Month: March 2014

The chance for a living history lesson

March 29, 2014 Brody No Comments

Even today, nearly 70 years since he joined the first wave of soldiers through the surf onto the German-fortified shores of Normandy, Charles Chappell remembers. “I am getting really forgetful about a lot of things,” he said. “But I can picture today right in front of my eyes how that beach looked that day.” Born…

Journalism, Non-Fiction, Sample Columns

Just another excuse for change?

March 24, 2014March 24, 2014 Brody 2 Comments

The idea of the OtherSpace reboot is interesting to some, but really, they wonder, isn’t it just another huge change for the sake of change? If that were the case, I could certainly see how the novelty of such a change might quickly wear off. But I think the sort of “huge change for the…

MUSHes, Online Storytelling, OtherSpace

Too accustomed to staying connected

March 24, 2014March 24, 2014 Brody No Comments

This column appeared in The Herald-Sun in March 2014: I’ve been plugged in, one way or another, ever since I was a kid – certainly as long as I remember. Sitting in front of the TV, I watched “Sesame Street” and the Watergate hearings with equal interest, if not always equal comprehension. It was a…

Journalism, Non-Fiction, Sample Columns

Only human

March 18, 2014 Brody 2 Comments

Back in 1998, when I was first creating the universe of OtherSpace, my focus was mostly on providing an abundance of options for people experienced in MUSHes who also were fans of various space opera/space fantasy franchises. So, besides garden-variety Earth humans, I introduced talking cat people, lizard people, fish people, bug people, psionic bear…