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...
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...
How I Met Sam
I grew up in the south, mostly in South Carolina, but spent most of the first 5 years of my life in Georgia. I started kindergarten in Augusta, GA, and then we moved to Greenwood, SC where I had the second half of kindergarten. I barely remember either.Continue reading...