Tag Archives: work

Self-Made Mythology

My dad is, in many ways, an archetypal self-made man: a Siciliano kid from an immigrant family in an ethnic ghetto, he became one of the youngest Commanding Officers in the US Navy, commanded two ships, then worked Stateside with … Continue reading

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I Can’t Hear You: Autism and Perception

    This video is every conversation I’ve had with anybody, ever.   Okay, that’s a bit of an exaggeration. But the way in which the background noise drowns out the conversation and overlaps into my perception of what people … Continue reading

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RPG Sourcebook Writing 101

My friend Lee remarked that they’d love to see someone post a RPG Supplements Writing 101 course. Here was my response: Rule #1: Find a premise that gets you going, “I would spend money on THAT!“ Rule #2: Outline the … Continue reading

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Art is Work; Work has Value

(Image by Evangeline Neo of Evacomics; used by permission. See http://www.eva.sg/.) Art is work.  This is true of all artists: writers, musicians, dancers, photographers, actors, filmmakers, and so on and so on. All of it demands skilled labor, training, materials, passion, … Continue reading

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