Earthbound: The Best Meta-Satire of 1994?
(Note: this is the first in a series of posts examining formally interesting video games. Check the second–about 1998’s Metal Gear Solid–here.) Last month, Oscar Villalon wrote a piece on The Rumpus...
View ArticleAn Excuse to Talk About Fantasy Football or It’s Prime Submission Season!
For a few days, I’ve been trying to think of a good excuse for talking about fantasy football on a blog that’s supposedly about writing and books and shit. I’ve done this before, coming up with...
View ArticleI’m Sick: My Triumphs, My Failures
I haven’t done a thing with this blog in a week because I’ve contracted the sore throat from Planet Fuck. That, combined with a three class teaching load, has seriously eaten into my ability to get...
View ArticleMetal Gear Solid: A Narrative in the Digital World, A Narrative in the...
(Note: this is the second in a series of blog posts looking back on certain formally interesting video games of the past twenty-five years. Check out the first one–about the 1994 forgotten gem...
View ArticleWriting Routines
One question I was surprised so many students had for me this semester was how exactly I begin writing in the morning. We talked a bit about getting on a writing routine during workshops, but I knew...
View ArticleEvery Last Thought I Have on Process: Nothing But a Dream and a Cardigan
Two nights ago I was at the Squirrel Cage with a bunch of writer friends (Chris Lee, Erin Lewenauer, Travis Straub, Lee Skirboll), and in between watching the Pirates game and tweeting about oddly...
View ArticleDownload The Entire Earthbound Soundtrack
You’re welcome. This is one of my happiest internet discoveries. Filed under: Tumblr Style Tagged: Earthbound, Super Nintendo
View ArticleBuzzfeed Interview with Boss Fight Books
I have an interview live on BUZZFEED (!) with Ken Baumann and Gabe Durham about Boss Fight Books and Earthbound. BE AWESOME, AND CHECK IT OUT.Filed under: Pop Culture Tagged: Boss Fight Books,...
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