Falling Through the Cracks
Often I ponder how many incredible ideas end up falling through the cracks over the years. With the state of the postal service and shipping industry both in overload crisis mode, it’s not just ideas getting lost in the mail. Of course, who really sends letters anymore? Rather, how many great ideas, including pitches for […]
Bogbrew Witch – A Magic the Gathering Card Review
Bogbrew Witch is part of a very interesting three card combo built into Magic the Gathering’s 2014 Core Set. Later, they would reprint all three cards in the Iconic Masters set, as well. Known as the Festering Newt combo, it has to do with a common creature card, Festering Newt (a functional reprint of the […]
Discordant Angel
Thirteen little angels form a circle and hum a solemn hymn. The melody is simple but hypnotic; the words begin to sound like gibberish the longer the hymn drones on, like a chant spoken in tongues. Suddenly, there is a voice that strays from the harmony and begins to sing a half step too high. […]
Court of Cunning – A Magic the Gathering Card Review
Court of Cunning from Commander Legends appeared to be a staple for mill decks in Magic the Gathering. Right away, Commander players took advantage of the Enchantment’s obvious interactions with graveyard-happy Commanders like Araumi of the Dead Tide and mill-centered Commanders like Anowon, the Ruin Thief and Phenax, God of Deception. Strangely enough, though, during […]
Always Rooting for the Underdogs
When have you rooted for the underdog? How did that experience go for you?
Writing The Difficult Things
I never wanted to write what everyone else wrote. No, I needed to express the topics everyone thinks about at one time or another, but either don’t have the words to describe or the guts to relate. Yet, as a writer, lately I’ve reduced myself to revisiting past scribblings of topical articles, delving deep into […]