Strange Things Afoot at the NCC…
In most years, the usual post-Nats churning would be settling down by now. But 2023 is simply not most years. We've had sub implosions and Hawaii burning and orcas waging…
Theory of the Case
In March and April of this year (2023), things got bad. Life felt unrelenting, work was stressing me out, and I could feel myself bogging down on the Wild Weasels.…
A Story of Volunteers
Post-Nats takes are almost as much of an event as the Nats itself. And this year things have coalesced around two main points of contention - the perennial back and…
Flip Your Shit ’24: A Proposal
By now, most of us have seen the photo of a judge at IPMS Nats holding a Char 1B aloft like it's fucking Simba in the Circle of Life. This…
Against Storytelling
NOTE: I know, I know. This is a meandering post. It's an idea that's been banging around in my head for months and I've been trying to land on a…