I’m all for freedom of expression but I have to say, the audience here is beginning to feel a bit…something. Thanks for coming to my Ted Talk.

He has the luxury of casting his thoughts outwards, towards the great unknown of possibility, towards a sparkling future, or a lovely unclaimed piece of Eden….and yet. And yet he chooses to live with his head underwater. This is not a noble description. He is a man constantly surfacing just…

No, seriously, someone challenged me to write a Banjo romance. As in, a LITERAL Banjo romance. — “I’ve been watchin’ you,’ Barry Banjo said from his corner of the studio. “Watchin’ you watch Lutey. watchin’ you get your strings snapped, watchin’ you cry out in that dulcet way of yours,” He didn’t know what possessed him to say such a thing even if it were true. For…

The year is 2843. The cities of the world are shining beacons of white, silver and perfect order. Under the same soaring banners bearing a twisting, serpentine sigil, citizens murmur fervently to each other, “Blessed Prime Day to you,” Their eyes are bright with something that looks like fear. In…

If you don’t use your voice now, they will take that from you too — Make no mistake. The church as an institution has no interest in supporting a woman’s right to her own body. Fifteen years ago, I left the so called Christian church because their values would have left me battered, barefoot and broken. …

And other imaginary things Homesickness isn’t a syndrome where one misses their home. Homesickness is that moment when you find yourself longing for a time in a place that no longer exists outside of your memories. It’s easy for me to become melancholy when I’m down by the water, listening…

The Brilliance of Horizon Zero Dawn and Horizon Forbidden West (warning: minor spoilers) — A little while ago, after coming off a two year playthrough of Witcher III*, I tried to reset my game-brain by starting up Horizon Zero Dawn. At first, the game failed to capture my interest mostly because my brain was still on Novigrad time. It’s a very specific, nerdy sort…

Or — Why The Big Bang Theory Is Actually Kind of The Worst — I’m going to go ahead and admit that I am — ultimately — a fan of The Big Bang Theory. To an extent, anyway. Yes, I know it’s a ‘dumb’ version of Community. No, the show isn’t half as smart as it pretends to be. And yes, despite my appreciation…

Read all the pamphlets and watch the tapes — “It’s quite amazing what they’ve done with the space,” Gillian noted as they walked into the dimly lit museum wing. “It doesn’t even feel like we’re in a man-made environment,” “They’ve somehow even got moisture dripping down those plastic stalactites over there,” Robb gestured with a rolled up map in…