Waking Hours
Per Philip K. Dick, androids certainly seem to dream of electric sheep. But what about people? For the past few years, my sleep has been anything but restful — and seemingly dreamless. The few dreams I could remember were mere scraps, or simply ghosts. My wife has told me for years
Digital Dreams
My hands-on first impression of Heroes of Might & Magic: Olden Era — Unfrozen’s early access strategy game blending city-building, MOBA elements, and up to 8-player PvP.
Waking Hours
A sharp, personal reflection on financial privilege, the illusion of access, and the ceiling built long before any invitation arrives.
Waking Hours
I’ve been asking myself that question a lot lately. I’ve been in a bit of a funk, to be honest. I’ve spent most of my adult life in healthcare, and I’ve seen a lot in that time. Needless to say, I’ve seen some wonderful things,
Waking Hours
On audiobooks, winter nights, and rediscovering a lifelong love of stories.
Digital Dreams
This week, I muse on games, streaming, and people.
Digital Dreams
The ARC Raiders streamer war is over, and we can finally play again.
The stories that stay with you—on games, music, and getting older.
ARC Raiders’ early solo community is forming its own unspoken rules.
Tron. No Man’s Sky. Piano lessons. On soundtracks, starships, and starting new things.
It’s funny how your taste in games changes as you get older.
My cousin and I were talking the other day about an unusual quirk I have with games - I'll come back to them. To the exceptional ones, anyway. I still play Titanfall 2 from time to time. I'll go in little spurts where I fall in love
One of my favorite moments in the life of any multiplayer game is when it first launches. There are no grand strategies, no meta. Just chaos as a bunch of strangers have to learn the game's systems and figure out viable strategies. Those first few weeks, when everyone
Hello! My name is Rodger a.k.a. "tyrus" or "sai tyrus." I'm a lifelong gamer and geek. This is Hexed & Haberdashery, my blog where I'll talk about life, games, music, and tabletop RPGs. You can subscribe if you'd