One of the many reasons I loved Star Trek: The Next Generation was its art direction and set design–in particular, the signage. Here are a few examples, courtesy of Ex Astris Scientia: Of course, the text shown on these signs…
SnoutCast #203: Stacy Costa
This month, we talked to the world’s only female enigmatologist, Stacy Costa at the University of Toronto, who helped create the recent “Research Matters” Virtual Scavenger Hunt! [ Download mp3 ] Show length: 49:49File size: 47.8MB Our conversation topics included…
I Love My Wife
Nine years ago today, I married my best friend. A few fun facts about our wedding: Our invitations included custom-made Fluxx cards. As part of our ceremony, The Richter Scales sang “Pencil Boy,” “Storybook Love,” and “Up the Ladder.” We…
I Am in the One Percent
…of unsolicited stories which were accepted for publication in Cohesion Press‘ upcoming military horror anthology SNAFU. Just signed the contract last night! Here’s the cover: Per the official announcement: “Out of a total of just over 1100 submissions, only 11…
More Information Than I Required
If it weren’t for robo-calls to the wrong phone number, I would have absolutely no idea what was going on in the Los Angeles Unified School District. Thanks, imperfect automation! Download MP3
I Spent an Hour Watching Veronica Belmont Play Octodad
And I regret nothing. http://youtu.be/mJIOat97hsY Speaking of games, have you seen The Doubleclicks‘ latest music video? It’s pretty awesome. http://youtu.be/mD3uXPkjDi0 Finally: just let it go, everyone. http://youtu.be/1us197eB6gQ Okay, I’m done for now.
SnoutCast #202: Erin Rhode
This week, we talk to Erin Rhode, leader of the writing team (“Alice Shrugged”) for the 2014 MIT Mystery Hunt. See also: Erin’s Q&A from the recent GC Summit! [ Download mp3 ] Show length: 51:50File size: 49.8MB What Else?…
I Less Than Three Portland
(Today’s “The I in MEAT” blog post is brought to you by the perfect texture, The Doubleclicks, and the Twitter.) Back in 2007, DeeAnn and I went all in on what we called “the writer move.” In particular, we decided…
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