I was interviewed at Starbase Indy by the famous local podcast, Gaming with Scott!
Tune in and enjoy my thoughts on parenting styles, racism, vegetarianism, passion and honesty, why horns don’t belong on viking helmets, and getting exposure as a writer and new author.
Very Vocal Viking on Gaming with Scott
(34 minutes, a little language)
Me: “Young lady, you have to eat all those scrambled eggs you put on your plate.”
Little Miss Thing, age 7: “But I’m full.”
Me: “You’ve barely eaten, so I’m not sure I believe that.”
LMT: “I don’t feel well. My stomach hurts. I feel hot. I need to go lie down.”
Me: (side eye)
Danger Monkey, age 10: “I’ll eat your eggs if I can have some of those french fries you reheated.”
LMT: “Deal!”
Me: “Not so fast…”
LMT: “What?!?”
Me: “It’s not about trading. It’s my job to make sure each of you gets enough nutrition, and protein, and fiber, and all that stuff. You can’t just trade willy-nilly. And, I’d like to point out that I wasn’t a fan of you reheating your french fries at breakfast, and I told you specifically to not fill up on fries before you ate the solid stuff.”
(long pause)
LMT: “OK, if he eats my eggs, I’ll eat more cantaloupe.”
DM: “If I can eat her fries, I’ll clear the table by myself when we’re done.”
(long pause)
Me: “I will allow this… if I get some of the french fries.”
LMT: “Deal!”
DM: “Deal!”
(furious swapping)
Me: “We might be a family of gamers.”
DM: “Isn’t it great?”
It has begun.
The boy bought his Magic the Gathering starter kit.
The best news of all is now he won’t ever have any money to buy drugs.
Very Vocal Viking 