My heart yearns for crooked lines and rough textures. Let me see these again, for they are the true shapes of the world.
Category: Musings
On Gift Returns and Entitlement – Where’s the Line?
The high volume of gift returns after the holidays is an indicator of gross entitlement in our society. Or is it?
The Term “Magic System” Bothers Me.
If your magic is governed by rules that look suspiciously like they came from a physics textbook, you don’t have magic. You have fantasy science.
Exist Like You Mean It.
But be relentlessly real wherever you are and whatever you are doing. Feel honestly. Think honestly. Act honestly.
Tides and Miracles
How do you turn a tide? You don’t, probably. You just wait for the turning of the tide. The best thing to do is just let it do what it wants.
The Destruction of Ancient Worlds
Consider the dread of its inhabitants as a massive cataclysmic force bears down upon them from the sky and strikes the ground.
You Cannot Soar Upon Wings of Dirt
Where your head turns, there will the rest of you follow. Stare not so long at dirt and dust, else that shall be your fate.
Do it. Now.
Do it. Now. You know what that is. Get going right now, and do it as poorly as possible.
On Reading and Being Read
Each mind is an island where only the scarcest forms of communication can be sent or received. As such, reading is weird.
On Fantasy and Escapism – What’s the Point?
Why fantasy? What’s the point? The point is there is no point at all, and that’s what makes it so very valuable.
Lay Aside Your Fear
Lay aside your fear, and trust it not. It does not serve you, for it tells you that you have no power. Instead, trust hope.
You Don’t Know, So Just Chill
I got something wrong about a Jurassic Park movie, so I’m likely wrong about many other things too. You’re probably wrong too. So chill.
How to Actually Write Every Day – Reflections on Daily Writing
One of the keys to writing every day is to set out to create useless garbage. Takes the pressure off. Other things help too, of course.
Fun with Freewrites! Again!
More freewritten nonsense! And this time with a dash of horror thrown in! What fun! Proceed with caution.
Don’t feed Rolos to dead people
After all, they really don’t have the strength to be chewing through nonsense like that.
Fun With Freewrites!
Reading the results of stream-of-consciousness writing is not for the faint of heart or the serious of mind. You have been warned.
Armor Class Is Realistic | TTRPG Tactics
Some people modify armor class to make it more realistic. Truth is, AC actually does a fairly good job of simulating medieval combat as is.
Hit Points Are Meat Points | TTRPG Tactics
WotC would have you believe that hit points aren’t “meat points.” However, everything else about their system communicates otherwise.
The Eternal Echoes of Words
Every word you speak, every thought you think, every deed you perform will create an echo that will outlast you. Might as well make the best of it, no?
Time Has No (Inherent) Meaning
Time has no meaning without context, and the same is true with existence. It is better to push on reality and create ripples than not.