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STEVIE: Thanks for letting me borrow your boat!
JAY: Of course! Happy to! Looks great! You got all the covers tied, all the lines coiled?everything’s stowed perfectly! I didn’t realize you were such a sailor!
STEVIE: Oh, that’s probably ’cause I never touched it at all this whole time

[[Beat. JAY gives STEVIE a hard look.]]

JAY: You BEGGED me to lend you my boat and then you never?
STEVIE: I just wanted to see what it would feel like to be the kind of person who HAD a boat

JAY: And how did
STEVIE [[interrupting]]: Pretty okay, actually!

{{header: roleplay at WONDERMARK.COM}}

{{alt-text: ONE WEEK EARLIER: ‘Now be careful! Don’t go sailing too close to the rocks!’ ‘I PROMISE!’}}

#655; In which a Boat is borrowed transcribed by in

STEVIE: Thanks for letting me borrow your boat!
JAY: Of course! Happy to! Looks great! You got all the covers tied, all the lines coiled?everything’s stowed perfectly! I didn’t realize you were such a sailor!
STEVIE: Oh, that’s probably ’cause I never touched it at all this whole time

[[Beat. JAY gives STEVIE a hard look.]]

JAY: You BEGGED me to lend you my boat and then you never?
STEVIE: I just wanted to see what it would feel like to be the kind of person who HAD a boat

JAY: And how did
STEVIE [[interrupting]]: Pretty okay, actually!

{{header: roleplay at WONDERMARK.COM}}

{{alt-text: ONE WEEK EARLIER: ‘Now be careful! Don’t go sailing too close to the rocks!’ ‘I PROMISE!’}}

#655; In which a Boat is borrowed transcribed by in

STEVIE: Thanks for letting me borrow your boat!
JAY: Of course! Happy to! Looks great! You got all the covers tied, all the lines coiled?everything's stowed perfectly! I didn't realize you were such a sailor!
STEVIE: Oh, that's probably 'cause I never touched it at all this whole time

[[Beat. JAY gives STEVIE a hard look.]]

JAY: You BEGGED me to lend you my boat and then you never?
STEVIE: I just wanted to see what it would feel like to be the kind of person who HAD a boat

JAY: And how did
STEVIE [[interrupting]]: Pretty okay, actually!

{{header: roleplay at WONDERMARK.COM}}

{{alt-text: ONE WEEK EARLIER: 'Now be careful! Don't go sailing too close to the rocks!' 'I PROMISE!'}}

ONE WEEK EARLIER: 'Now be careful! Don't go sailing too close to the rocks!' 'I PROMISE.'

#655; In which a Boat is borrowed

  — September 7th, 2010

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Applications open for Genius Northwest – an IRL gaming competition

May 8, 2026 by David Malki !

Last year, I participated in Genius Northwest, a gaming competition inspired by the Korean gameshow The Genius and its ilk.

It’s a reality show without the cameras — a 3-day, all-inclusive weekend retreat structured around a series of challenges and puzzles, in which personalities and dealmaking matter as much as playing games.

It’s truly a remarkable thing. I came in dead last in the competition, but I still had a great time participating.

The event is held annually in the Pacific Northwest (hence the name) and applications are now open to participate in the 2026 competition!

Learn more — and apply — at GeniusNW.com.


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