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Month: March 2020

Day Thirteen

March 28, 2020March 28, 2020 Joshua TongLeave a comment

'sup? Today is, more or less, day thirteen of my self-imposed quarantine/isolation. I’m not sick, but as someone who’s in a position to take themself out of the equation of contagiousness, I elected to do so. Social responsibility and all that. In the time since, New York has become the epicenter of the COVID-19 outbreak… Continue reading Day Thirteen →

Tagged bloggish, COVID-19, New York

Quarantined

March 21, 2020March 28, 2020 Joshua Tong

To stem the rising tide of a pandemic, the residents of New York are put under lockdown. Life in the city grinds to a halt; no one goes into work and restaurants and bars are limited to take-out only options. News chyrons speak of medication being shipped to cities and team games being banned. Who… Continue reading Quarantined →

Tagged bloggish, board games, Pandemic

Alone Together

March 14, 2020 Joshua TongLeave a comment

I’m a big fan of escapism. Not the sort where you bury your head in the sand and ignore the world around you; the sort where you pay attention to what’s going on then seek out solace in entertainment. Call it self-care, call it recharging; but I believe that part of being an informed member… Continue reading Alone Together →

Tagged Death Stranding, Video Games

Conjuring Worlds

March 7, 2020March 7, 2020 Joshua TongLeave a comment

I had the opportunity to go to a talk by one of my favorite authors this week. In the Rare Books Room at The Strand, Ken Liu talked about his new short story collection, the art of translating, and the process of crafting sci-fi and fantasy worlds. Worldbuilding, as the process is called, is a… Continue reading Conjuring Worlds →

Tagged storytelling, worldbuilding
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