TR Goodman

We’re All Frauds, and That’s Okay

TR Goodman — Fri, 03 Feb 2017 19:41:00 +0000

We’ve all been there. You’re talking to someone, maybe a friend or coworker, or even applying for some sort of job, and behind your smile, you’re terrified that they’ll see straight through you and realize that you’re not only in over your head, you’re drowning. It’s like there is a flashing neon sign hanging over […]

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Every Journey Begins At Level One

TR Goodman — Mon, 29 Feb 2016 23:00:47 +0000

I play a lot of video games, so some things are much easier for me to get a handle on when they are restructured in gaming terms. As part of my big 2016 Epic Life Relaunch Of Awesome (patent and details pending), I have put a great deal of thought into exactly how I plan […]

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Why Depression Is Like A Bond Villain

TR Goodman — Fri, 26 Feb 2016 18:57:25 +0000

Like many people of creative persuasion, I have spent the majority of my life fighting against Depression in its various forms. When I was younger, I didn’t see it for what it was, but now that I have a few years and a few miles behind me, I am better equipped to see things for […]

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My Little Deadpool Movie Review

TR Goodman — Tue, 23 Feb 2016 20:15:56 +0000

Deadpool is one of those comic book characters that just doesn’t seem to fit in the cinematic universe that Marvel has been building. He’s vulgar, hilarious, violent with the joy of a kitten playing with string, and he knows that he is a comic book character. If Marvel had tried to take Deadpool and make […]

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A Rad Time At The Con: RadCon 2016 Recap

TR Goodman — Tue, 16 Feb 2016 20:33:33 +0000

Like many of you, I’m something of an introvert. Public speaking makes me wish I were a turtle so I could hide in my shell (or fight crime, if I were the ninja variety), and I don’t like crowds, so the idea of attending a science fiction and fantasy convention presented a certain measure of […]

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Now Available: Broken Habit

TR Goodman — Wed, 21 Oct 2015 20:02:58 +0000

My fantasy / steampunk novella Broken Habit is now available as a standalone on Amazon! It appeared originally in the Central Washington Authors Guild anthology Assassins, along with several other excellent stories. Click on the cover (I made it myself; so pretty!) or the link below to check it out. Sister Estella Porras has served […]

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Book Review: Ready Player One by Ernest Cline

TR Goodman — Thu, 10 Sep 2015 21:09:30 +0000

Shall we play a game? On second thought, skip that. I’ve never been very good at thermonuclear war, and the only way to win tic-tac-toe is to not play. Instead, let’s delve into the online world of the OASIS in Ernest Cline’s science-fiction-cyberpunk-gaming-80s-reference-fest Ready Player One. Holy [Insert Reference], Batman! The first thing you need […]

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Tomorrow’s Regrets and Yesterday’s Mistakes

TR Goodman — Fri, 04 Sep 2015 19:07:41 +0000

Photo Credit This morning, a co-worker informed me that his sister, who has been fighting cancer for some time, has only a month left to live. Possibly three if all goes well with her chemo. The cancer, which began in her lungs, has spread throughout her body and taken up prominent residence in her brain, […]

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Book Review: The Gifts of Imperfection by Brené Brown

TR Goodman — Wed, 02 Sep 2015 21:15:45 +0000

If you’ve been following me on Goodreads this year (or stalking; don’t think I can’t see you hiding behind that squirrel), you have probably noticed that I’ve been reading a lot of self-help and life-improvement books this year. Part of that is due to a renewed effort to help myself (see what I did there?) […]

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Flash Fiction Friday: Shattered Irons Part 2

TR Goodman — Fri, 31 Jul 2015 08:02:48 +0000

Last time on Shattered Irons, Foren, rider of the horsebat Alfons and one of the world’s most accomplished nappers, awoke to the trouser-changing sound of his entire world turning upside-down, rending into pieces, and floating away on the wind. His duty, limited as it was, was to watch over one of the four massive chains […]

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