Hi everyone! Firstly, thank you for continuing to come here. Secondly, I’d like you to know that I’ve moved my website to: joelynalexandra.weebly.com Similar to “The Blanket Fortress is a Metaphor!”, my new site will have posts about: Storytelling events (Comics, Novels, Games etc…) Reviews of novels, anthologies, comics, and games Arts Management Planners Travel… Continue reading Moving Sites
If there was one thing I’m certain about, it’s that 2016 is a year of many changes. Featured Posts: July has been a whirlwind of changes for me – new job, new responsibilities, and running around. I think a lot of the family was hardly at home this month. Plus, new projects on the way.… Continue reading Updates [July 2016]
From January to June, I’ve had people asking how my writing’s going for the game I wanted to make. I’m not here to say that it’s done and ready. I am, however, here to say that I hope you’ll join me in creating some of the categories in this game’s cards. To give a little… Continue reading Blanket Fortress Plays: A Poll
“We must always make muscles.” That is probably a phrase that will stick with me for a relatively long time. Before I get to why, let me start this post by thanking the Public Library, especially the team behind Read!Fest 2016, Drewscape for driving this programme year after year, and all the participants who came… Continue reading Book Bites: Comic Face-Off 2016
So the second half of the year has come and all the Pulp Toast stories have come in! Before I start laying them out, though, I thought I’d give all of you a glimpse at what I’ve written for this issue’s story: ### Not-So-Mary Joelyn Alexandra I woke up in a cave, throat parched, back… Continue reading Muse Moment: Not-So-Mary
Title: Asking for Trouble Author: Jason Hahn Year: 2005 Publisher: Marshall Cavendish, Times Editions I’ve been a fan of Jason Hahn’s work since I started reading “The Last Page” on 8 Days. While it took some getting used to at that age, his tales about his roommates Saffy and Amanda were hilarious, and something I looked forward to every… Continue reading Next-in-Reading #54: Asking for Trouble
And we’re now in the 2nd half and 3rd quarter of 2016. While walking back to Parkway Parade after a cycling trip with the Tiger last weekend, he gave me a line which I felt rang true. This is the time of the year when you either jump up and get into gear, or panic.”… Continue reading Signal Boost [July 2016]
Featured Posts June has been particularly busy in the office – what with clearing everything up so that I can have a good-enough handover. That’s the first half of the month. The second half of the month is myself trying to clear all my other pending projects before I start at my new workplace. Despite… Continue reading Updates [June 2016]
My last post was about games which were not safe for work. Or rather, not safe for anything else. This post will feature one of the first few games I played while I was still going back to playing analog games. After introducing this to the Valkyrie Knights, they dubbed it “Cards Against Humanity for… Continue reading Blanket Fortress Play: Adversity
This piece formed in my head on the way to meet the Tiger, Wayne, and Annabelle for Wayne’s birthday stuff. Deciding to give their Real Escape Game (held at Haw Par Villa ofallplacesrslyomgosh), coupled with the Tiger’s introduction of this new psychological-horror / thriller video game, “We Happy Few”, I was reminded of Undertale once… Continue reading Muse Moment: Inheritance
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