Month: May 2014

The Art of Consequence No. 1: Killing time on OtherSpace

May 25, 2014May 25, 2014 Brody No Comments

“Where some see coincidence, I see consequence. Where others see chance, I see cost.” – The Merovingian in “Matrix Revolutions” I’m a serial killer. In the past 16 years, I’ve amassed a body count that would make Dexter Morgan feel like an amateur. Usually, I did it because the dice told me I should. Sometimes…

MUSHes, Online Storytelling, OtherSpace

Remembering a man who wouldn’t quit

May 19, 2014May 19, 2014 Brody No Comments

This column appeared in The Herald-Sun in May 2014: Michael Butts met his future wife in 2003 in the bookstore at Durham Technical Community College. She needed a cassette recorder for a class in anatomy and physiology. She couldn’t find one. The burly man – a formal football player at N.C. Central University who worked…

Journalism, Non-Fiction, Sample Columns

Cube

May 10, 2014May 19, 2014 Brody 1 Comment

Grange strides into the lounge, casually tossing a glossy black cube – not much bigger than a gambling die – in his right hand. Kinako nods attentively. She is sitting at a booth along the side wall. General Jensen is across the table from her. They are speaking in relatively hushed tones, and the conversation…

No third-wheel feeling this Mother’s Day

May 10, 2014May 10, 2014 Brody No Comments

The kid loves his mom. I think he finds me amusing when I’m not steering him clear of one disaster or another. I know he likes to go on afternoon strolls and clings to my neck when I carry him. He enjoys sneaking pens out of my shirt pocket. He’s fascinated by any remote controls…

Journalism, Non-Fiction, Sample Columns