Jim Stitzel

Jack-of-All-Trades, Master of Words

Excerpts from Life

Back To Native WP Comments

I think I'm done with third-party commenting systems. They haven't served me particularly well over the last couple of years. First it was IntenseDebate, acquired a few years by Automattic. I had high hopes for IntenseDebate, since they'd been acquired by the...

WordPress, Facebook, Open Graph, and SEO Plugins

One of the plugins I use on all my WordPress-powered sites is Jetpack. It's chock full of features that provide a richer experience on both the front and back ends. One of my favorite features is Publicize, which allows you to automatically notify the various social...

The Casual Gamer: Assassin’s Creed

The Casual Gamer: Assassin’s Creed

Over this past holiday season I finally finished the first title in the Assassin's Creed series. I picked up the Platinum Hits edition a few years ago, playing it in fits and starts, but it wasn't until now that I decided to push through and complete the game. And I'm...

Fiction

Resolve and Passion

Resolve and Passion

This entry is part 25 of 35 in the series The Rusted Blade

A parishioner had requested aid against the Dead. The task of returning the dead to rest was beyond import – it lay somewhere in the realm of the sacrosanct.

Cold Fire – and Hot Fury

Cold Fire – and Hot Fury

This entry is part 24 of 35 in the series The Rusted Blade

At last Malika leaned away from the stranger, shrugging off his embrace like a cloak. She wanted her pain, needed it in order to do what must be done.

Burden’s Release

Burden’s Release

This entry is part 23 of 35 in the series The Rusted Blade

“Who be you,” Malika whispered once more, her head leaning still against the stranger’s chest. “Orthael you may be. Paladin you may be. But you be not like the others who would have come before, the others who would have seen me yet not seen me. They be complacent and indifferent.”