Summary:
Hi, my name is Denis. I originally started this blog over at Blogger in July 2008. I tend to write a lot about videogames, and have made various rounds of the web. Was formerly a staff writer for both GayGamer and The Border House. This blog serves to explicate my thoughts on any number of issues, not solely focused on videogames anymore (though they still make up the majority).Search:
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Tag Archives: literary devices
Miasma of Excellence
I’ve been hearing a lot about Mad Men, and as a person who doesn’t watch television, I’m finding it surprising that I’m so intrigued. Most of the talking I’ve read or heard about this title concerns feminism and how it … Continue reading
Once upon a time, in a city that was labeled with the number 2
Imagination, story, writing, narrating: these are all words that describe my earliest loves. My aspirations as a child were three-fold. I wanted to be a father, contortionist, and writer. I’ve abandoned any progress on the first two, but the last … Continue reading
Intertextuality & Reader-Response
I’m a lover of puns; this is an ability I attribute to having learned multiple languages and having been raised bilingual. Given this admission, I don’t believe it that hard to leap to the conclusion that I am also a … Continue reading
Where I End and You Begin
It’s been a rather wet week in Chicago. When I first started this blog, I was intent on playing and finishing Oblivion. That didn’t happen. Once again, the game lost its interest for me, and I spoke with Cap’n Perkins … Continue reading
Tagged Cap'n Perkins, engagement, literary devices, theater
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Ars Poetica
Despite having an extended weekend (Labor Day, for those outside of the United States), today was the only day in which I actually sat back and played some videogames. The first game saw me defeating the last two assassins in … Continue reading
Tagged literary devices, reward
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