This post includes details from many games in the Legend of Zelda series, including some details about the endings of those games. In other words, there be spoilers ahead, you have been warned. The official timeline for The Legend of Zelda series is a bit of a mess. For those who are unaware, the main point of contention seems to be about the timeline splitting into three branches during the events of Ocarina of Time.…
My writing in January started off very well, but I struggled some at the end as my work got busier. Busy season is still underway for the next two months at least, so I expect to be less productive in February. Still, I accomplished quite a bit in January. Story #1, title “What Honor Demands” has shaped up nicely. It is about an old orc chieftain and his wife attempting to fend off a challenge…
There has been a trend lately of making live action remakes of originally animated content. These remakes aren’t always bad, I’ve heard the “One Piece” live action series is quite good, and I really like the live action version of “Beauty and the Beast”. The prevalence of these remakes, however, makes me think that the people in charge of making entertainment believe that live action is superior to animation. Like they believe something can’t be…
I don’t know if I would call Brandon Sanderson my favorite author, but he is the author that I have read the most (unless you count my endless rereads of Harry Potter and The Wheel of Time). I have not read everything Brandon Sanderson has written, at least not yet. I have been reading all his stories in release order. So far, I have read everything that he has published from 2005 (Elantris) until partway…
I tend to find the “Black Sheep” of franchises interesting. Often these are among the most ambitious entries in their respective franchises. I have started this series of blog posts to shine a spotlight on certain “Black Sheep” that I think deserve more respect than they often get. Today’s “Black Sheep” is Pokémon Sword & Shield. These Switch games are considered by many to be among the worse games in the franchise. I have a…
By James Matthew Hansen One Spring Day like any other I heard my name called by Mother I rolled my eyes, said “Oh, Brother.” I didn’t want the fight to end. We captains had fought our battle Tried to stop the evil rattle Of Orcs making Humans cattle I could not leave them now to fend. Ignore my Mom! My men need me! If I leave, then Billy leads me! But Mom is the one…
I will write 12 short stories in 2024 and I will submit each to literary magazines to see if I can get them published. This is my new year’s resolution for 2024. However, I plan to do more writing than that. This blog post marks the start of this project. I will begin outlining the first story immediately after posting this. As one of the purposes of creating this blog is to keep me accountable…
Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” is ridiculously popular. It has been adapted into Film, Television, Radio, Opera, Ballet, and even Graphic Novels. Many people read the story or watch their favorite adaptation every Christmas season. I am one of those people. This leads to the question, why is “A Christmas Carol” so popular? There are likely many things that contribute to its popularity, but I want to focus on just one. A Christmas Carol is…
The elevator descends to its lowest level. Tourian. It’s almost over, I tell myself. My first thought as I leave the elevator is gray, the whole room is gray. And dark, definitely dark. I have been here before, but it looks different now, less refined, more vague. I listen as a corrupted version of Mussorgsky’s “Pictures at an Exhibition” begins to play, specifically a part of “Gnomus”. This version is especially dark, having smoothed out…
I’m going to write 12 short stories in 2024. And I’m going to submit those stories to literary magazines to try to have them published. This is my New Years’ resolution for 2024. I will write more about my inspirations for this project later, but now I would like to discuss some preliminary work I’ve been doing to be ready to start on January 1st. First, I’m starting this blog. I’m a believer that tracking…