Month: December 2017

A Cat at the Table

Gwen completed his circuit around the table and leapt up. The cat terrified the women sitting there, but he didn’t mind. It was his victory lap, after having played messenger to the trio for another month. As they scrambled to keep him from knocking anything over (as if he ever did!), he curled into the Read More

Winds of Change

  Introduction So, I didn’t finish enough games to do a Top 10, so I’m gonna do a top 5! Technically I finished 9, but because of the timing (a few completed in January), it didn’t feel right. That said, among what I have played, 5 stood above the rest.    5 The Legend of Zelda: Read More

Getting What You Want

Tonight I read two books: Seconds, by Bryan Lee O’Malley and Just So Happens…, by Fumio Obata. Fundamentally, they carry very similar stories of responsibility, dreams, self-interest and expectation. Where they diverge comes from their main characters. Their goals may align but how they handle the adversity is both disparate and infuriating.   In Seconds, Read More