A Dance with Dismay
A remarkably spoiler-free review. I just pushed through the last few chapters of George R. R. Martin’s latest installment in the Song of Ice and Fire fantasy series, A Dance with Dragons. On the one hand, there were parts of the story that were just so epic, and my heart was reeling the whole time. [...]
A Lady, a Tramp, a Skyship and its Crew
Some weeks ago I’d mentioned I’d run One Seven Design’s one shot, Lady Blackbird: Adventures in the Wild Blue Yonder. I forget where I initially heard about it, but I was immediately struck by the quality of the publications, and moreso the price. Free! Thinking to indulge my players’ known love for steampunk, I sent [...]
Contagion, or, Why Bookish Narratives Don’t Make for “Good” Films
Though I usually don’t talk about films, Friday night’s opening of Contagion in theaters got me thinking about narrative again, as it seemed to follow a book’s structure as opposed to a film’s. None of my friends seemed particularly impressed as the credits began to roll, but I felt like it was good, just different. [...]
In the Beginning
I think we’ve all seen this countless times. You find a piece of fiction online, read the summary and think, “huh, that sounds cool.” But once you’ve clicked chapter one and read through the first few paragraphs, you’re turned off. They’ve started that way, again: the typical description of the protagonist’s appearance heads off a [...]
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