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Big Talky Stuff

January 16, 2020 By Walker McKnight 2 Comments

It's pretty rare for me to hold forth on any subject, and about myself almost never. And verbally? Forget it. I prefer to stay in the shadows until called, lurch briefly into view, communicate with facial expressions, then shift back into darkness. It's what made me so great at job interviews in the way back. Interviewer: "So, Walker, tell us about yourself." Me: *shifts uncomfortably* *vomits* Nevertheless, the lovely Scott Myers of Go Into the Story (the official screenwriting blog of the Black List), convinced me to speak at length about my least favorite topic: me. He … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Film Love, Writing Tagged With: Go Into the Story, Nicholl, Nicholl Fellowships, Scott Myers, Screenwriting, Street Rat Allie Punches Her Ticket, The Black List, Walker McKnight

This One Broke My Brain

August 19, 2019 By Walker McKnight Leave a Comment

I haven't posted in ages. Been busy writing, aging, shouting at clouds, exploring exciting new donut flavors, writing, thinking about writing, writing, and not posting. Then a friend passed along a real head-kicker, and I had to share. Tokyo's A-Lab Co and the Kodaiji Temple in Kyoto unveiled a robot modeled after Kannon Bodhisattva, designed to educate visitors to the temple about Buddhism. The video below sent my brain spinning in a way few bits of futurism news do these days. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKhgSCc6OAE The video shows monks bowing to a robot as it explains the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: AI, Buddha, futurism, Japan, Kannon Bodhisattva, robotics, science fiction, Walker McKnight, writing

Dragon Con Has That… Je Ne Sais Quoi

September 12, 2018 By Walker McKnight 4 Comments

Dragoncon

Dragon Con is over. Long live Dragon Con. The 2018 con is in the books. 80,000+ attendees, over a thousand panels and events, and exactly one Ewok/Thanos cosplay mashup (that I saw). For those of you who don’t know, Dragon Con is a pop culture convention that combines artists, makers, and fandom from just about every conceivable media and gaming iteration in history. Four days across multiple massive buildings and several city blocks that dominates a fair chunk of downtown Atlanta and utterly baffles the random unaffiliated drivers who find themselves stuck behind colorful human traffic … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fiction & SciFi, Geek Love, Life Among the Living Tagged With: Atlanta, Dragon Con, Dragoncon, fandom, fantasy, pop culture, science fiction, Star Wars, Walker McKnight

How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Robots and Cats

August 20, 2018 By Walker McKnight 4 Comments

It's the roundup—all the happenings that sparked enough of my interest this week to inspire a blog post. I wage a constant battle NOT to notice things so that I can get more novel-writing done, so this list represents a tragic defeat by the forces of fascination. The war against distraction is real, my friends. Walking Stoicly Through a European Rave I saw the new Mission Impossible. I think this installment is called…Falling from High Places Really Fast While Fighting? It was fantastic, a great time, highly recommended if you are a fan of fun. I like fun. The film hooked me early … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Brain Whimsy, Finding the Weird, Geek Love Tagged With: cats, fantasy, futurism, jetpacks, robots, rooks, science fiction, Walker McKnight

My Impossible Ancient Vacation Bucket List

July 18, 2018 By Walker McKnight 2 Comments

ancient history city tour

Last Saturday, I visited the ancient history collection of the Carlos Museum at Emory University here in Atlanta and was straight-up shocked at its size and quality. It’s embarrassing that an ancient Mediterranean history geek like me failed to realize this collection was sitting just four miles from my home. If you’ve ever met me—or have read any of my posts—you know I’m a ridiculous human being. I get overly excited about the distant future, and I gush over the ancient past. How many people do you know who listen to Roman history audiobooks in the car more often than they listen to music? … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Geek Love, History Remix Tagged With: ancient Egypt, ancient history, Carthage, fantasy, geek, Greece, Rome, time travel, Walker McKnight

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Walker McKnight writes about worlds of the now, tomorrow, and Other while plotting future crime with his asthmatic house panther, Bullet.
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  • Big Talky Stuff January 16, 2020
  • News From the Corner of Screen and Writing… October 17, 2019
  • This One Broke My Brain August 19, 2019
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  • Red Poppies, Green Fairies, and Drones for What Ails You November 20, 2018

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