LiveJournal, Wasteland Fishing, and the Absurdities That Keep Me Sane

Well, back from fishing in the Wasteland—yes, it’s a real thing now in Fallout 76—and I decided to revisit some journal entries from about 20 years ago. This was pre-MySpace, peak LiveJournal days. That platform was a chaotic mess in the best way. Looking back now, I can’t help but notice how some of my …

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Here We Go Again: The Grief I Didn’t Plan For

After logging out of the Wasteland today to deal with the glitchy mess that is real life (yes even life has as many weird resets as Fallout76), I started thinking again about the weird ways grief works. Specifically, my own particular flavor of widowhood and how it stacks up against the experiences of others. I …

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On Friend, Tea, and Being a Decent Human

So I really do promise that the change blogs are out there somewhere—I’d say in a holding pattern over Detroit—but I will get back to them eventually. I think I’ve reached a real writer’s block on that front, and honestly, I’m kind of tired of change. It’s inevitable, always is, but it’s not a subject …

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Trigger Warnings, Irish Spring, and Other Sunday Thoughts

          Well, it’s a very odd Sunday morning here in the city of salt. While not unheard of, it’s strange to have a storm roll through and cool the temperature down into the 50s in June. Given the blast furnace we’ll be living in soon enough, I’ll gladly take the break. …

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