Jim Stitzel
Jack-of-All-Trades, Master of WordsExcerpts from Life
The Dark Knight
Grim, dark, and amazing. B_atman Begins_ was fabulous, an excellent reboot to a cinematic series that had previously been filled with corn and hash and cheesiness more aptly suited for the 1970s TV show than for the silver screen. It was a great flick to bring a...
IntenseDebate
IntenseDebate: A commenting system that rocks! A little while back, I heard the news that Automattic, the folks who develop WordPress, acquired a couple of new services. One of these is called "IntenseDebate":http://intensedebate.com, a dynamic commenting system...
Burnout: Paradise
Driving, jumping, crashing, burning. I recently pulled _Burnout: Paradise_ back out of its box and plunked it down in the tray. The reason? My wife bought me a 26" HDTV for Christmas, which is a huge step up from a 13" SDTV. Turns out, you can actually see the streets...
Fiction
Cloth
Eifan withdraws his hand, shaking his head. “No,” he says. “This is neither the time nor the place to delve into such remembrances.” He reaches instead into the satchel slung at his side, rummaging through it and producing a small piece of dark, finely woven cloth...
The Orb
He inspects the orb without picking it up. He can feel the memories radiating off the thing already, and he is not ready to delve into them just yet. Unlike nearly everything else in the room, not one mote of dust rests on the orb’s surface. What’s more, a ring about...
Shriek
She accosted him on the sidewalk, as he was loading the last of his gear into the truck. He had just come from a client’s house, the last job of the day. He was loading his backpack sprayer when she slammed into him, nearly knocking him off his feet. She was...