Whoa! and reptiles

Hey, what happened to the last eight days? Did I really not update for that long? What the hell? Anyway. Here are some bullet points, just for you: Making good progress on A Candle in the Dark. I’ve figured out all the important aspects of the design, made most of …

And Now For Something Completely Different

Here’s something sort of unusual. I don’t normally publish any of my fiction on this blog, since I am still hoping in vain that some editor will finally recognize its value and publish it. But this particular bit of (extremely short) fiction was written for a specific purpose – the …

Big-Ass Project Update

All right, here we go. Lists like this one are always going to be partial and subject to change, and there are some projects that I don’t want to announce yet, but here are some of the things I’m working on. 2011 will be a big year. You Shall Know …

My Name Is Not Kryratzes

So, the current issue of GEE magazine has an article about Wikileaks Stories that features an interview with me. The article is good, and I was quite happy that I wasn’t terribly misquoted or anything. It even has a non-embarrassing picture of me. But my name is wrong. Every. Single. …

The Public Sector

Since I seem to regularly attract people who seem to need to vent their hatred of “the public sector,” and since I regularly hear that nonsense about the Greek economic situation being due to everyone in the public sector receiving ridiculous amounts of money, I’d like to quickly state some …

Where I Stand

Let me start by reiterating something that I said on Twitter and elsewhere on this blog: I will no longer waste my time getting into long conversations with unfriendly or aggressive individuals. My political and philosophical opinions can easily be found in my work, fiction and non-fiction alike, and I …

Homelessness and Golf

I appear to be a bit on the sick side – not quite sure yet what exactly, but I have an appointment with a specialist on Wednesday, and until then I’m going to have to relax a bit. I have lots of game news, some good and some bad (none …

Casual Gameplay Best of 2010

Voting for Best of 2010 is now open at Jay is Games, and I’d be very grateful if you voted for The Infinite Ocean as best point & click adventure. I know that the chances of it winning are extremely slim, but why not give it a shot? You can …