Two, count ’em, two rejections received today! That makes sixty-four total since the end of 2008. (I’m counting.) Which is, really, not a lot. I should be writing a lot more, and I should be submitting a lot more. In…
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Yeah, Mom, That’s Me Too
On page 146 of this month’s (May 2012) WIRED Magazine: I believe I was the only Bay Area WHO helper costumed in a bow tie, as shown below. (The “Chen” mentioned in the next sentence is Crystal. No relation. I…
Return of the Food Robot
Attention Portlanders: If you missed my Ignite presentation on “A Homebrew Cat Feeding Robot” (both on February 9th and on a boat), you’ll have another chance to see a live performance of it next Thursday, March 15th at Ignite SAO…
Ignite Portland 10: Win, Kill, or Rock
Last night, I gave a presentation on “A Homebrew Cat Feeding Robot” at Ignite Portland 10. It was very well received. In fact, depending on who you ask, I achieved one of the following: “won” (1 2 3) “killed” (1…
SnoutCast #102: Of Summits and Letters
In which we do a dramatic reading of the Black Letter Game‘s answers to our listener questions, and then a quick recap of this year’s Game Control Summit: Simulcast! [ Download mp3 – 25 MB ] 00:59 – “diplomatic”01:20 –…
Friday Flash Fiction: “A Place in Time”
Did you know that the Oscar bait Golden Globe nominated film The Land of Blood and Honey is not the first movie Angelina Jolie has directed? Her directorial debut was the 2007 documentary A Place in Time, which, as far…
Friday Flash Fiction: “Meet Suit”
This week’s piece is a first-draft excerpt from a longer story which began with “Unanswered Questions.” The current draft of Lirrina’s speech in that story is much shorter, because she’s only a minor character. I might use a version of…
SnoutCast #94: Gamer Profile – CHRIS HARRIS, The Gipper
Kids, if anybody knows the solution to the How I Met Your Mother puzzle, it’s probably Chris Harris. [ Download mp3 – 26 MB ] 00:59 – “comedic”01:43 – who were The Gipperian Advillains?05:32 – their adorable application video for…
@thedoubleclicks #portableinstrumentquest2k11
After being offline for most of tonight at Geek Trivia (during which competition no smartphone use is allowed), I caught up on Twitter and learned that two musical sisters of my recent acquaintance had undertaken an epic quest. So that…
SnoutCast #56: “Summer Reruns”
Other than Running More Games, what are some ways to let more people play in puzzle hunt events? This week, DeeAnn and Curtis talk* about reruns, simulcasts, and hypothetical Game Kits. * You’d think we would have more conclusions to…