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Stefan D. Klassen
Former particle at the Big Bang...

Cycling, movies, reading... architecture, graphic design, creative writing, game design, music production, and much more.

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Lately
I've been thinking... About the state of the world and the future... I'm sure that is true for most people. Trying to make small positive changes.

I've been working on... Creative writing project set in a dark fantasy universe, a sci-fantasy table-top role playing game, and this website.
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Faves of 2026 (The numbers don't matter)
1
Album
 Peanut
by Otto Benson
2
Single
 the cops are coming
by Junior Mesa
3
Album
 Inferno
by Boards of Canada
4
Game
 Hell is Us
by Rogue Factor
5
Album
 Still
by Snooze
6
Movie
 Obsession
by Curry Barker and Team
7
Show
 The Terror - Season 1
by David Kajganich, Soo Hugh, and Team
8
Book
 What Stalks the Deep?
by T. Kingfisher
9
Album
 Night Lights
by Gerry Mulligan Sextet
10
Game
 Anno 117
by Ubisoft
Currently
Reading Parable of the Sower
by Octavia Butler
Strange Houses
by Uketsu
Watching Breaking Bad
Season 2
Community
Rewatch
Playing Anno 117
Ubisoft
Counterstrike 2
Valve
Fumes
Fumes Team
Listening Quebec
by Ween
Lifa
by Heilung
Before the World Blows
by Erykah Badu & The Alchemist
Just Finished
2026.09.02


 What Stalks the Deep
by T. Kingfisher

The third book in the Sworn Soldier series of horror novellas and the fourth book by T. Kingfisher which I have read. The books are punchy and easy reads, without complex plots. What they lack in depth, they make up for with fun ideas, likable characters which typically avoid the worst tropes of modern writing, and appropriate pacing.

With this latest book, I get the sense that the author likely comes up with an interesting creature idea first and then strings a story around it. If the creature wasn't interesting enough, this wouldn't work, but the reason I keep coming back to this series is the quality of ideas that T. Kingfisher presents. Unique creatures which are monstrous in their strangeness, without needing to be morally evil - and all of it explained in relatively logical and realistic terms, rather than having things born out of generic horror ether.

This may be the weakest story of the series so far, but it presented my favourite concepts.

7.5 / 10

2026.08.16


 Citadel of the Autarch
by Gene Wolfe

This is the fourth and final book in the series. Though it still featured beautiful prose as well as a compelling mix of fantasy and sci-fi tropes within a mysterious world, it definitely didn't hold together as well as the rest of the books and I found myself confused at many times. The rest of the series is strong enough to keep this as one of my favourite series, but the ending did not meet the same standard.

6.2 / 10

2026.08.12


 Incantation
2022 - Horror

Watched on a whim, but pleasantly surprised. This movie takes well-tread ground, but presents it from a unique perspective and with more heart than usual. Themes of posession and curses are intertwined with love and grief as a mother must watch the consequences of her actions fall upon her daughter.

It is easy to see that Kevin Ko and his team have artistic merit, yet they did a good job of keeping the film accessible. Settings were unique, props and effects were well executed, and the finale of the movie did some interesting things I haven't seen before.

With a few minor adjustments, and a little more exploration, this movie could easily have been great, rather than good. I will be interested to see what Kevin Ko does next, because it could be excellent.

7.4 / 10
##km - Cycled Since Sept. ##, 2026
Latest rides:

+10 km - Sept. 11, 2026 - Home to Work (Round Trip)