For over a year, my website has quietly said the same two words. Coming soon. I am finally able to tell you what it was, and to invite you in before it begins. Between Battles is a letter sent via e-mail and a podcast for anyone living through something hard, a body that fights them, … Continue reading The Fire Is Almost Lit
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When Rest Means Fighting the Same Battle Again
In a certain kind of game, beloved and brutal in equal measure, there is a mechanic that newcomers find baffling and a little cruel. When you rest at the bonfire, the thing that restores your health and saves your progress and lets you breathe, the entire world resets behind you. Every enemy you killed on … Continue reading When Rest Means Fighting the Same Battle Again