Jun
06
The Penelope Qingdom
What would you do if you found out your neighbour had a kingdom of living toys in their basement?
22 min read
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Jun
02
Astrolabe 33: Everything New is Old Again
On skateboarding as a 39 year old, video games of the year, and evolution
11 min read
May
26
I wrote some things!
Creators of Into the Breach and Dead Cells discuss the ethos of difficulty
3 min read
Apr
18
Announcement! Fight, Magic, Items is going global!
Publisher Yatakhayloon announces Saudi Arabian edition of my book on the history of Japanese RPGs
1 min read
Apr
11
Astrolabe 32: Meet the women who defined the sound of a generation
A look back at the revolutionary video game soundtracks of the 90s, a couple of personal histories, and the souls of demons
13 min read
Mar
06
Astrolabe 31: Robot Sheep
Bookshops, bonedust, and the perils of AI
8 min read
Mar
02
It's the spring Fight, Magic, Items promo round-up!
Fight! Magic! Items!
7 min read
Feb
14
Astrolabe 30: How to support your favourite authors without breaking the bank
Books, ducks, gods, and localization
11 min read
Feb
09
I wrote a thing: "How the greatest Japanese RPGs of the ‘90s came to the West"
My debut at Washington Post explores the groundbreaking localization work of Richard Honeywood and Alexander O. Smith
3 min read
Dec
20
Astrolabe 29: What’s in a (pen) name?
Jackson Ford? Mira Grant? Vincent Tirado? Meet the writers behind these pen names. Then join me for a couple of Babels.
11 min read