Month: June 2014

Hello Kitty? Hello, parental camaraderie

June 6, 2014 Brody No Comments

This column appeared in The Herald-Sun in June 2014: “Ha-ha!” I was walking down Club Boulevard in front of the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, pushing John Michael in the jogging stroller. I glanced to my left at the source of the laughter: A blond-haired man in his 20s, head poking out the…

Journalism, Non-Fiction, Sample Columns

Two war stories, both of D-Day

June 5, 2014June 5, 2014 Brody No Comments

The following article that I wrote appeared in the St. Petersburg Times on June 5, 1994, in honor of the 50th anniversary of D-Day: Villagers cried out “Liberate! Liberate!” when the smelly, unshaven U.S. paratrooper limped into town alone. Private Joe Clancy, a member of the 82nd Airborne’s 307th Engineers, warned them that their celebration…

Journalism, Non-Fiction, Sample News Articles

Ancient Expanse News: Noted Tupai operative missing

June 4, 2014 Brody No Comments

VOR, KAMSHO – Authorities on Kamsho at this hour are reporting that a corporate espionage squad led by a prominent Tupai intelligence operative named Reode was lost in action in the jungles northeast of Vor. At last report, the squad was supposedly under orders from the technology firm Xalomik to investigate exploitation of natural resources…

MUSHes, Online Storytelling, OtherSpace

Locked out?

June 2, 2014 Brody No Comments

Heads up: If you’ve tried to log onto the MUSH for whatever reason and get a password error, it’s possible you’re a victim of code that ran accidentally and re-passed idle characters (including some of mine). PLEASE email me at jointhesaga@gmail.com to get your character fixed. Thanks! Sorry for the inconvenience.

MUSHes, Online Storytelling, OtherSpace