Leveling Up at the Game of Life, Writing, and Other Trivial Pursuits
There’s something disturbingly satisfying about turning life into a game. Slapping a shiny label on the monotonous grind of daily existence, like “gamification,” makes it all feel a bit more palatable. Setting goals becomes like gathering ridiculous little badges or leveling up in some virtual fantasy. Except in real life (IRL, if you will) instead […]
The Necessity of Play
In the early days of my literary escapades—when I still thought that tearing through classic novels like some Adderall-fueled word junkie was a good idea—I stumbled upon a rather curious theme. It seemed that every other story involving children had the poor souls trapped in a web of strict agendas, meticulously designed by adults who […]