Today I’m very grateful to ongoing collaborator Rob McLennan, who invited me (back in January) to respond to his question prompts, “12 or 20.” I don’t often share much about my creative process apart from a few close friends, and Rob’s questions allowed me to dive in. You can read the questions (and see a… Continue reading Questions with Rob McLennan
Category: Biography
Movies and Games of 2020
Consumption and immersion. The pandemic upped the ante on the screen experiences. Add on a new VR kit and there were many new worlds in my life this year. Here are the best. I’ve included the 8s, 9s, and 10s in both category (movies and games), and it does seem like my interests continue to… Continue reading Movies and Games of 2020
Music of 2020
I listened to 1,098 albums this year. I know this because I obsessively track all the music I listen to, and I mostly focus on listening to full albums. This is something I’ve been doing for years now, and it’s clear the music train just isn’t going to quit. What I find profound in one… Continue reading Music of 2020
Books of 2020
I read a lot this year. 130 books to be exact. Many of them were amazing. Most were informative and educational. They’ve set me off on many new paths as a reader–arguably more new paths than any other time in my adult life. Could the pandemic be to thank for this surge? Perhaps. I also… Continue reading Books of 2020
The Start of 2020 in Media
How to begin the year 2020 in my consumption patterns? With a footnote that says, this is how I begin: Games The Outer Worlds, Plague Tale: Innocence, Life is Strange 2, and Call of Duty (this last one is for a very special project that will hopefully send the new decade into a more critically-thinking… Continue reading The Start of 2020 in Media
My Favorite Albums from 2019
I listened to 215 albums in 2019. Incredible, really, now that I’ve been able to track the albums I listen to and find appropriate ways of listening to them. They weren’t all released in 2019, of course, but many were. Below you’ll find my favorite albums that came out last year. This is a new… Continue reading My Favorite Albums from 2019
Games Played in 2019
Though I haven’t been posting the games I’ve been playing over the last few years (the last time was in 2016), I have been keeping track each year (obsessively, even). Here is a list of all the games I’ve played this past year, with some statements on the in-game representation/diversity in each of them (something… Continue reading Games Played in 2019
2019 in Books
It feels like just yesterday I posted about the 2018 books I read. The year most certainly did not fly by, and perhaps that’s because I was caught up in so much excellent reading over the past 12 months. As per last year, what follows is a list of every title I read, with bolding… Continue reading 2019 in Books
2018 Books Read List
A list of the 119 books I read this past year. Bolded are my favorites.
On Harm and Abuse: A Reflection on My Past
This post is meant to serve as a personal reflection and a relatively-public expression/acknowledgment of my violence, harm, and the abuse I committed between 2014 and 2016. It is only a partial exploration, one that has had precursors and will continue indefinitely as long as I am still alive and thinking. Please email gregbem @… Continue reading On Harm and Abuse: A Reflection on My Past
Ten Years Ago
“I was in a band.”
“Profile of an Anarcho-Leftist, Poet/Librarian, Gentrifier” by Paul Nelson
Friend and nearly-neighbor Paul Nelson recently interviewed me about all sorts of things, as part of a series for the South Seattle Emerald. I wholeheartedly approve of the piece, which is found here. Additionally, visit this page on Paul’s site for the audio recording of the interview, and other fun additions. Many thanks to Paul… Continue reading “Profile of an Anarcho-Leftist, Poet/Librarian, Gentrifier” by Paul Nelson
The Games I Played in 2016
The following is a list of the games I played (completely) in 2016, along with ratings I’ve given for those games.
The Books I Read in 2016
What a year in reading! I just did an extract of my Goodreads account and after some mild formatting, this list is what I came up with.