stories – Sights, Sounds & Rants

September 14, 2020 No Comments

The following story is a fictional background story of one of the NPCs (non-playable characters) that players encounter in the game Guild Wars 2. The stories came about initially as a joke. I lead a bounty hunt in game every Sunday, and we take breaks of 10 minutes around every hour. A couple of weeks ago, a regular asked me to tell a story. I did a clumsy retelling of some quests in the game. The following weekend, I evaded with trivia. The third one, I had an idea for a story, told it, and it was well liked. For […]

in the beginning was the word

published in 2014 on my tumblr In the beginning was the Word is probably one of the few phrases of the Bible that I wholeheartedly believe. I do not doubt for a minute that words have the power to shape the world and that it was words that have always done so. Words that have struck a chord, that have lighted a spark, that have lit up inspiration, have brought about enlightenment or unleashed fear – but always words. And it is always words that shape who we become as people – or lack thereof. It is the praise, the scolding, […]