~ M. Lanza

M. Lanza

A fellow who enjoys board games, walking, programming, making things, and discussing worldviews.

2026-08-27

Board Games

- microteach
Microteach: Mission Red Planet
Two minutes to an effective teach
- microteach
Microteach: Ticket to Ride
Two minutes to an effective teach
- microteach
Microteach: Puerto Rico
Two minutes to an effective teach
- microteach
Microteach: Tigris & Euphrates
Two minutes to an effective teach
- microteach
Microteach: CATAN
Two minutes to an effective teach
- teaching
Microteach
The secret to supercharged rules explanations
- principles
Kingmaking
Every move matters
- perspective
Luck vs. Skill
Both are necessary
- perspective
Being mean
Addition and subtraction are inverse means to the same ends
- perspective
Leveling up
The rungs of formidability
- teaching
Teaching Rules and The Art of Underwhelming
How to unfold rules with finesse and avoid overwhelming an audience
- teaching
The Finer Points of Teaching Rules
Building an understanding incrementally

Programming

Atomic
Write ClojureScript in JavaScript
Boulder Dash
The classic C64 game in Atomic
Sokoban
The classic crate-shoving game in Atomic
Treasure Quest
A puzzle in a bag in Atomic
Potions n' Poisons
Kramer's game in ClojureScript
Todo MVC
The standard to-do demo in Atomic

Generative Music

- generative-music
- acoustic-folk
Where The Path Begins
Walking as an escape
Black Hole
The gravitational pull of our devices
- generative-music
- acoustic-folk
Soft End
Seeking retreat at day's end
- generative-music
- dream-pop
Lemme Finish This Song
An ode to getting lost in the moment
- generative-music
- upbeat-pop
Cutecore Is Me
Embracing your uniqueness
- generative-music
- blues
Lighthouse
Reality means our touchpoints are few
- generative-music
- acoustic
We Dance Through Days
A celebration of slow living
- generative-music
- blues
My Only Truth
A broken man in a broken world pants for God
Happy Days
Ordinary life yields to joyful bursts
- generative-music
- dream-pop
Steady Hands
We carry what we're able
- generative-music
- blues
No Pretext
Owning the motives, stripping the spin
- generative-music
- dream-pop
The In-Between
Life happens in the pauses no one claps for

Truth

You Don't Exist
Unless mind transcends matter there is no you
The Case for Everything
Why you can sit comfortably in any chair you like

God

The Gospel
Good people don't go to heaven
Nominal Christianity
A convenient faith won't save you
Fake Christianity
A lesser imitation won't save you
Only Christianity
Another faith won't save you
Is He Worthy?
The god who is too boring to pursue
The Bridge Is Out!
Everyone falls in line with reality

The Gospel