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More Proof of Fatherhood
I have been looking for a new wallet of late, but had no luck in the usual men’s and leather goods stores. So, as if to prove that I am ready to be an American dad, where do I finally find a wallet I like? Ace Hardware
Speaking with Stoker
I had the pleasure of speaking at a couple World Horror Con panels this weekend, including “Why are So Many Contemporary Vampire Novels Set in the South?” It’s always a pleasure to share the stage with a group of excellent writers, and this one included Naima Haviland, Charlaine Harris (author of the Sookie Stackhouse series), […]
TBT: Vague Thoughts on Game Writing from 2012
I posted this in April 2012 on my old blog. Thought I would share it again for Throw-Back Thursday. We had a good GGDA meeting (okay, party) at Mowgli to celebrate the release of their Songster Facebook game. Fun mix of people – pros, amateurs, students and outsiders; artists, coders, musicians, business folks and writers. […]
Gaming Fatherhood
Introduction to RPGDad, or All I Need to Know about Fatherhood I Learned from Some Little Tan Books I have been an employee, boss, student, professor, mentor, mentee and more, but I think little has prepared me for the details of fatherhood as much as has my role as a gamer (maybe that just shows […]
Research Does Not Always Mean Playing Games …
But it usually does. I’ve done a lot of “research” over the years, and much of it translated into actual design theory. However, especially when playing Civilization until 5 in the morning, gaming can be even more fulfilling than research 🙂 However, I think I have learned what I need to from many of the […]