1. There seems to be a bunch of new followers here following last weeks post, so I’d like to take a moment to introduce myself. I’m J.R. Blackwell. I’m a writer, photographer and bon-vivant. There will be fiction and my photography here, plus an occasional humorous essay. Now and then, people take my humorous essays VERY seriously, which is hilarious indeed. I currently work as the Creative Director for Galileo Games, where I am producing a fiction line. I might be putting a call out for submissions soon, so if you’re a writer, you might want to watch out for that. If you like reading fiction, especially genre fiction about space pirates and zombies and magic, then we will be making books for you. If you are looking for fiction about lives of quiet desperation in suburbia, well, we’re not going to have that, but I do wish you luck in finding it. Other than that, I take photographs of films that never existed, ponies, zombies, and I’m currently working on a self-portrait project I’m calling Abundant. You’ll likely see a bunch of photos from Abundant here. I wrote a game called Shelter in Place, which is about Zombies, and next week, an anthology I edited, Gimme Shelter, is going up for sale. My website where I post regular updates about my work is www.jrblackwell.com. Thanks for coming along on the ride.

    There seems to be a bunch of new followers here following last weeks post, so I’d like to take a moment to introduce myself. I’m J.R. Blackwell. I’m a writer, photographer and bon-vivant. There will be fiction and my photography here, plus an occasional humorous essay. Now and then, people take my humorous essays VERY seriously, which is hilarious indeed.

    I currently work as the Creative Director for Galileo Games, where I am producing a fiction line. I might be putting a call out for submissions soon, so if you’re a writer, you might want to watch out for that. If you like reading fiction, especially genre fiction about space pirates and zombies and magic, then we will be making books for you. If you are looking for fiction about lives of quiet desperation in suburbia, well, we’re not going to have that, but I do wish you luck in finding it.

    Other than that, I take photographs of films that never existed, ponies, zombies, and I’m currently working on a self-portrait project I’m calling Abundant. You’ll likely see a bunch of photos from Abundant here.

    I wrote a game called Shelter in Place, which is about Zombies, and next week, an anthology I edited, Gimme Shelter, is going up for sale. My website where I post regular updates about my work is www.jrblackwell.com. Thanks for coming along on the ride.

  2. A couple people have asked me: “Hey J.R., how are things going?” It’s difficult to answer right now, because I would say that things are complicated, like that relationship status in facebook, except for without the relationship attachment, because that part isn’t complicated at all, but things ARE complicated, which to say interesting. In fact, things are SO interesting, that I can barely talk about them. That’s how interesting they are.  To best illustrate how things are going, without really illustrating anything at all, I have made you this handy dandy chart. All things are better with charts. In my life, I’ve found that even in the times of greatest trouble, one can always make a list, and with a list, one can make a chart. And with a chart? Well, my friend, with a chart, one can go ANYWHERE. This chart is missing a few things, like ANY KIND OF DETAIL and some attachment to reality, but it’s still accurate, which makes it very special. The part highlighted in RED equals the NOW, while all parts afterwards represent the future, the unknown, and also GenCon. Oh powerpoint, YOU understand me. Edit: I would like people to note that this chart contains PONIES, which is equally an indication of how things are going as The Word “Chronic”. Also, #Humor Also, complicated does not mean entirely bad, just complicated. Also, Mur Lafferty. Also, check out Step 10: Profit. I am planning to profit. Perhaps using the ponies. Or Zombies. Or Zombie Ponies. Only time will tell.

    A couple people have asked me: “Hey J.R., how are things going?”

    It’s difficult to answer right now, because I would say that things are complicated, like that relationship status in facebook, except for without the relationship attachment, because that part isn’t complicated at all, but things ARE complicated, which to say interesting. In fact, things are SO interesting, that I can barely talk about them. That’s how interesting they are. 

    To best illustrate how things are going, without really illustrating anything at all, I have made you this handy dandy chart. All things are better with charts. In my life, I’ve found that even in the times of greatest trouble, one can always make a list, and with a list, one can make a chart. And with a chart? Well, my friend, with a chart, one can go ANYWHERE.

    This chart is missing a few things, like ANY KIND OF DETAIL and some attachment to reality, but it’s still accurate, which makes it very special. The part highlighted in RED equals the NOW, while all parts afterwards represent the future, the unknown, and also GenCon.

    Oh powerpoint, YOU understand me.

    Edit: I would like people to note that this chart contains PONIES, which is equally an indication of how things are going as The Word “Chronic”.

    Also, #Humor

    Also, complicated does not mean entirely bad, just complicated.

    Also, Mur Lafferty.

    Also, check out Step 10: Profit. I am planning to profit. Perhaps using the ponies. Or Zombies. Or Zombie Ponies.

    Only time will tell.