Arcane Daydream

The Morally Correct Way to Grieve

Life keeps forcing cruel choices.

Sep 3 • 

Cooper D Barham

June 2025

2024 Massive Favorites List

I don't expect anyone to read this all the way through.

Jun 22 • 

Cooper D Barham

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March 2025

5 Video Games On My Radar

I'm working on a couple big projects. This is the jelly between that bread.

Mar 12 • 

Cooper D Barham

February 2025

The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows.

Perhaps—just maybe—one of the most elemental and necessary books I've ever read.

Feb 14 • 

Cooper D Barham

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January 2025

Fine. Let's Talk About Neil Gaiman.

It had to be done eventually.

Jan 25 • 

Cooper D Barham

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November 2024

Unlocking the Base: My Favorite Game Mechanic?

Or is it game concept? Idk, I'm not a game designer. Yet.

Nov 8, 2024 • 

Cooper D Barham

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October 2024

"Cozy Horror" and the Cunning Entanglements of Genre

Looks like it's sub-genres all the way down.

Oct 27, 2024 • 

Cooper D Barham

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September 2024

The Specters of Creative Unbecoming

They say it's about discipline, not inspiration, and they're right. But it's also more than that.

Sep 18, 2024 • 

Cooper D Barham

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June 2024

Quarter 3 Goals//2024

Greetings all you strange and excellent internet folk.

Jun 30, 2024 • 

Cooper D Barham

Just a Bump of Encouragement

So little time these days, and yet, always room for a little compassion and hope.

Jun 11, 2024 • 

Cooper D Barham

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May Snapshot 2024

In May, I made more space for personal projects, and less for recreational consumption, but there were still some significant stand-outs.

Jun 3, 2024 • 

Cooper D Barham

May 2024

Breaching the Fold of "Magic: The Gathering" in 2024

Trying to get into Magic: The Gathering as a new player today is...complicated. Yeah, let's go with that.

May 27, 2024 • 

Cooper D Barham