Posts by Kevin
What to do with a Handful of Stress
“How bad does it hurt? One to ten.” I hate turning abstract concepts into other, unrelated abstract concepts. “I don’t know. What number is between screaming and fainting?” “Eight.” “Huh.”…
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I wanted a vacation for myself, Lena, my younger brother BJ, and sister Kristy, so when a neighbor offered the use of his North Carolina mountain cabin for a week,…
Read MoreMorning Walk
Lena and I headed out of the house for our morning walk, as we often do. It was a beautiful morning for a stroll along the river, with bright sun…
Read MoreFoul-Mouthed Redemption
This will be difficult for some people to understand, but in my family, I was frequently the target of derision because I was considered soft and naïve. I was never…
Read MoreD&D Night
When the Dread Virus first struck, one of the first things that got hit for me was my D&D game. (Friends and family members didn’t start dying until later, but…
Read MoreIn Search of Christmas
Last month as Christmas was approaching, Lena and I wanted to drive around and go see some lights. (It’s way easier than putting up your own.) The first place we…
Read MoreAncient City Don’t Eat at-this-Restaurant
Lena and I recently went to Ancient City Con in St. Augustine (that being the aforementioned Ancient City) as vendors to sell books. The con itself was great. We sold…
Read MoreThe Secret Origins of Keane and Sarah
During a recent interview, I was asked where the ideas for Sarah and Keane came from. It’s the kind of question you wince a little bit at internally because the…
Read MoreIt Takes Two to Make a Thing Asplode
Lena and I loved Horizon: Zero Dawn. (Robot dinosaurs—fuck yeah!) Then we loved God of War. (Never felt like more of a badass.) We went on to play Red Dead:…
Read MoreThe Cup of Trollish Kindness
One of my truly great friends recently hired another of my truly great friends (we must be equal in our praise) to work for him. Lloyd, owner of FLGS*, the…
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