Category Archives: New York City
The Love of My (Other) Life
The Love of My (Other) Life, by Traci L. Slatton, is a cute sci-fi romance. Brian chases Tessa all around Manhattan, telling her she’s his wife in an alternate universe, and making really terrible physics jokes. When Tessa isn’t trying … Continue reading
Recent Posts
Two recent pieces on Indie Game Magazine on serious sim games. First, I loved the concept of Auroch Digital’s relevant sim Endgame Syria, even if I ultimately thought the execution was simplistic and somewhat lacking. Then, I broke my rule against posting … Continue reading
Winter Wedding
Just before Christmas, Harold and I went to the wedding of a high school friend in my New Jersey hometown. I basically cried from when we sat down, because I always cry at weddings, and also because I’m over thirty … Continue reading
On The Future
I’ve started contributing to Geek Magazine recently, and my first piece is about future tech. It’s exciting to think about a pocket app that learns about what you like and finds it for you, and, on a larger scale, about omnipresent … Continue reading
Pretend Space and Real Trees
New post on IGM that’s half about a new initiative from indie studio RocketOwl, and half my rambling about social games for social change. …The Ottawa indie game developers RocketOwl will be planting a real live tree for each new … Continue reading
The Blogger Abides: A Practical Guide to Writing Well and Not Starving
The Blogger Abides: A Practical Guide to Writing Well and Not Starving is Chris Higgins’ new book on freelancing. (Disclosure: Chris is one of my favorite things about Mental Floss and he sent me an advance copy of the book … Continue reading
Two Steps Back
Looks like the Dead Island: Zombie Bait Collector’s Edition will feature a disturbing extra for zombie fans: A headless, armless bikini-clad girl’s torso. Ick. From the press release, because I could not make this up: Paul Nicholls, Sales & Marketing … Continue reading
Bohemian Throwdown
Harold has written a new story for the comics collection Country Ass-Whupping, called Insights Into My Fiance’s Anger Issues, sorry, I mean, the story’s called Bohemian Throwdown. The other thing is just what I call it. This book is a one-shot fundraiser for … Continue reading
The Forgotten Queen
D.L. Bogdan’s The Forgotten Queen is a novel about Margaret Tudor, the sister of Henry VIII. I’d previously read Secrets of the Tudor Court by this author, which is what interested me in The Forgotten Queen, and I was really … Continue reading
Elsewhere
New piece up on thalo about Elsewhere in Greensboro. Still seems weird seeing a North Carolina dateline on my pieces… GREENSBORO, NC — At first glance, Elsewhere looks like another Greensboro, NC, antique shop or gallery, open late in the evening for … Continue reading
