Pointless Starfish

Writing About the Little Joys in Life

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Rainy old bookstore

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Confidence

I have a new book of comics out about the joys and frustrations of creative work! It’s available online here:

Amazon | IndieBound | Abrams | B&N | Powell’s | Indigo

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Meaningless Pets. :’( I do a lot of these. So do other people.

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Persona 5: The Game That Stole My Heart

Persona 5: The Game That Stole My Heart

I’m certain I’m not alone in testifying that I thought high school was a never-ending nightmare, a time when I felt utterly powerless to a culture that seemed determined to isolate and humiliate anyone who didn’t “fit in.” I am certain because games like Persona 5 exist and are in no way particularly unique, plot-wise. We relish the high school narrative because it’s one of the most primordial…

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It’s In Your Blood

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One of my favorite moments in Community. Takes real skill to write punchy dialogue, then to have great actors deliver a wide range of emotions during such rapid-fire lines

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Book Review: “Wolf in White Van” by John Darnielle

I am really rooting for contemporary fiction to do a good job of artfully conveying what the worlds of gaming are in this modern day. In my opinion right now, stories and novels that happen to incl…

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On Meeting Your Literary Heroes: George Saunders

So last weekend, I had the pleasure of meeting George Saunders, who ranks very highly amongst my favorite living authors. I realize, coming from the MFA world, this isn’t a particularly uniqu…

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Spring 2017 Anime First Impressions

I tend to watch follow a handful of new anime series as every season starts. Some anime reviewers tend to follow as many as possible and rank them. I haven’t found my method yet; I tend to watch wh…

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Here’s an obvious statement: life is hard. I don’t write that merely to state the obvious, or to begin a conversation in which I complain about life or compare one life to another life. It is a fac…