James Cavin

James Cavin Writes May 18, 2025

A Curiosity at the Establishment of Madame Z______________

I've got another bit of madness for you! For some reason, I've been in kind of a swordfish mood lately… (Is this what…

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James Cavin Writes May 11, 2025

More unhinged narrative design: What if RPG stats measured weaknesses instead of strengths? Part Two – Turn those boring old stats into snazzy new anti-stats!

See Part One here! Time to break some more table tops! (and also my face...)

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James Cavin Writes Apr 30, 2025

Unhinged narrative design: What if RPG stats measured weaknesses instead of strengths? (Part One: The Narrativening)

Let's break some tabletops! (By applying videogame narrative design tactics!)

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James Cavin Writes Apr 24, 2025

AGAINST THE TIDES OF CHAOS: Cleaning Your Garage (with a Fleamarket Katana)

In the chaos-infested realm known only as James's Garage, one man faces the tide of empty cardboard boxes, forgotten…

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James Cavin Writes Apr 7, 2025

Vim Part 2: Stave spoke to me.

Some more Vim for you, fresh from the fetid jungles of the imagination!

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James Cavin Writes Apr 3, 2025

I finally decided to hop onto the "me but Studio Ghibli art style" bandwagon, and I have to say, I'm really darn impressed.

Paint.net sure has come a long way.

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James Cavin Writes Mar 28, 2025

I saw a ghost once.

I saw a ghost once.

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James Cavin Writes Mar 25, 2025

Vim Is the Color of Rust and Sun

( Read Part Two here. ) I don't normally post first drafts of personal writing, but I submitted an in-progress short…

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