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“Dishonored” Announced
Posted on September 1, 2011 | Posted In: The Game Industry | 2 CommentsAlthough it’s hardly timely (it’s been more than a month since the official announcement), I figured I’d post a quick shout out for “Dishonored”, the game I’ve been working on for the past two and half years. Professional restrictions keep me from saying
Signing copies of GameInformer’s Dishonored cover story… -
Unconditional
Posted on January 17, 2011 | Posted In: Poems | No CommentsUnconditional… The taste of her mouth
Sipped along the smooth edge of
Imminent anticipatory
Promises of water.
When the first drop pointedly struck
The back of my neck,
I knew from the drowsy shriek
Of odor seeping into the base of my eyes
That she smelled like rain. And the -
The Ballad of Mother Eve
Posted on January 17, 2011 | Posted In: Poems | No CommentsThe Ballad of Mother Eve…
There was a garden and a boy
Both awash in verdant joy
But only one with tousled hair
And only one with Cacky Bear.
Cacky Bear with glassy eyes
Reflected all the cloudy skies
As seen mirrored somewhat true
In the boy’s own eyes