Author Archives: J.L. Hilton

FALLOWEEN Photo Challenge 2021: Week Two

FALLOUT (video game franchise) + HALLOWEEN (holiday) = “FALLOWEEN“ The FALLOWEEN photo challenge was issued by Mrs P on Twitter. There were spooky prompts for each day of October, inspiring players to take screenshots in Fallout 3, Fallout: New Vegas, Fallout 4, … Continue reading

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Try-It Tuesday WYTCHWOOD

This week, I played the free Steam demo of WYTCHWOOD, a game developed by Toronto-based Alientrap and published by Whitethorn Games. Whitethorn also published two other recent Try-It Tuesday titles, Calico and Teacup. With little time to play video games lately, … Continue reading

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FALLOWEEN Photo Challenge 2021: Week One

FALLOUT (video game franchise) + HALLOWEEN (holiday) = “FALLOWEEN“ The FALLOWEEN photo challenge was issued by Mrs P on Twitter. There were spooky prompts for each day of October, inspiring players to take screenshots in Fallout 3, Fallout: New Vegas, Fallout 4, … Continue reading

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Try-It Tuesday: TEACUP

TEACUP is a short and sweet narrative adventure game about a shy frog who collects herbs, sugar, honey and cookies for an upcoming tea party. It released September 23, 2021, for PC, Switch, Xbox and PlayStation, at a price of $9.99. I played a … Continue reading

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Isn’t it ironic… or is it?

Is it ironic that the lyrics of the song “Ironic” aren’t really ironic? Maybe that was the real irony all along. ~ J.L. Hilton Connect, support, comment or contact the author here 

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Try-It Tuesday: POTION CRAFT Alchemist Simulator

POTION CRAFT: ALCHEMIST SIMULATOR is available in early access on Steam today for only $13.49, 10% off its list price of $14.99. If you love alchemy in Skyrim, you might like this. I tried a free demo back in July (that’s … Continue reading

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Hancock & Fallout 4 IRL

I started a website called FALLOUT 4 IRL as a way for me to keep track of information about places I want to visit when I travel to Boston someday, but I’ve found so much interesting information that I wanted … Continue reading

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Spend less time crying and more time kicking ass

I am 50 years old this year and if there’s one thing I’d like to tell younger women, it’s this: Spend less time crying in the bathroom and more time kicking ass. Or as I told my own daughters, don’t … Continue reading

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Mixtape #10 – 1996 “The Ocean, the Stone & Samhain”

I found a box of tapes I made in the 80s and 90s. This one is labeled “The Ocean, the Stone & Samhain.” In 1996, my divorce was final and I’d moved to Twentynine Palms, California, a Mojave Desert town of 14,000 people … Continue reading

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Mixtape #9 – 1995 “The Blue Year”

I found a box of tapes I made in the 80s and 90s. I made this one in 1995 and labeled it “The Blue Year.” Because I didn’t just have a Blue Christmas, I had a whole damn blue year. … Continue reading

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