As a high school journalism student, I dreamed of becoming a columnist for one of the local newspapers. I envisioned myself interviewing people and publishing their stories. However, the teacher gave me the unsatisfying task of finding local companies willing to place ads in our paper to help defray the printing costs. I didn’t complain …
Category: Writers
Apr 04
Stuck at Home? Now What?
During our current world-wide health crisis, many people have discovered they don’t know how to handle the isolation. Now might be a good time to review your 2020 New Year’s resolutions for something to do. Is that boring? Let me give you a few suggestions that might interest you. 1. Move – Walk, dance, or …
Mar 05
Game Spotlight — Final Fantasy V
Despite the fact that the Final Fantasy series has fifteen main titles to its name, I’d never played one of them until 2017. Viewing YouTube videos from ProtonJon depicting a blind playthrough of Final Fantasy V during an annual Four Job Fiesta event—more on that later—sparked my interest. I purchased the game myself not long …
Feb 05
Subnautica: Below Zero — Expanded Review
I first played Subnautica: Below Zero as an underdeveloped version in January 2019. My initial experience with the Subnautica sequel lasted at most three hours and ended when I reached a point where I was advised against continuing due to an incomplete, broken landscape. I decided to wait until the game was more developed before …
Jan 05
Gamer’s Year in Review 2019
In my 2018 Gamer’s Year in Review blog, I mentioned a game called 60 Seconds that went unplayed for some time after I’d purchased it. Unfortunately, it is not the only title I’ve failed to delve into upon buying it. I feel that this year, it might be time to correct that and actually play …