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Buster Scruggs and Narrative Necessity [Spoilers]

I made the correct decision on a whim recently, watching The Ballad of Buster Scruggs on Netflix (spoilers ahead, it’s excellent and you should watch it). Unexpectedly, it ended up being a collection of short Western films, all with unique perspectives and styles yet all maintaining an underlying sense of direction that remains intentional and…

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Dusty Knuckles

I’ve been baking bread for the first time lately (what on earth happened to bread prices). I finally accepted that my brown thumb for plants also extends to yeast, evidently, so I’ve blooming had enough. No. I’ve had enough of blooming. Got British for a second there. Instant yeast feels like cheating, but it balances…

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Grads and Drabs

I graduated. Feels pretty cool. What took four years of focus and effort has finally culminated… in this picture. I also got better at writing or something. I did a lot of very fulfilling theatre, met a lot of great people, and felt truly challenged by the end. All in all, well worth the effort.…

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Interactive Stories

Excellent prose draws us in, but a question I’ve wondered since being a game-addicted kid is whether any of it can compare to an interactive story. To spoil the fun a bit, I’ll say yes right away, but I do think that the way a video game or tabletop game tells a story is fundamentally…

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Hey, I’m Colin. I’m just a guy who writes stories he’d like to read. I also don’t love writing about myself. That being said, I hope you enjoy all the posts I’ve written about myself.

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