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John Stevenson
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  • Mass Effect 3: The Final Word

    Wow, what an intense couple of weeks this has been. Having a blog go from a few dozen readers composed of only friends and relatives to suddenly logging 18,000 views in a single day and averaging 4,000 views since then has been a lot to absorb. I’m really glad all of the people that have… Read more

  • BioWare’s Announcement and the Future

    So I was all set to release my final post on Mass Effect today, when Bioware announced an “Extended Cut” of the ending for Mass Effect 3, so now I have to take some more time to write up an appropriate response (hint: it’s not a happy one). However, this as good a time as… Read more

  • Mass Effect 3 Continued: Clarifications, Corrections and Comments (Also Alliteration)

    First of all, a huge thanks to everyone who has made this post such  a success. According to the WordPress tracker I’ve received over 30,000 views over the past three days, as well as hundreds of messages in my email, twitter and comments. When I wrote this article I never thought it would get this much attention,… Read more

  • All That Matters is the Ending: Mass Effect 3

    All That Matters is the Ending: Mass Effect 3

    Way back in the day, when I was a naive youth making my first steps into the world of blogging, I wrote about the ending of a story being one of the most critical parts of a narrative and how much damage a bad ending can do. Who knew I would have been predicting the… Read more

  • Three Reasons Losing Weight Sucks

    So it is now month five of my continuing efforts to effectively divide myself in half, and by that of course I mean losing weight.  It began way back in November, and since that time I’ve lost 20 pounds! Awesome, objective complete, game over, I win! Wait, wait, wait, wait… Then why do I still… Read more

  • Shelob’s Stuntdouble

    So for you naysayers who think I’m all talk and no action, I’m going to be posting up a section of It’s Always a Sunny Day to prove that I don’t just sit around and talk about writing. It’s only a section, rather than a full chapter because it works, more or less, as a complete story.… Read more