LIFE'S A BATTLE

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  • Make Art for Art’s Sake

    Make Art for Art’s Sake

    I startup the MFA soon, and along with it, teaching 100-level English, so my time is about to be a bit more scheduled. I realize that I am blessed/fortunate to have such an incredible opportunity, though much of my recent successes can be attributed to mental and habitual shifts I’ve made over the course of…

  • A Rare Post Regarding Political Polarization

    A Rare Post Regarding Political Polarization

    This may not be the correct forum for this conversation, but it was on my mind today. I don’t often comment on politics publicly because of the insane polarization we face, but I thought I’d use current events to assess the issue.

  • How to Roleplay (Not the Sexy Way)

    How to Roleplay (Not the Sexy Way)

    Considering that I cross-post these blogs to LinkedIn, what a spicy title! Remember that LinkedIn is just another social platform that will also die with the churning of time. It’s outlasted Myspace, though I’m not sure it will translate well to the eventual hellscape of the Metaverse. Is going on LinkedIn in VR just… going…

  • Thoughts on Moving

    Thoughts on Moving

    Whew. I’ve moved a large number of times now. This will be my sixteenth move in my life so far. Here are some things I think about every single time. How did I get so much stuff? Where did all these tchotchkes come from, and why can’t I seem to get rid of them? Do…

  • Beginner’s D&D

    This is going to be a quick one today because it is late and I’m really missing my tabletop games right now. With a lot of big things shaking up in my life, I’ve put my own games on hold, but playing D20 based tabletop RPGs is something that has drastically improved my life. Not…

  • The Challenge of Accountability or Welcome to The Battle Blog

    Hello! My name is Kyle Battle, and I could write to you a number of things about my resume or qualifications, but we’ll get to that. I have decided to challenge myself by warming up my writing every day with a blog post. These are little tricks that help me to more consistently practice the…