What Remains of Our Stories Through the “Finch Curse” Lens
The Video Game What Remains of Edith Finch is a Deeply Impactful & Emotional Experience – So Nice, I Played It Twice! What Remains of Edith Finch is a 2017 adventure game developed by Giant Sparrow and published by Annapurna Interactive. The game is a collection of shortContinue reading...
Gaming for a Grateful Mind
If you like video games and struggle with the Big Sad Boss fight of daily life sometimes, read on for my suggestions of games with written reflection practices. Video Games Can Provide an Intentional Space for Creative Expression Historically, humans have used expressive writing to document and persuadeContinue reading...
Kind Words – A Game for Cozy Encounters with Humanity
Lately, Steve and I have been taking more frequent mental health walks around our neighborhood. During one walk, I started telling Steve about how I could not understand why the indie video game Kind Words wasn’t more popular – especially in the “cozy” social media spaces I haveContinue reading...
Return the Gaming Console to My Hands, Please!
Recently, I had the opportunity to tell Jeff Grubb how much I loved his YouTube series Game Mess Mornings. I felt starstruck as we both chatted about our affinity and frustrations of video game journalism. For me, a lot of my specific frustrations come from the lacking ofContinue reading...
Samsung Z Flip5 – One Month Review
The new Samsung Galaxy ZFlip5 is definitely a head-turning phone. I battled so much with it’s novice allure that I occasionally even tried peer pressure on friends to get the first buy-in. Eventually though, I caved to the trade in and… this lead me down a rabbit holeContinue reading...
Overthought
Short fiction – 487 words Sipping on coffee this morning, Queen and David Bowie’s “Under Pressure” is all I hear in my mind as I stare blankly out my bay window. Ear worms are the worst kind of worms, I think. There’s no squishy feel to them andContinue reading...
Indie Video Games I Can’t Forget
Arise: A Simple Story by @Piccolo_Studio and UntoldTalesHQ A narration-less story told in beautiful landscapes. Themes of grief, love, and perseverance make this small game mighty. Sayonara Wild Hearts by AnnaPurna Interactive and @Simogo A playable pop album! Coming back after a heartbreak! Kissing dragons! Story narration byContinue reading...
How I Met Steve
The story of "meeting Steve" for me is still in motion as we have changed and grew together in ways that our teen selves wouldn't have thought possible.
Hello world!
I hope you find yourself grounded, like grains of sand on an ocean beach. Connected, adverse to waves. A tidal dance to fill every speck of your existence here.