January 2022 – Uncle Josh Talks too Much

Uncle Josh Checks In on the Multiverse

Published by Uncle Josh on January 5, 2022

Multiverses are the THING these days. The Marvel Cinematic Universe has already started exploring theirs, Marvel Comics has been doing it for years (see Cable/Nate Grey/Nathan Summers/Stryfe/Starglint), DC has done it informally and might be doing something in their TV show (I read on the geekfeeds that they got Michael Keaton[1]the best Batman to rubber …

Uncle Josh on Eve of the Daleks

Published by Uncle Josh on January 3, 2022

Note: Obviously, spoilers ahead, so don’t read on if you don’t want to know. We watched the latest Doctor Who special. It was a time loop episode and those kind of stories can be tricky to pull off. The other time loop story that always comes to mind is from Star Trek The Next Generation …

Uncle Josh Notices a Narrative Choice

Published by Uncle Josh on January 2, 2022

During many sessions with The Story Engine Deck I find the stories can get a bit dark, or threatening, or just not ending up in a happy way. I also have a tendency then to not tell the story of that character in that character’s voice. I look for an outsider who can tell the …

Uncle Josh on Themes

Published by Uncle Josh on January 1, 2022

I have not done much writing in the past few years, and I have not submitted a story in at least three. But I have been writing, slowly, haphazardly, and sometimes way too cautiously. I didn’t make the 50K wordcount for NaNoWriMo last year, but I did get a first draft of a short story …