Introducing Words Beyond Reason Introducing Words Beyond Reason By Megan Cutler | June 23, 2025 | Comments 0 Comment I’ve mentioned before, but every time I write one of these release notifications, it gets just a little harder to do so without spoilers. When I first start a shiny new series, there’s lots to talk about. I can get away with sharing little details about the world building and characters without giving away what … Read More Read More
Should Long TV Shows Stop Raising Their Stakes? Should Long TV Shows Stop Raising Their Stakes? By Megan Cutler | June 9, 2025 | Comments 0 Comment I’m relatively new to the idea of comfort shows. When I was younger, I never really watched anything over and over. Usually it was music that accompanied me endlessly. I definitely had several comfort albums for any given situation. In recent years, my comfort show has become whatever I happen to be watching when I … Read More Read More
Game Features I Would Love to Encounter More Often Game Features I Would Love to Encounter More Often By Megan Cutler | January 27, 2025 | Comments 0 Comment When I was younger, I poured a lot of time and energy into gaming. I had the time to spare. So I didn’t think much of dumping a hundred plus hours into something to make a small amount of progress. But now that I’m older and I have a mortgage, among other bills, to pay, … Read More Read More
An Introduction to the Magical World of Aruvalia An Introduction to the Magical World of Aruvalia By Megan Cutler | November 18, 2024 | Comments 0 Comment One piece of advice writers get early and often is to develop a ten second pitch for your book. This is one or two sentences you can rattle off in a hurry whenever anyone asks what you’re working on. Also known as ‘the elevator pitch.’ It’s a good idea to develop an elevator pitch for … Read More Read More
Final Thoughts on our Viking Cruise Final Thoughts on our Viking Cruise By Megan Cutler | September 9, 2024 | Comments 0 Comment As I mentioned during my last travel blog, Pompeii was the last shore excursion of our Viking cruise. It has taken me most of the year to document a journey that lasted only a week, but it has been well worth the effort to recall all the wondrous sites we witnessed along the way. Though … Read More Read More
In the Shadow of Mount Vesuvius In the Shadow of Mount Vesuvius By Megan Cutler | August 5, 2024 | Comments 1 comment I have been slowly making my way through all the stops on the Viking Cruise we took this past Christmas. We started out in Athens. Then we made our way to Turkey, where we visited the ancient city of Ephesus. Following our departure from Turkey, we spent 2 days at sea, one of which was … Read More Read More
Zone of Truth or Dare – a D&D Activity Zone of Truth or Dare – a D&D Activity By Megan Cutler | July 22, 2024 | Comments 0 Comment My husband runs a regular D&D Campaign on Twitch called “Winds of Chaos.” (It’s come up a few times before.) My husband does a lot of GMing. In addition to this streamed campaign, he runs the D&D club at school and often GMs private games for friends. He isn’t forever the GM, but he doesn’t … Read More Read More
Sicily’s Famous Clock Tower Sicily’s Famous Clock Tower By Megan Cutler | July 8, 2024 | Comments 0 Comment After we finished our extended trip at sea, our next stop was Sicily. It is the largest and most populated island in the Mediterranean Sea. And it’s located just to the west of the toe of Italy’s boot shape. It is separated from the continent by the Strait of Messina, and its most prominent landmark … Read More Read More
A Turkish Cultural Experience A Turkish Cultural Experience By Megan Cutler | May 6, 2024 | Comments 1 comment During my last travel blog, I described the day we spent in Turkey visiting Ephesus, the 4th largest city of the ancient world. But our day wasn’t over when we boarded the bus to return to the ship. Our guide announced that we had a cultural experience in store for us. And it certainly was … Read More Read More
Ephesus and the Library of 12,000 Scrolls Ephesus and the Library of 12,000 Scrolls By Megan Cutler | April 8, 2024 | Comments 2 comments We spent this past Christmas cruising the Mediterranean with my husband’s family. It was our first major trip since before the pandemic, and it did not disappoint. The first stop took us to Athens, where we were able to catch a few glimpses of ancient ruins, including the Parthenon. The second stop on our epic … Read More Read More