Blog Posts
Musings upon faith, writing, video games, literature, life, the universe and everything
- 194. The Trouble with Girls (in Video Games)
- 193. About Writing: Tropes
- 192. Running Like Frodo
- 191. TMTF’s Top Ten Weapons in Video Games
- 190. A Conversation with Lance Eliot
- 189. Death
- 188. TMTF Reviews: The Inspired Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln
- 187. TMTF’s Top Ten Adjectives in the English Language
- 186. Adventures in Odyssey
- 185. Up in Flames
- 184. An Explosion of Pink
- 183. A Lesson from Doctor Who
- 182. Books I Want to Write
- 181. My Battle with Depression
- 180. Thoughts on Job and Ecclesiastes
- 179. Of Pink Ponies and Civil War Nurses
- 178. TMTF Reviews: Hyrule Historia
- 177. Why Dave Barry Is Awesome
- 176. Another Conversation with Myself
- 175. Win a Free Copy of My Book!
- 174. TMTF’s Top Ten Hats in Video Games
- 173. TMTF Reviews: Don Quixote
- 172. Geeky Wednesdays
- 171. Quirky Bible Translations
- 170. Batman Syndrome
- 169. Kingdom Hearts
- 168. That Time I Was Robbed… Twice
- 167. About Writing: Narrative Structure
- 166. A Blog Post with Many Exclamation Points!
- 165. Wishing I Had My Own Theme Music
- 164. Awake, Alive and Highly Caffeinated
- 163. Jerks, Trolls and Other Hazards of the Internet
- 162. A Day in the Life of a Writer
- 161. A Conversation with Myself
- 160. The Wonderful Weirdness of Life
- 159. TMTF’s Top Ten Reasons to Read ‘The Trials of Lance Eliot’
- 158. A Personal Post
- 157. I Am Not a Jedi
- 156. Workplace Conversations
- 155. Caution: Monkeys at Work
- 154. Why G.K. Chesterton Is Awesome
- 153. TMTF Reviews: Around the World in Eighty Days & Journey to the Center of the Earth
- 152. Nor Can We Be What We Recall
- 151. Bronies
- 150. Stuff I Wish I Had Known When I Started This Blog
- 149. Why I Watch Cartoons
- 148. New Year’s Resolutions
- 147. Confessions of a Tired Writer
- 146. Grace Makes Sense
- 145. Snow
- 144. What Makes Christmas Special
- 143. I Can Has Guest Post?
- 142. Moments of Pure Awesome
- 141. Let’s Make Better Christian Video Games
- 140. TMTF Reviews: Brave New World
- 139. The Wanderer-Hero
- 138. Advent Conspiracy Again
- 137. A Note from the Typewriter Monkeys
- 136. Vampires
- 135. Why J.R.R. Tolkien Is Awesome
- 134. When I Have No Words
- 133. Sketches from the Workplace
- 132. TMTF Reviews: Boy
- 131. My Novel Is Now Available as a Paperback!
- 130. Grace? What’s That?
- 129. Useful French Phrases…?
- 128. About Writing: The Hardest Lesson
- 127. Please, No More Advice!
- 126. TMTF’s Top Ten RPGs Everyone Should Play
- 125. Literary Criticism and Nonsense
- 124. A Battle Won by Surrender
- 123. And Here We Go!
- 122. True Gentlemen
- 121. Literature Is a Luxury; Fiction Is a Necessity
- 120. TMTF’s Future Is Yours to Shape!
- 119. God’s Fool
- 118. Video Game Clichés
- 117. How to Kill Off Fictional Characters
- 116. Because I Am a Christian
- 115. TMTF’s Top Ten Manly Men in Literature
- 114. Communion Anxiety
- 113. Let’s Make the Internet Awesome
- 112. Be Nice to Someone on the Internet Day
- 111. About Writing: Theme
- 110. That Time I Melted a Screwdriver
- 109. Science Fiction Vs. Fantasy
- 108. Life until Further Notice
- 107. Things I Don’t Talk About
- 106. How to Make Christian Media Awesome
- 105. Of Coffee and Castaways: Five Poems
- 104. Jesus Was an Introvert
- 103. Elite Beat Agents
- 102. About Writing: Knowing How Language Works
- 101. Magical Rainbow Ponies?
- 100. An Important Post
- 99. Pencil Drawings
- 98. Just Try to Relax
- 97. TMTF’s Top Ten Video Game Heroes
- 96. Author Stuff
- 95. TMTF Reviews: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
- 94. For When the World Seems Dark
- 93. About Writing: Setting
- 92. Impressions from a Cynical Traveler
- 91. Life in Uruguay
- 90. TMTF at a Turning Point
- 89. That Time I Encountered a Giant Mutant Killer Jungle Ant
- 88. TMTF Reviews: Watership Down
- 87. Keeping Pace
- 86. The Turnspike E-mails: Misleading Church Leaders
- 85. TMTF’s Top Ten Video Game Villains
- 84. Another Bend in the Road
- 83. Prayer Phrases to Be Banished
- 82. About Writing: Rhythm
- 81. The Lunacy of My High School Teachers
- 80. About Writing: Brevity
- 79. Working on the Novel
- 78. Machetes and Sabers and Swords, Oh My!
- 77. That Time I Tangled with Barbed Wire
- 76. Super Mario Bros.
- 75. Stoic or Stupid?
- 74. Guest Posts Welcome!
- 73. Exotic Cuisine
- 72. TMTF Reviews: The Hollow
- 71. The Turnspike E-mails: Sabotaging Prayer
- 70. Talking Too Much
- 69. That Time I Held a Severed Human Arm
- 68. About Writing: Attitude
- 67. Abandon Hope, All Ye Who Enter Here
- 66. Taxes
- 65. TMTF’s Top Ten Fictional Clergy
- 64. The Fear of Not Being Perfect
- 63. That Time I Worked in a Haunted House
- 62. About Writing: Dialogue
- 61. The Turnspike E-mails: Offensive Language
- 60. How to Be Useful
- 59. Emoticons
- 58. Gangster Pastors
- 57. Final Fantasy
- 56. About Writing: Self-discipline
- 55. TMTF Reviews: Joy in the Morning
- 54. Random Notes of Appreciation
- 53. Wait, More TMTF Announcements?
- 52. That Time I Was Trapped in a Stage Kiss
- 51. Crying over Spilt Tea
- 50. TMTF Announcements
- 49. The Turnspike E-mails: Christmas
- 48. Falling Asleep in Church
- 47. Literary Gems
- 46. About Writing: Style
- 45. Give Us This Day Our Daily Schedule
- 44. Bed Intruder
- 43. RPG Wisdom
- 42. The Advent Conspiracy
- 41. International Travel
- 40. To My Dear Friends at Bethel College, IN
- 39. Coffee (and Other Things for Which I’m Thankful)
- 38. Packing
- 37. Everything I Know about Creativity I Learned from the Legend of Zelda
- 36. About Writing: Community
- 35. A Short, Untidy and Highly Idiosyncratic History of Fantasy
- 34. About Solidarity
- 33. That Time We Broke Down
- 32. Ace Attorney
- 31. The Fine Art of Blundering Hopefully
- 30. TMTF Reviews: Peter Pan
- 29. The Turnspike E-mails: Halloween
- 28. The Bend in the Road
- 27. Breast Cancer Awareness Month
- 26. A Lesson from My Students
- 25. Beards
- 24. Cleaning Out Your Bible
- 23. TMTF Reviews: Living Poor
- 22. Autumn
- 21. The Legend of Zelda
- 20. About Writing: Characterization
- 19. So, Um…What Do You Think Being a Hero Is All About?
- 18. TMTF Reviews: Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
- 17. Rampant and Irresponsible Capitalization
- 16. Voice Acting
- 15. Video Game Music
- 14. Shameless Self-Promotion
- 13. That Time I Was a Blacksmith
- 12. When Life Doesn’t Make Sense
- 11. My Thursday Afternoon of the Soul
- 10. Squirrels
- 9. I Can Do Everything through Him Who Gives Me Strength? Seriously?
- 8. An Unapologetic Apology for Video Games
- 7. The Death Cupboard
- 6. Five Books that Should Be Made into Movies
- 5. Anime Hair
- 4. The Awful Problem of Pain
- 3. About Writing: Three Platinum Rules
- 2. Confessions of a Literary Snob
- 1. That Time I Was Attacked by a Tomato
Geeky Wednesdays
Weekly commentaries upon geeky things
- The Appalling Scandal of a Cross-Eyed Pony
- Redeeming the Worst Song in the World
- Jesus Christ and Admiral Ackbar
- When Batman Has a Bad Day
- The Best Cellist in the World
- A Collection of Fabulous Video Game Mustaches
- Airships
- When Blacksmiths Get Geeky
- Jesus Broke the Fourth Wall
- An Evil Scientist Explains Band Names
Help, I’m a Christian!
A series of reflections on the Christian faith
Creative Writing
Short stories and miscellaneous creative pieces
- A Portrait of the Artist as a Performing Monkey
- A Thief in the Night: A Creative Sketch
- Zealot: A Christmas Story (Chapters 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5 - 6)
The Infinity Manuscript
A fantasy in twelve parts, in which an aging hero is tasked with preventing a criminal from destroying the Infinity Manuscript: a mysterious book upon which depends the existence of the world
- Foreword
- Part 1: The Tale of the Thief
- Part 2: The Tale of the Three Old Men
- Part 3: The Tale of the High Arbiter
- Part 4: The Tale of the Emperor
- Part 5: The Tale of the Survivor
- Part 6: The Tale of the Enemy
- Part 7: The Tale of the Paladin
- Part 8: The Tale of Jerem
- Part 9: The Tale of the Scoundrel
- Part 10: The Tale of the Old Woman
- Part 11: The Tale of Innocent
- Part 12: The Tale of the Servant
