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Brakes and Clutch
Whenever someone asks me for a ride, I feel like an alien pretender trying not to be unmasked. Oh! This is a thing adult humans do for one another when they are all going from one place to another place together! … Continue reading
Posted in Chapel Hill, New York City, North Carolina
Tagged Brooklyn, Chapel Hill, coffee, New York City, North Carolina
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Treats
At the toy store, I was looking at E-Z-Bake cupcakes, mini icecream makers and other culinary cuteness, but Harold pointed out that I probably don’t need any of them because we have an entire kitchen for preparing treats. I was … Continue reading
Mandatory Subway Etiquette
Yahoo! Voices asked me to write about something I’d make mandatory in NYC besides food composting. I chose pushing onto the subway car before passengers have gotten off, because WOULDN’T THAT MAKE THE SUBWAYS BETTER FOR EVERYONE?!?! I’ve written about subway … Continue reading
Posted in Chapel Hill, New York City
Tagged Brooklyn, Chapel Hill, G Train, New York City, subway
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Tokyo Hosto
Via Tokyo Hosto – Animation Starts | Baller Industries. I recently finished a project writing and editing dialogue for Baller Industries’ upcoming Tokyo Hosto iOs game. As you can probably guess from the box art, Tokyo Hosto isn’t exactly the type … Continue reading
Posted in Chapel Hill
Tagged Baller Industries, Burnin' Ape, Chapel Hill, games, tokyo hosto
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Dickwolves, Still
After Dickwolves, I decided not to attend PAX. This is not an idle decision, or a ragequitting of a fairly underwhelming webcomic. I’m a freelance games writer who regularly covers E3, SXSW, GDC, Casual Connect, IndieCade, TechCrunch Disrupt, East Coast … Continue reading
Posted in Boston, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Tagged Casual Connect, Chapel Hill, dickwolves, e3, East Coast Games Conference, games, games for change, GDC, indiecade, North Carolina, PAX, Penny Arcade, Serious Play, SxSW, TechCrunch Disrupt
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One Big Beautiful Thing
I was pleasantly surprised to discover my games journo friend Marie Flanigan, from Games Industry News, has released a novel! One Big Beautiful Thing tells the story of Kate Abernathy, an artist who returns home from New York City after … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Chapel Hill
Tagged Book review, Books, Chapel Hill, games, Games Industry News, Marie Flanigan, One Big Beautiful Thing
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iPlay Gamer June Issue
I have three pieces in the June issue of iPlay Gamer Magazine! This one is a snarky review of the new Fast & Furious game spinoff of the new Fast & Furious movie spinoff, and the magazine also includes my reviews of … Continue reading
Posted in Chapel Hill, Game Reviews
Tagged Chapel Hill, Game Reviews, games, iplay gamer, my other writing, Random Heroes, Random Heroes 2, six-guns
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Amy Shearn’s ‘The Mermaid of Brooklyn’
The advert on this book — “sometimes all you need in life is a fabulous pair of shoes” — signaled sassy airport chick lit to me, and so I put off reading the book until I was in the right kind of … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Tagged Amy Shearn, Book review, Books, Brooklyn, Chapel Hill, chicklit, Harry Potter, North Carolina, The Mermaid of Brooklyn
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Club Monstrosity: Classic Monsters In Manhattan
When I got a pitch about Jesse Petersen’s new novel Club Monstrosity, I was fascinated because it had so many similarities with my fiance’s book, Screamland. When the Invisible Man is killed, the rest of the real-life horror movie monsters … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Chapel Hill, New York City
Tagged Book review, Books, Chapel Hill, Club Monstrosity, Jesse Petersen, New York City
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