Daily Briefs: The Jorge Luis Borges of video game writing

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Zombies of Spain: Back in 2005 when I was a bartender, the company I now work for, Village Voice Media, advertised their opening for a video game columnist. Not only am I an avid gamer, I am THE BEST at writing, according to my stepmom, Linda, who has known me since I was five and is therefore in a position to judge. I wanted to be the Jorge Luis Borges of video game writing, because you know what the world needs? A Jorge Luis Borges of video game writing. So I wrote up the two sample columns the ad requested and sent them in. Several weeks later, I got a very polite rejection letter, and I continued with my bartending/temping/videogaming lifestyle. Now that I work at The Pitch, it gives me trememdous pleasure to publish on their Website a piece of writing specifically rejected by corporate, after the jump. Click here, or here: