Dear Mother: Why can't I seem to finish games?
"What can I do to stay on track with my games? Should I even try to?"
Authors
Editor-in-Chief Maddy Myers is a longtime games journalist, critic, and editor who has worked at The Boston Phoenix, The Mary Sue, Kotaku, and Polygon. Currently, she co-hosts the video game podcast Triple Click with Jason Schreier and Kirk Hamilton.
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Managing editor Zoë Hannah has a decade of experience writing, reporting, and editing. She's previously served as games editor at Vox Media's Polygon.com and deputy editor of reviews at Hearst Magazines.
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Nicole Carpenter is a reporter covering the business and culture of games.
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Nico Deyo is a feminist media critic who lives in the Midwest with her cat and has written for a variety of publications including Vice Games, Paste, Kotaku and Polygon. Her writing focuses heavily on how games view gender and sexuality.
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Nicole Clark is an LA-based writer and editor who covers TV, games, health, and tech. She used to run Polygon’s culture section and you can find her work in the NY Times, Aftermath, and elsewhere. She still owns a Gamecube just for Kirby Air Ride.
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Susana Polo is an editor and writer with over 15 years of expertise in covering pop culture fan communities. She founded the decade's premier feminist nerd blog, The Mary Sue.com, in 2011, and was a senior editor at Polygon for over a decade.
View articlesBeemia Ehitare is a Nigerian writer and researcher whose work explores culture, technology, and social issues. He is particularly interested in how language, identity, and digital spaces shape everyday experiences.
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Beatrix Kondo is the final boss in a long quest dismantling gender issues in pop culture. She writes about K-dramas, anime, and East Asian media, specializing in ruining happy endings by pointing out red flags.
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Kevin Cortez is a DC-based culture and product journalist, and current Shopping reporter at HuffPost. Zoë used to be his boss. In his spare time, he reads graphic novels, plays pinball, drinks coffee, and listens to his therapist.
View articlesJoseph Wales is a content strategist and writer with a background in storytelling and a lifelong fascination with gaming, world-building, and the places where narrative and community meet.
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