Don't See Joker
Is the Clown Prince of Crime anything special without his heroic nemesis? No. It’s exciting to see the Joker onscreen because of the...
Nuns, Babies, and How We Uphold Each Other
The easiest way to illustrate how family life is bolstered by vowed religious is to point to how so many consecrated people serve the...
Top 5 Games Powered by the Apocalypse
I sat down with Jake of the Top/Worst (Whatever) podcast to talk about our favorite role-playing games using the Powered by the...
Icarus: Rime of the Martian Mariners
The Bored Ghost storygame podcast invited me back on to play Icarus, a game about the fall of great civilizations. We wove a story about...
Tolkien's Never-Ending Quest
"The red jumps off the page. You’re in the middle of a letter from Father Christmas to the Tolkien children, when all of a sudden, there...
Teaching Freedom of Faith to a New Generation
I cover the upcoming Faith and Liberty Discovery Center, and its mission to revive appreciation for religious liberty. "Local Projects, a...
New Year’s Eve? Or New Year’s with the New Eve?
I wrote this piece last year for New Year's Eve/The Feast of Mary, Mother of God. It wasn't published, so I'm putting it up this year on...
Stan Lee's Saints and Superheroes
I reflect on Stan Lee's life and legacy at First Things: "It was impossible not to look up to Stan Lee if you were a nerdy kid (like me)...
Fiasco: Toil and Trouble Off-Broadway
Be bloody, bold, and resolute! I'm back on the Bored Ghost podcast playing Fiasco—specifically, the "Break a Leg" playset. I play a jaded...
Dread: Band on the Run
My debut as gamemaster on a professionally-produced gaming/storytelling podcast, Bored Ghost! I run a scenario I devised using the game...
