What I read this month
ReadThe Dragon Egg Princess – Ellen OhThe Imaginary – A.F. Harrold Started and stoppedEarthsea: A Wizard of Earthsea – Ursula K. Le. GuinThe L...
Author: Reay
Old dog, new tricks
In my ongoing struggle with tech, it wasn’t surprising that at some point, I’d have to replace a laptop battery. So it was with my half decade-ish o...
What I’m reading
I first mentioned Jaron Lanier about six weeks ago, mid-way through my self-imposed month-long social media fast/cleanse. Ten Arguments is his most recent book....
Volume of work begets creativity
I realized ages ago that I come up with the bulk of my creative ideas while working on other material. Not as much sitting and staring out the window (though th...
Isolation Day 255 Games: Catan Junior, Seven Dragons, Fast Flip Pizza, Escalation!
It occurred to me today that these aren’t days of isolation, per se. When I first started the Isolation Games posts (way back on Day 12… remember th...
Whooooa, I’m half way there/ Whoooo-OA!…
I’m happy to announce that on my current, most dedicated attempt to write a novel, I’ve now passed the half-way point of what is seemingly considere...
My unrequited love of tech rolls on
For those who aren’t familiar enough with me to know smaller details of my life, know this: I love technology and all the cool stuff it can do, but the fe...
On staying informed enough
A few days ago I wrote about the personal issues I’ve dealt with of being full-to-overflowing with news and social media for years, and the peace and enjo...
Get digitally broad and have a backup plan
I just read this article as linked from today’s Briefing Day newsletter. It’s quick and really worth a read. In short, it talks about a game develop...
Looking back on a month off of social media
Today marks the last day of my month away from Twitter and Mastodon (and Tumblr, which I recently realized I was still on). What I will or won’t do with T...