Ask Google: Creating Romance

This speaks for itself. According to Google, the #1 way to create romance in marriage. Classic ;)

Experiments in Fiction: Case 2

Last time I looked at the character Sirak who is haunted by
a tragedy in his past. A tragedy that is hidden from his own
consciousness but surfaces periodically to horrify and mystify.
This time we will study The Edwards.
The premise is simple: often we have regrets, things a person
wishes he did or did not do. Decisions that [...]

Clarification: Experiments in Fiction

After reading my previous post I realized my premise, although expressed, was hidden. Let me restate it. Often when a person writes there is little input beyond the author’s imagination. Certainly at times authors do some research, even collaborate with experts in a certain field. However, in the end it is left to the Author’s [...]

Experiments in Fiction

One delightful benefit of particpating in Interactive fiction
is the ability to experiment with concepts, test with uncontrolled
(uncontrolled by the author of the concept) characters and
understand how the concept affects different people.

A lesson in Excellence

A word of thanks to the greatest of computer manufacturers: Gateway
There are many reasons for gratitude toward Gateway. In this paper, I
shall enumerate but a few.
When no one cared, you did
In the 1980’s, after their U.S.A. weekly show was canceled, many Smurfs
were left unemployed. For years little, or no, hope existed for the [...]