Sad truth: the current state of geopolitical affairs is what board gamers call "kicking the table." Inject some chaos, move all the pieces, see if you can gain an unfair advantage. It only works when you're losing

Current status: joy deferred

Violate the Prime Directive? That’s a night in the box

There are lonely nights. And then there are nights you feel the numbing touch of solitude’s yawning void

Tombstones and rune stones: Swedish history in a nutshell #sweden #sverige #norsehistory

Packing and planning and stressing about my upcoming trip to Sweden. Hoping a month in the quiet and northern cold with my sweetheart will be a boon for writing and editing. If nothing else, it should help turn down the distressing noise that is U.S. news cycle. #writersretreat #sweden #writing

Way past imposter syndrome at this point ... just leaning into my false identity and hoping nobody notices