The Deal
There was a knock on his door.
Read More The DealWelcome to the Nightmare: Bloodborne’s High Art Horror
~ essay on Bloodborne (2015), the ultimate in action-horror role-playing.
Read More Welcome to the Nightmare: Bloodborne’s High Art HorrorDemiurge
~ a poem
Read More DemiurgeLacunae
Father finally brought me to see the fire.
Read More LacunaeHard 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.
Read More Hard Boiled Dreams3 Tips on the Art of Conversation
~ 3 personalized tips on the “art” of conversation.
Read More 3 Tips on the Art of ConversationTea Party
She summoned them to the grove with incense and decaying flesh.
Read More Tea PartyI Am Elden Lord
~ my essay on Elden Ring (2022).
Read More I Am Elden LordMesmerism
~ a stream of consciousness writing on “mesmerism.”
Read More MesmerismThe Kojima Standard: 5 Attributes to Good Entertainment
~ musing on the self-professed “standard for entertainment” of one legendary artist and gaming auteur, Hideo Kojima.
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Thresholds of Transformation 