This is not a long post; just a reflection. There’s a passage in Romans that always struck me as strange:| Traverse Fantasy
I found this folded up and thought it was a paper I presented at a gender studies conference. Unfortunately, it turned out to be the presentation I gave at the end of my undergraduate thesis program, but I was already part-way through re-typing it. Oops.| Traverse Fantasy
Before I broach this topic, I must perform a little social ritual. Hail Charlie Kirk! I ask this saint of free speech, wherever he is, to intercede on my behalf while speaking my mind. This isn’t about him, but about his alleged assassin: the 22 year-old Tyler Robinson whose alleged motives have eluded political identification and thus disturbed partisan media (liberal and conservative), to the extent that both sides are starting to reach for the new “nihilistic violent extremist” label...| Traverse Fantasy
I feel like I glossed over Romans 1:18–25 (NSRVUE) in my previous post:| Traverse Fantasy
I’ve been interested in Pauline theology for a while: first, for his emphasis on community organization against the norms of 1st century Greco-Roman politeia; second, his relatively egalitarian and universal outlook on gender/sex and nationality (in as much as nationality could be said to exist at the time whether on the basis of ancestry, geography, or politeia); third, his self-understanding as a Pharisee and apostle of Jesus to the Gentiles, which was contrary—or at least orthogonal—...| Traverse Fantasy
Part twooooo from part oneeeee . I think this is maybe the more interesting half? 11. The Metamorphoses Uhh I fucked up and somehow forgot...| traversefantasy.blogspot.com
This is Part 1 because I didn't want to be late to my own party but I also don't like blogging for a topic in advance even if it's my idea. Feels like homework. And I like homework! Anyway, I wanted to think about what works have influenced the fiction I write (whether or not it's related to elf-game bullshit, which it both is and isn't since most of it isn't typical D&D shit but neither is most of the D&D I run). Bon appetit!| Traverse Fantasy
My partner got me and herself really into Dandadan, which she described at one point as Mob Psycho for people who go to the club. It's so so so fucking good. Momo and her friends are my queens. Okarun is such a precious squishy boywife. The stories of the monsters they encounter and how others get wrapped into their life pull you by your heartstrings to the edge of your couch. Anyway, I was reminded that the most popular RPG in Japan is Call of Cthulhu, and it struck me how Dandadan is a p...| Traverse Fantasy