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Stephan Train » Writing
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Archive for the ‘Writing’Category. Because I’m trying to blog more and don’t want my wall of blogs to look like this:. HEY I suck at blogging. I’m gonna turn over a new leaf. Hey, I still suck. Been a while. Going to start new. Wow, I’m lame. Here we go again. I do have my name on an academic journal article that’s making the rounds right now. Crossing my fingers that it can find a home. It would be my first break into that arena. No pics. Sorry. Okay, I lied… here’s a gif. The Cat with No Friends. 8220;...
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Stephan Train » Blog Archive » Brief Update
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Because I’m trying to blog more and don’t want my wall of blogs to look like this:. HEY I suck at blogging. I’m gonna turn over a new leaf. Hey, I still suck. Been a while. Going to start new. Wow, I’m lame. Here we go again. I’m nearing the end of my 2nd year in the Ph.D. program. This means I’m finishing up what I hope is the last of my course work. I still need to get my committee sorted out and obtain a reading list for the summer to prepare for comprehensive exams. No pics. Sorry. Author his web site.
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Stephan Train » Mendoth
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Archive for the ‘Mendoth’Category. Because I’m trying to blog more and don’t want my wall of blogs to look like this:. HEY I suck at blogging. I’m gonna turn over a new leaf. Hey, I still suck. Been a while. Going to start new. Wow, I’m lame. Here we go again. I do have my name on an academic journal article that’s making the rounds right now. Crossing my fingers that it can find a home. It would be my first break into that arena. No pics. Sorry. Okay, I lied… here’s a gif. From the Nelson Agency (took h...
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Stephan Train » Sci-Fi/Fantasy
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Archive for the ‘Sci-Fi/Fantasy’Category. LOL Carlton fortune teller. I like certain tropes in fantasy and sci-fi. That means prophecy. Someone posed the question about whether or not to include prophecy in fantasy writing, whether or not it’s cliche, or an overused trope. I say go for it. Read some Nostradamus. Arthurian legend has good prophetic material. A Song of Ice and Fire. It’s a great way to say, “Hey! Look at what I’m doing with my hand. Yeah! Lady in the Water. Lots you can do with it. And you...
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Stephan Train » Blog Archive » Epistolary Goodness in “Dearest Akeem” by Patrick Lawler
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Epistolary Goodness in Dearest Akeem” by Patrick Lawler. I had the pleasure of hearing Patrick Lawler read this piece at the. Post-(Denver) AWP shindig. It was one of the highlights of my trip to the convention. Lawler’s prose poem, Dearest Akeem, is written as a first person epistolary. It begins as such:. Thank you for your email explaining your dire situation:. The death of your father. The 9.5 million dollars. Your request for my private bank account information. Here, we learned that the narrator is...
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Stephan Train » Publications
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Archive for the ‘Publications’Category. Because I’m trying to blog more and don’t want my wall of blogs to look like this:. HEY I suck at blogging. I’m gonna turn over a new leaf. Hey, I still suck. Been a while. Going to start new. Wow, I’m lame. Here we go again. I do have my name on an academic journal article that’s making the rounds right now. Crossing my fingers that it can find a home. It would be my first break into that arena. No pics. Sorry. Okay, I lied… here’s a gif. Certain to invite compari...
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Stephan Train » The Kitchen Sink
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Archive for the ‘The Kitchen Sink’Category. Old D&D Game – Journal Scans. Ivan and his ham. Talyn is Brohan’s minion. Ivan needs a psychologist. Posted in The Kitchen Sink. CD List (Take Me Home! Lion, Witch and Wardrobe. Excerpt: https:/ www.youtube.com/watch? Ghost in the Darknes. Another great score – love the opening song (multi-layered) – Troy Lee will testify to it’s awesomeness. Excerpt: https:/ www.youtube.com/watch? Hans Zimmer and Lisa Gerrard). Excerpt: https:/ www.youtube.com/watch? Who doesn...
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Stephan Train » Blog Archive » Ph.D. Madness, RPGs, and Mass Chaos!
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PhD Madness, RPGs, and Mass Chaos! This title sounds like a call-out for some monster truck commercial. MASS CHAOS! As I am nearing the beginning of a long journey into doctorate academics, I’m also trying to narrow my research focus. Right now, I’m interested in video games, yes, but specifically MMORPGs (like WoW, Everquest, Rift, etc.). I want to look at the narratives of these games. High narrative quests. (Same quest with more “storyline”). High narrative quests WITH CURSE addons. I can also look at...
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Stephan Train » Cool Stuff
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Archive for the ‘Cool Stuff’Category. The Cat with No Friends. So, this is apparently one of my first big writing pieces. I couldn’t have been older than 7 when I wrote this. Posted in Cool Stuff. PhD Madness, RPGs, and Mass Chaos! This title sounds like a call-out for some monster truck commercial. MASS CHAOS! High narrative quests. (Same quest with more “storyline”). High narrative quests WITH CURSE addons. Are they taking a long time to read it? Maybe a short quiz at the end (or open-ended question) t...