This one’s for my friend Jeff, who once posited that if humans ever develop faster-than-light travel, the adult entertainment industry will be the first to find a way to capitalize upon the new technology. Read “That’s Entertainment” at 512 Words…
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SnoutCast #50: “For Your Consideration”
Many movies, including but not limited to Midnight Madness, have inspired puzzle hunts. Do any of this year’s Best Picture nominees have Game theme potential? [ Download mp3 – 50 MB ] 00:59 – “cinematic”05:20 – Black Swan?08:30 – The…
Friday Flash Fiction: “Exterior, Alley, Daytime”
Today’s flash is not a complete story. It’s not even a complete scene. It is another small piece of my current novel-in-progress, and a companion piece to “Gone But Not Forgotten,” featuring the same main characters in further dialogue. As…
SnoutCast #30: “And Now For Something Completely Different”
I’m not going to lie to you, Marge: this week’s podcast kinda sucks. [ Download mp3 – 30 MB ] 00:58 – “intelligent”01:47 – banter: what your characters do while the plot happens02:10 – “Is this a horror movie?”02:55 –…
Friday Flash Fiction: “Nothing Up His Sleeve”
I originally wrote this week’s story for NPR’s Three-Minute Fiction contest. I didn’t expect to win, and my expectations were met. Fully, and then some. FWIW, I am still working on internalizing the lessons of Henning Nelm’s Magic and Showmanship….
Joss Whedon Breaks My Heart Again
Granted, he only directed this week’s episode of Glee, and he’s not the most visual thinker in the world, but this number absolutely killed me: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8B56AsKfJs (Note that the video above has been flipped left-to-right and otherwise muddled, presumably to…
A Facebook Conversation
This is actually one of the more coherent threads I’ve seen on FB: Please note that Sean lives in Silicon Valley, has been a professional video game developer for nearly two decades now, and actually hacked MAME source code to…
LEVERAGE Casting Notice
In a city with over 11% unemployment, you’d think more people would be looking for whatever gigs they can find. Here’s one for anyone who’s curious about the world of television, lives in Portland, Oregon, and has some free time…
#protip of the day
Do not engage in public debate with a professional stand-up comedian. You will lose. As shown here: http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/tue-april-20-2010/bernie-goldberg-fires-back For those of you still unclear on the concept, John Rogers (“Mr. Leverage“) explains: I still have a lot of gut instinct…
SnoutCast #11: “GAME Themes, Part 1: John Lithgow”
Wherein we answer another quizzical question from loyal listener Larry. [ Download mp3 – 28 MB ] 00:00 – Teaser: Bruce Campbell role-playing03:56 – Question: Ever reject a game theme idea because it was too esoteric? Like, say, The Films…