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Exploring storytelling and games.

Essays

  • The Business of Hospitality

    I stayed in an AirBnB while in Seattle, as the prices for hotels during my stay were atrocious. It was far beyond my budget, so I decided to look at AirBnB options. While they were equally unappealing, what was appealing in price was the option to stay in a room in someone’s house. Excellent! It Continue reading

  • Have you ever been in a community center?

    For the first time in my life, I found myself in a community center. I believe it was three stories tall, made of brick, and the interior was all wood. From the top to the bottom, there was wooden halls that stretched wide from side to side, mirroring a grand lawn, and with stairs just Continue reading

  • How to Build a Bridge

    If you’re going to build a bridge, make sure that you can see what is around, under, and above it. If it doesn’t look like a skeleton, then it is wrong. If it doesn’t look like a wonder, then it is wrong. If it does not mystify those who see it and makes them speculate Continue reading

  • The Reuben

    I have not met another Reuben before. But, I was familiar with the word. I knew that it was a type of sandwich. Being a sandwich, I figure that this thing most likely has meat. I was thinking that it had some sort of cured meat, or perhaps corned beef… that sort of sandwich. You Continue reading

  • The Seattle Collection

    I went to a trip to Seattle, and I had a lot of essays that were inspired during that time. They’ll be mass linked here, and they’ll be steadily posted in-between your normally scheduled gaming discussions. Or heck, they might just be back to back to back. I don’t know if anybody is reading this Continue reading

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  • The Names for Rain (Or The Lack Thereof)

    I have to look up the number but I believe there are 20 names for snow. It’s not in my language, I believe it is in the Eskimo language. Knowing that a lot of their life is surrounded and defined by it, it would make sense that they have so many ways to describe snow. Continue reading

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  • Not An Original Idea

    There’s a thing in social media and in other places–there is a culture of not quoting other people. I grew up with a wonderful education system that is for reference, the United States public education system in the lovely state of Hawaii. Which means a lot of things, as a public school in Hawaii is Continue reading

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  • Dear Perfect Game

    I don’t know if you exist. When I first started my foray into Tabletop RPGs (TTRPG) 8 years ago, I never thought that I would begin this journey. I thought that me and my friends would start the nerdy thing, say that we did it, and move on from then. I have drifted apart from Continue reading

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About Me

An avid storyteller who enjoys all sorts of mediums for storytelling, but primarily games. I have been a Game Master since 2015, text roleplayer since the ambitious age of 8, and a reader since before that. I worry more often about my art than I should.

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