Sid Meier’s Civilization VI

Quite frankly, I had had enough of the French and the Egyptians. My Roman cities were quite the prize for both empires; both wanted their religions to be the dominant faith in our little world. And so while I continued to work on launching a satellite into orbit, France and…

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Geek Confessional: My High School Manuscripts

This is post 23 of 34 in the series “Geek Confessional” Confessing my deepest, darkest geek secrets. Geek Confessional: I’ve got (a lot of) game Geek Confessional: I’ve written for Deep Space Nine, Lois & Clark, and The X-Files (sort of) Geek Confessional Update: I have the scripts! Geek Confessional:…

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Wordcount Wednesday

I had such high hopes and really, I’m not off by much. See, here’s the thing. My current writing project can be divided up into five parts (I’m actually calling them “acts” in the book itself). For some reason, Acts 2 and 3 took a really long time, but Act…

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The Lutheran Difference: Confession and Absolution

This is post 24 of 34 in the series “The Lutheran Difference” A series of posts explaining what makes Lutheran Christians different from other Christians. The Lutheran Difference: An Introduction The Lutheran Difference: Historical Background The Lutheran Difference: The Light Bulb Moment The Lutheran Difference: Indulge Me for a Moment…

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Doctor Strange

So usually, when I write one of these reviews, I take a moment to opine and give a little one shot summary of what my thoughts are. Well, I just got back from seeing Doctor Strange and it’s taking a little while to unbend my mind, so you’ll forgive me…

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Wordcount Wednesday

Well, what a week! I’m starting to feel the momentum build. I don’t know why it took me so long to get to my story’s “halfway point,” but it felt like I would never get there. But now that I’ve reached it, it feels like the story is just pouring…

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The Lutheran Difference: Happy 499!

This is post 23 of 34 in the series “The Lutheran Difference” A series of posts explaining what makes Lutheran Christians different from other Christians. The Lutheran Difference: An Introduction The Lutheran Difference: Historical Background The Lutheran Difference: The Light Bulb Moment The Lutheran Difference: Indulge Me for a Moment…

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Wordcount Wednesday

Well, I kind of suspected this week wasn’t going to be all that great. Last Wednesday, I hit a milestone in my work-in-progress. I hit the “halfway point” in the story (well, that’s what I consider it. Upon further reflection, it may be more of a 60% point or so;…

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The Lutheran Difference: Sacrament Wrap-Up

This is post 22 of 34 in the series “The Lutheran Difference” A series of posts explaining what makes Lutheran Christians different from other Christians. The Lutheran Difference: An Introduction The Lutheran Difference: Historical Background The Lutheran Difference: The Light Bulb Moment The Lutheran Difference: Indulge Me for a Moment…

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Geek Confessional: My “second book” was a horrible YA adventure

This is post 22 of 34 in the series “Geek Confessional” Confessing my deepest, darkest geek secrets. Geek Confessional: I’ve got (a lot of) game Geek Confessional: I’ve written for Deep Space Nine, Lois & Clark, and The X-Files (sort of) Geek Confessional Update: I have the scripts! Geek Confessional:…

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