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Matthew Boeh

A glimpse of green between the cobbles

I started a new job in September 2022. This unfortunately coincided with the beginning of a gradual but significant health decline that culminated in my hospitalization in October '23. I left the hospital healthier, but very weak, and with several new diagnoses. Progress in recovering has been slow and somewhat

My Thinkfluencer Era Begins

I recently had the opportunity to be a source for an article on the Ruby programming language by Josh Fruhlinger, aka the Comics Curmudgeon. As a longtime Rubyist and big fan of Josh I was honestly thrilled. There is one slight bit of context I want to offer, however. I'm

Explore-Slay-Loot-Promote

A recent CRPG Addict post brought up the topic of how you distinguish RPGs from games that just have the appearance of an RPG or which borrow RPG mechanics. This is a topic I've been interested in for a while. Establishing clear genre criteria for the sake of gatekeeping or

Welcome to Warp Zone

I was gone, now I'm back

Fragment: Always On The Outside

A few years ago, I spent a few weeks regularly using Writing Streak, back when it was free (and IMO had a nicer interface). While digging through my files looking for material for this site, I found my export from that time. There are a few pieces that aren't too

Fragment: The Lamb's Bleat

A bit of writing recovered from my files

Fragment: The Abduction Rite

A little bit of fiction I wrote a few years ago

Reflections on Pinboard

It's OK if it's write-only sometimes (bonus: some cool links)

Music of the ORBS: Final Fantasy (Part 1)

First passes and rough drafts as the journey begins

Music of the ORBS: Introduction

A deep dive into the work of one of my favorite video game composers

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