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  • Video Games

The Problem with Carte Blanche

  • by Y. Balloo
  • Posted on September 13, 2019

Kojima is a genius madman of an video game auteur, and we are finally gifted after a 3 year wait with details most directors would have released, well, 3 years ago.

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Turning 21 for 22 – Isabel Rae McKenzie, Writer

  • by Y. Balloo
  • Posted on August 4, 2019August 5, 2019

I know I’ve always been able to form very honest and sincere looking words. Actually writing them for the first time and putting myself on the page and seeing myself?

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Why I’m Here – Yennaedo Balloo, Writer

  • by Y. Balloo
  • Posted on August 1, 2019August 2, 2019

The ‘why’ that’s going to hold out for me is that if I’m not embodying this then I might as well not be here. What the fuck is the point of staying alive if I’m not going to try to make the world around me better in even a small way?

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  • On Writing

Now Welcoming Contributors

  • by Y. Balloo
  • Posted on July 27, 2019July 27, 2019

If you’re interested in writing for Optional Irony, contact me through Twitter (@optional_irony) or by email: optional.irony@gmail.com.

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Making Boxes Into Rocket Ships – Beverly Baigent, Photographer

  • by Y. Balloo
  • Posted on July 26, 2019July 26, 2019

“You talk yourself out of creation. As a kid you have the ability to create, you can make a box into a frickin’ rocket ship, but you grow out of that. I wish that I had given myself the opportunity to figure that out.”

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Drawing on Intensity – Kali Fontecchio, Musician

  • by Y. Balloo
  • Posted on June 25, 2019July 2, 2019

When she says the word “intensity” in our conversation, what sparks in her eyes and over her face is no mere smile: it’s a realization and actualization of self. Kali Fontecchio is intense, and it’s incredible.

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Impact in the Gray – Emma Buntrock-Muller, Photographer

  • by Y. Balloo
  • Posted on May 15, 2019June 20, 2019

“-when I came back I thought, ‘I guess I’m gonna give this another shot.’ It took a lot of work. A lot of work. It was making the decision that instead of ignoring the fact that I have a certain brain chemistry I decided to do what I could to get better.”

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  • On Writing

Stone by Stone – Thursday Tales

  • by Y. Balloo
  • Posted on April 4, 2019May 31, 2019

In 1879, a postman Ferdinand Cheval was struck by the qualities of a random stone he tripped on while on his mail route.

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  • Movies

Love, Death + Robots – You Should Be Watching Review

  • by Y. Balloo
  • Posted on April 1, 2019April 1, 2019

Each vignette has not only its own unique style, but its own philosophy, its own universe or corner of the world.

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  • Essay

The Sexiest Thing You Can Wear

  • by Y. Balloo
  • Posted on March 6, 2019March 6, 2019

You are the hero of your story. Dress for the part. Play it too.

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