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Exploring Narratives
March 22, 2021What is immersive entertainment? Does anyone really have a definition? A good definition? You can argue that the next...
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Corvids and Other Assorted Metaphors
February 15, 2021A story can be born from a simple thing. Look around. Find an object near you. What draws your...
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What is Poetry?
January 27, 2021Poetry is raw emotion, it’s what happens when you tear yourself apart and make something with the pieces. It...
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If We Shadows Have Offended…
December 21, 2020…think but this, and all is mended, That you have but slumber’d here While these visions did appear. And this...
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Making Things Up As I Go
November 16, 2020I feel I have very little authority on the topic of improv. I mean, in various acting classes and...
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Disguises
October 5, 2020It’s spooky season folks! October is here! Autumn is here! It truly is the most wonderful time of the...
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Actually, The Masks Are Part of It
September 21, 2020Experience Design is a pretty broad term. Break it down and it’s just the practice of…well…designing an experience. That...
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Out of This World
August 24, 2020“Themed Entertainment’s Obsession With Space Exploration” That’s the topic of the month. But what is “Themed Entertainment?” Am I...
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Things to Do With Your Time When You’re Stuck at Home
May 21, 2020Most of us have been spending a lot of time at home lately, I don’t think that’s news to...
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The Chillest Land, The Strangest Sea
May 12, 2020Well, here we are, folks… Just kidding, but I do not apologize for any Good Omens references because honestly...
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Changing Stories
February 17, 2020“Hey, so did you like the movie?” “It’s okay but the book was better…I mean I just can’t even...
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World Between Worlds
April 21, 2019Have you ever read a fantasy story where there’s a neutral space with a collection of portals that lead...
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Angels, Octopi, and Other Dimensions
April 3, 2019Are you looking for a good tv show to watch? Have you ever wanted your brain so twisted up...
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No Complex Characters Here
February 28, 2019I am in a class on Russian fairytales (which, if you were wondering, dark stuff) and one of the...
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Thoughts on Bird Box
February 13, 2019Spoilers for the movie Bird Box…in case you didn’t guess… I’ve never been a scary movie person. I don’t...
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Thoughts on Russian Doll
February 7, 2019Spoilers for the Netflix show Russian Doll. You have been warned. “The universe is trying to fuck with...
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Short Stories
January 31, 2019Short stories are difficult. I love reading them, I don’t love writing them. I sometimes have to write them...
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New
December 29, 2018I always like to act like I’m too cool for New Year’s Resolutions; you know, the sarcastic “sure, well...
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Happy Holidays, Have a Podcast!
December 26, 2018Happy Holidays friends, here I am, come to bring you the gift of podcast recommendations. I am a fan...
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The Stars Shine Brightest in The Night
December 18, 2018We are approaching Winter in Boulder (perhaps already in Winter, my friends can’t agree on an answer). The sun...
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