Monthly Archives: June 2012

On Being a Fraud (Like Me LOL :) )

Posted on June 13, 2012 by Ed Battistella

I suppose there are moments in everyone’s life where we feel like frauds. It might be because we don’t feel we’re working hard enough. It might be because we feel like we don’t belong in the place or crowd we … Continue reading →

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How Do Fans Affect The Writing of Games’ Rulebooks?

Posted on June 12, 2012 by Ed Battistella

As a recent convert to the almost-religion of tabletop gaming, I have been watching the recent development of the metagame (a term coined by the community to represent the community’s own dialogue regarding the rules and how the game company … Continue reading →

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Pride and Prejudice…and ignorance

Posted on June 11, 2012 by Ed Battistella

Since it’s now finals time, obviously I’ve been watching a lot of YouTube (thanks to my newly developed super power, procrastination). Normally, this wouldn’t warrant a blog post to Literary Ashland, but some of the videos I’ve been watching are … Continue reading →

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An Interview with Mandy Valencia

Posted on June 11, 2012 by Ed Battistella

Mandy Valencia uses social media, videos, and photos to report on stories specific to the Southern Oregon area.  She covers news in the Ashland and Medford area.  She covers local musicians in her Tidings Cafe feature. She also shoots and … Continue reading →

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