I wrote a piece for Mumbling Mommy on when I came face-to-face with America’s overbooked lifestyle. You can read it here.
Baten Kaitos Revisited
Musings on the forerunners to Xenoblade.
Category: Features
Why I Wish Star Trek: Picard Wasn’t So R-rated
Musings on Trek’s latest adventure.
My Subjective Ranking of Star Wars Movies
One guy’s take on eleven movies.
Nintendo Switch Game Review: Last Encounter
In space, no one can hear you throw a controller in rage.
Nintendo Switch Game Review: Regions of Ruin
Dwarven role playing action.
Where I Think the Star Wars Sequel Trilogy Went Wrong
A spoiler-filled discussion of The Force Awakens, The Last Jedi, and The Rise of Skywalker.
What Star Wars Could Learn From the Marvel Comics Cinematic Universe
The MCU isn’t perfect, but it did some things right.
Thoughts on an Ending
Reflections on a final chapter.
The Most Important Thing I Did Before My First Realm Makers Conference
It wasn’t what I though it would be.
Why I Think Solo is the Best Disney Star Wars Film to Date
A spoiler-filled minority opinion.
Why I Like to Keep Diverse Interests (Writing and Otherwise)
When I was young, I remember learning about an idea known as a “Renaissance Man.” This kind of person, I was told, didn’t just specialize in one particular area, but was educated in a lot of different areas, including the arts, sciences, and other places. I don’t know that I…
The Sequel That Almost Wasn’t
The story behind Into the Void.
From the Nintendojo Vault: My GameCube Story
I originally wrote this back in March of 2015 … but this is one example of where a comment eclipsed my original post. Here is the comment first, followed by the post. “Thanks for the great read Joshua. “I lived in Japan from 2001 to 2004. I had the Gamecube…
The Orville and Star Trek: Discovery — A Tale of Two Heartbreaks
Albeit for very different reasons.
From the Nintendojo Op-Ed Vault: Games and Education
I wrote this piece way back in August of 2008, during my early years with video game site Nintendojo, on the relationship between gaming and education. Like many articles, the march of technology makes many of my comments at the time seem vintage. Also, because of the age of the…
A Long Way From Home: Some Thoughts on Distance in Fiction
When a novel goes far, far away.
Mumbling Mommy: When No One Shows Up To Your Party
From the Nintendojo Op-Ed Vault: Pokémon STOP
Looking back on the dangers of the great craze.
From the Amazon Review Vault: The Last Jedi
No, it’s not Episode VIII. But it’s pretty good anyway.
The USS Enterprise is a character. The reboots don’t get that.
AUTHOR’S NOTE: this piece is loaded with spoilers on all things Star Trek, including (but not limited to) the original series and the first three reboot films. Beware. The Star Trek franchise, after decades of TV episodes and movies, is full of tragic moments. A true Trek fan will not easily…