After returning from the Wasteland Jamboree in Flatwoods, West Virginia, Leigh reflects on Fallout community, Gen X independence, “feral” childhoods, and why learning to make your own decisions might have been one of the greatest gifts a generation received.
Category: Gaming and Culture
Why I Trust NPCs More Than People Right Now
Sometimes I joke that Fallout is cheaper than therapy. That’s not entirely fair — therapy is doing its job — but Fallout does something different. It gives my brain a place to land. When the world feels loud, hostile, and unpredictable, the wasteland is oddly structured. There are rules. There are objectives. There is a …
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85 Seconds to Midnight (and I’m Going Back to the Wasteland)
Sometimes the post-apocalyptic world feels safer than the real one. On grief, Fallout, narcissism, and why listening matters more than shouting.
Fallout, the Ghoul, and the Art of Calling Bullshit
Why The Ghoul from Fallout resonates so deeply with me—and what honest discourse, boundaries, and calling bullshit have to do with survival in a polarized world.