Actually Solving “Reader-Solvable” Mystery StoriesIs “reader-solvable” just marketing to make us feel like we’re learning to be clever detectives?Mar 26, 2021Mar 26, 2021
Appraising Your Pokemon Card Collection for 90s KidsThe capital’s been stormed, the virus rages a second year, and Pokemon cards are selling at record prices.Mar 13, 2021Mar 13, 2021
Save Your Villain with a Single LineThe game’s writers figured out how to give their villains depth in a few sentences.Oct 31, 2020Oct 31, 2020
Let’s Fix FF7 Remake’s ForeshadowingIn the first chapter, a single black feather drifts through the air and lands on the floor. The rest of the game isn’t so subtle.Oct 11, 2020Oct 11, 2020
Writing Environments: The Three Towns of FF7 RemakeThese towns aren’t stages for the plot to move forward or filler before the next boss fight. They go much deeper.Sep 6, 2020Sep 6, 2020
Does Fable Have Too Much Treasure?I recall one particular scene in Fable II: A woman’s child is taken by Balverines, and the hero chases after them.Jun 21, 2020Jun 21, 2020
Writing Fiction: Are specific descriptions better?Not long ago, I was critiquing a short story and came across a passage like this . . .May 13, 2020May 13, 2020
Networking in Life & Model UNStrategies for individuals, groups, and crowds. How to build connections you can actually use or be heard in a larger group.Jan 17, 2020Jan 17, 2020
Humor Analysis of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy“The ships hung in the sky in much the same way that bricks don’t.”Jan 15, 20203Jan 15, 20203
A Guide to Representing North Korea in Model UNI have twice represented the DPRK in Model UN conferences. I don’t know how this reflects on my personality, but I won awards both times.Jan 11, 20201Jan 11, 20201
