or an outlet to share my musings; though I did rejoin Facebook solely for the purpose of being able to share my blog posts once before. But I quit Facebook again this …

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