September 1, 2025
Well, that was a fun August. No, really, it was. I took a week off for a staycation and part of my intent was to complete some RPG writing. Which I did. And that’s the first piece of news: Sic Read more…
August 3, 2025
Welcome to a snapshot of what’s happening at SEP. You can find the actual website here, but I’m going to stick with Sword’s Edge for most communications and just leave release announcements to SEP. SEP is in the red so Read more…
April 6, 2025
When the Borderlands movie was first announced, I wanted to have a little hope, but I couldn’t help but be excited. Borderlands 2 is probably my favourite computer game of all time. Well, depending on the day—you know how it Read more…
February 4, 2025
Yeah, so it’s not a song, but I feel that 102.1 in Toronto—CFNY—needs to be included. There were a ton of songs I never bought (I mean, even when I had a job, I had limited funds!) that I loved, Read more…
January 30, 2025
So, I started a little experiment back in October. I had been away from the websites—my personal website that had started as an e-zine (here) and the Sword’s Edge Publishing website. I began to post very regularly to see what Read more…
January 28, 2025
My memories of high school concerts—which I feel is unreliable—includes Teenage Head, and I think—but am not certain—that I had the single “Let’s Shake.” I am on much firmer ground with “Some Kinda Fun.” I have to give props to Read more…
January 16, 2025
That title is going to fall flat for those not interested in Asian security issues. It amuses me and that’s all that matters. I’ve already waded into the ‘system matters’ discussion, and made my assertion that complex or robust rule Read more…
January 14, 2025
Adam Ant, formerly of the Ants . . . And the Ants. Whatever. By the time I had clued in, he had left the Ants behind Let’s get this out of the way—appropriation. Yup, no doubt about it. He shouldn’t Read more…
January 10, 2025
This holiday break, two of the movies I watched were Akira Kurosawa’s The Bad Sleep Well from 1960 and The Founder from John Lee Hancock. Both of these movies tell stories of ambition in the corporate world—for The Bad Sleep Read more…
January 7, 2025
Welcome to 2025, by way of 1981! The Human League. For me, they were the sound of 1980s synth-pop. More than even the Eurythmics. “Don’t You Want Me” was the opening for me. I think I may have already had Read more…