I enjoy taking walks, there’s something peaceful about aimless ambling about the neighborhood which clears my head. Ever since I’ve had a DSLR my walks have taken on new aspect, I began wandering aimlessly as in search of beauty. Then I got an Apple Watch and the walks took on yet another aspect. When I…
Author: Wes Allen
Wes got back in to Role Playing Games during the pandemic and it’s blown up into a wonderful mid-life crisis. He runs the DM Tales YouTube channel and website, GMs two campaigns, and plays online in another with some old friends. His “day job” is a Baptist Pastor in Philadelphia’s Jersey suburbs.
Socially Awkward
I will typically refer to myself as “socially awkward” or “socially mal-adjusted,” and in response to this assertion one reader of this blog asked me, “May I ask why you consider yourself socially mal-adjusted?” I’ve been pondering the question ever since. At it’s core my self-proclaimed declarations of social mal-adjustment refer to my quirky introversion….
Unpacking Buzzing About
The world of The Realm has been percolating in my mind for at least the last fifteen years. In that time it’s shaped itself into a mash-up of absurdity I have come to dearly love. It’s going to be a huge joy for me to lead people through this bizarre landscape, and “Buzzing About” was…
Fiction Tuesday – Buzzing About
Today’s blog continues my long-neglected satirical fantasy, In The Land of the Penny Gnomes Will grinned. “Oh yah, that’s right. Grandpa’s stories always said the Penny Gnomes love coffee. But where are you going to get it? I thought Penny Gnomes didn’t make anything except Pennies, pointy hats, and bright colored clothes.” Bug stopped suddenly,…
Exploring SmugMug
Some early thoughts on using SmugMug from a slightly disaffected Flickr user.
Subversion
Below is an edited version of my sermon for this Sunday, focusing on Matthew 5:5-6. It’s in passages like the Beatitudes in which we see how much Jesus’ teaching undermines popular truth. We live in a society which views a desire to wield power as a worthy calling. This understanding also acknowledges sacrifices of both…
