Author: Bronson O’Quinn
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Welcome to the Year of the Maze Rat
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My Writing Goals for 2026 This is for me, more than anything. I do want some sort of “Declaration of Intent” for the year. I think it’s something like this: “Be happy, not productive.” That may sound like a cop out, but it’s designed to reorient how I think about my writing projects, because I…
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Video Game Haiku #22: Vampire Survivors
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Together we stand emanating garlic clouds waiting for treasure.
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Yes, TikTok is Bad. But It Shouldn’t Be Banned
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TikTok, like all social media, has serious problems. But banning it doesn’t solve those problems and gives those other platforms a free pass.
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What Book, Film, Video Game, or Album Lived up to the Hype?
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What piece of art “lived up to the hype” or even exceeded your expectations?
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How I Made My Hero Section Video
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This post is primarily to give more information about the video clips I’m using, especially to credit the original videographers. I think it’s important for everyone to give credit where it’s due, especially for artists who are kind enough to donate their craft for our personal use. Also, from a more personal perspective, I don’t…
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Another Millennial on Jon Stewart’s Return
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Jon Stewart made a career of calling out media bias while occasionally falling for the same traps as the mainstream outlets he criticized.
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Video Game Haiku #21: Slay the Spire
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The heart is attacked. Each action, a reaction. Do we try again?
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How I Really Feel About AI
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I have a lot of thoughts about so-called “artificial intelligence” in the form of language learning models. Sometimes I like them. Other times I don’t. But it’s also pretty disingenuous to pretend it’s so simple. Even though I’ve written on the topic before, here’s everything I have to say (right now) about the machine learning…
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Video Game Haiku #20: Stardew Valley
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You named our chickens nonsense words. But then again we were named them, too.
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Video Game Haiku #18: Picross
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Boxes make pictures arranged by calloused fingers attached to no one. Originally published during Lexington Poetry Month 2023
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Video Game Haiku #8: The Last of Us
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Stray too much off-path, game over. The makers want their story, not yours. Originally published during Lexington Poetry Month 2023