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Three Minutes of Perfect Storytelling: An analysis of “There Was Magic, Then…” by Clownibabs
A girl finds herself in a predicament of traveling into an altered universe, just like hers, but better. She deciphers it as magic, and throughout her life, she desperately chases her dream to simply be there.
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Why GrimValor Deserves a Remake (Part 1: Intro and Gameplay) [Beyond Continuity]
Mobile gaming has a bit of a stigma around it: drowned in gachas and shovelware of all kinds. But a particular diamond in the rough I remain fond of to this day is a metroidvania called GrimValor.
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“When Animals are People” (Project Echelon: Entry 1)
Inspired by the indie game “Carnivore!”, Census is a world made up of animal-like people in a dark, meat-based society.
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Concept to Creation: The Blight Campaign
I recently posted a proof-of-concept fantasy narrative called “The Blight Campaign” after the conclusion of The Small Speculative Fiction Writing Jam (2026). I thought I’d share a bit about how The Blight Campaign came to be. EmberLight On New Year’s Day of 2026, I joined a discord server called EmberLight. I was trying to get…
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The Blight Campaign: A Fantasy Narrative Proof of Concept
“The Blight Campaign” is the creative property of Tris Strudel (Joshua Park) and The Pending Game Creative Collective. Originally submitted to the Small Speculative Fiction Write Jam (2026) on March 30th, 2026. Read about how this project came to be here. Segment One: The Expendable Victim I am Syrol run’Pror, or Syrol the VII, of…
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The Appeal of the Protagonists Part 2: Kate (A Study of Kate & Leopold)
2001’s Kate & Leopold is a romantic comedy with drama and supernatural elements surrounding time travel. This post discusses one of the leads and the conclusion of their relationship.
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The Appeal of the Protagonists Part 1: Leo (A Study of Kate & Leopold)
2001’s Kate & Leopold is a romantic comedy with drama and supernatural elements surrounding time travel. This post introduces the premise and discusses one of the two main leads as the first part of a series.
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“I Want You” A Scene Study from Stranger than Fiction
The Plot Thus Far The 2006 film Stranger than Fiction is one of my absolute favorites for a variety of reasons. I hold it in similar regard to the 2001 Kate and Leopold. Both are romantic comedies/comedic dramas with supernatural elements. And my favorite thing about both as is pertains to the supernatural elements is…