The Gauntlet

The year is not so far away and the American government is humming along like a well-oiled machine.

The Deal

There was a knock on his door.

Welcome to the Nightmare: Bloodborne’s High Art Horror

~ essay on Bloodborne (2015), the ultimate in action-horror role-playing.

Demiurge

~ a poem

Lacunae

Father finally brought me to see the fire.

Hard Boiled Dreams

~ short essay on one of my favorite films, Hard Boiled (1992) — a charming crime fantasy with some of the best action sequences in cinema, directed by the legendary John Woo.

3 Tips on the Art of Conversation

~ 3 personalized tips on the “art” of conversation.

Tea Party

She summoned them to the grove with incense and decaying flesh.

I Am Elden Lord

~ my essay on Elden Ring (2022).

Mesmerism

~ a stream of consciousness writing on “mesmerism.”