The next entry in the Oneiropolis Compendium is slightly late. The image is ready, but this entry has a very, very long list of books attached to it, and that means it’s taking a bit longer to complete. I’ll put it up tomorrow. Links, thoughts, stuff: Occupy the first person plural. If you only read [...]
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A Cornucopia of Stuff
Posted by Jonas on November 25, 2011
http://www.jonas-kyratzes.net/2011/11/25/a-cornucopia-of-stuff/
Fuck Vampires
Some stories are written with sledgehammers. They don’t care about your feelings. Look up “unsubtle” in the dictionary, and they’ll take the dictionary and slam it in your face. I’ve written one of them, and since it’s unlikely to appear in a magazine, I present it here. I’m too sick to be at Occupy Frankfurt, [...]
Posted by Jonas on October 15, 2011
http://www.jonas-kyratzes.net/2011/10/15/fuck-vampires/
Forgotten memories
In order to prepare for writing the children’s book I’m currenly working on, I asked my parents to give me a bunch of the books I read as a child. Seeing them again was a strange experience, because I don’t really remember them – and yet I do. Clearly some sort of information about them [...]
Posted by Jonas on September 7, 2011
http://www.jonas-kyratzes.net/2011/09/07/forgotten-memories/
Beautiful words
You know something I miss in a lot of modern fiction? A certain poetic quality, a quality of storytelling rather than just scenes being described. That’s why I prefer many older writers to the current ones (with notable exceptions). There seems to be very little interest on the part of editors and publishers for the [...]
Posted by Jonas on September 5, 2011
http://www.jonas-kyratzes.net/2011/09/05/beautiful-words/
Narrative as Gameplay
I’d like to set down some thoughts about narrative and gameplay, two concepts that to many people seem diametrically opposed. If you’ve read reviews of my games, you’ll probably have noticed that a common complaint (except when it comes to Phenomenon 32) is a lack of gameplay, even when the narrative parts are praised. My [...]
Posted by Jonas on August 30, 2011
http://www.jonas-kyratzes.net/2011/08/30/narrative-as-gameplay/
“Life Support” on Kindle
Verena’s almost-novella Life Support is now available on Kindle for very little money. It’s a beautiful story, and if you enjoy character-oriented fiction and/or sci-fi, it’s really worth buying. Trust me. If you liked The Infinite Ocean, this is for you. As always, your assistance in spreading the word is greatly appreciated. It’s hard to [...]
Posted by Jonas on August 17, 2011
http://www.jonas-kyratzes.net/2011/08/17/life-support-on-kindle/
Melinoe
What the hell is this, you might ask, and why hasn’t Jonas told us about it? Well, dear readers, this is a screenplay. More specifically, this is a screenplay I have uploaded to Amazon Studios to participate in their monthly contest, which is being guest judged by my favourite writer of all time. Which, I [...]
Posted by Jonas on June 30, 2011
http://www.jonas-kyratzes.net/2011/06/30/melinoe/
And Gimli Said
I’ve been re-reading The Lord of the Rings for a while now. I don’t get much time to read anymore, and I’m often too tired to read when I go to bed. But I’ve been making steady, if slow, progress, and have now reached the middle of the The Two Towers (the end of Book [...]
Posted by Jonas on June 16, 2011
http://www.jonas-kyratzes.net/2011/06/16/and-gimli-said/
Scenes of Domestic Bliss
INT. KYRATZES APARTMENT – NIGHT JONAS and VERENA are about to go to bed. They look tired after a long day of work. JONAS You know what sucks? VERENA What? JONAS Vacuum cleaners. Verena GRUMBLES at the terrible joke. JONAS You know what else sucks? VERENA (annoyed) What? JONAS Black holes. VERENA (annoyed) Mhm. A [...]
Posted by Jonas on June 11, 2011
http://www.jonas-kyratzes.net/2011/06/11/scenes-of-domestic-bliss/
The Bolshevik in the Borderlands
My new article for the Escapist is up: The Bolshevik in the Borderlands (I didn’t come up with that title, but I rather like it).
Posted by Jonas on March 30, 2011
http://www.jonas-kyratzes.net/2011/03/30/the-bolshevik-in-the-borderlands/
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