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I appeared on Dan Schneider’s Cosmoetica show this weekend with Gordon Briggs to discuss what might be the greatest western ever made, Sergio Leone’s Once Upon a Time in the West. Enjoy the discussion below.
The first episode of Paradise Lost, a new indie animated series by Chicken Dynasty (aka Michael), won Best Animated Film at the GenCon 2022 Film Festival. So that’s awesome. Also awesome is that I created the score and music for the show, including the opening and closing themes. It’s been a fun project and I’m grateful that my odd ambient experiments caught Michael’s ear. I’ve seen the first four episodes so far and am happy to report that he’s building some good drama here. Take a look at the first episode:
I was pleased to join Dan Schneider not too long ago for his Cosmoetica show to discuss Ray Harryhausen’s best film, and one of the best damned fantasy adventure movies of all time, Jason and the Argonauts. Enjoy! And for some previous thoughts on Harryhausen’s work, check out my thoughts on The 7th Voyage of Sinbad.
I Need a Solo RPG! I’ve been on a quest to find the perfect solo tabletop RPG for myself. I have a specific itch, but most games can’t scratch it. There are many out there, but with a few exceptions none have seemed quite right. I have no interest in the many journaling-style games out there, which are really just collections of writing prompts with a game built around them. (The conceit of Colostle, for example, looks amazing, but I just have no interest in making up a story as I go for the sake of a game. When I want to do that, I write.) Others are more purely skirmish games, focused on fighting. Not interested. I want exploring and stuff to do outside…
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Photo credit: Pexels – CC0 License So many of us have that creative bug that burrows under our skin, resulting in this wonderful “disease.” While this metaphor may not paint it in the right light, creativity can seem somewhat repellent for certain children. When it comes to creativity, there are so many significant benefits, it exorcizes our demons, gives us an anchor in life, and slowly but surely makes us more intelligent. This is why it is something we should try to pass on to our children. What can we do to help our children fall in love with writing stories and creativity in general? Get Them Into Reading If your children are not already keen on reading, this is where you have got to…
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