Kurt R.A. Giambastiani's Blog, page 21
June 4, 2020
It Isn’t Enough
I grew up in the ’60s, in a very middle-class, very white enclave in Marin County, California. And I mean very white. Exceedingly white. Like, “I can count on one hand the number of black kids in my senior class and still have my thumb available to hitch a ride”, white. Everywhere I looked it was […]
May 28, 2020
The Day I Got Lost
It’s been a rubbish couple of days, forming what I hope is the nadir of my week off work (but still in Q, so the baseline is pretty low to start with). I’ve tried my usual chirrup-y modes—working in the garden, trying a new game, binge-watching a good show—and none of it has been able […]
May 21, 2020
Old Man Gamer: VR Edition
Back in January, we got a small monetary bonus, so I decided, Hey, what the hell, I'm gonna try one of these new-fangled VR gaming headsets.
May 14, 2020
How Bad Can It Be?
As a youth, I was not into comic books. The reason for this was two-fold. First, the nearest store that had a rack of comic books was a two-mile walk from my house. Now, a two-mile walk wasnt unusual for meI spent all summer and many school-day afternoons with friends up in the hills, trekking []
May 8, 2020
Addio Amico Mio
The Princess Gang rolled into the cul-de-sac on the day Mr. B's plum tree decided to bloom.
May 6, 2020
Free Books, May 07–11
More free books? More free books! Once more, with feeling. Im rounding out these Quarantine eBook Giveaways with three titles. This time, its Volumes 35 from The Fallen Cloud Saga, my alternate history set in 19th century America. This will complete your five-book set, and this Thursday thru Monday (May 0711), they are free. As []
April 28, 2020
When I Do Die
For my part I would rather die whilst deepin Autumns arms, to meet my final slumberas the Earth trades out her riotous robesfor melancholy hues, and hones the eveningscool-lipped kiss into a thing that bites. To die at such a time, in synchronizedconclusion with the fading world, it seemsmost apt and natural, but still, I []
April 23, 2020
Rethinking Everything (Novel-wise)
A writing quandary that has been rattling around in my pea-brain this week.
April 22, 2020
Free Books, April 23-27
Free books, yall. Yip, Im doing it again. To help you get through your quarantine/stay-at-home time, Im giving away two more titles. This time, theyre from The Fallen Cloud Saga, my alternate history set in 19th century America. Its a five-book set, and tomorrow thru Monday (April 2327), the first two ebooks in the series []
April 10, 2020
It’s Just an Economy, Stupid
It's been a tough week, here. I've been fighting depression and towering rage in equal proportions.
