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14 episodes so far. In order from the beginning.

◈ Story Arc Progress — Princess and the Journey to Chess City

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Backstory

1

Checker Town

2

First Move

3

Journey

4

The Sea

5

Shogi

6

Chess City

7

Tournament

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Ep. 1 - First Post

This idea, Princess and the Journey to Chess City, came to me around March 1st, 2026,...

Ep. 2 - Trip Home

This is where I will document Princess and the Journey to Chess City, and other McPuppy...

Ep. 3 - Back To Reality

All is well in MI. I’m working 8am to 11:30pm with about four hours in between...

Ep. 4 - Getting Healthy

It’s warming up outside and the work has been steady. All is well. I’ve focused harder...

Ep. 5 - Chess Games

I play daily chess games on chess.com. You have 24 hours to make a move. It...

FINALLY. Some time to truly dedicate to the project. A family trip, multiple jobs, and time...

Perhaps it doesn’t matter that I can’t draw? You can use Python in Blender?!

Ep. 8 - Chess Lessons

Last ten days have been busy, but the first week of chess lessons is finished and...

Ep. 9 - Website Developer, Empire Builder?

Well, isn’t this something? The website is looking great so far. This specific post is under...

Ep. 10 - The Pros and Cons of Perfectionism - a Wrens Case Study

The Meadowlands (2003) is one of my all-time favorite albums, and the story of its creation...

Ep. 11 - Avoiding Productive Avoidance

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhh! Oh yeah! Oh-oh yeah! Big blender day today, so Bad Religion is perfect. All evening,...

Ep. 12 - 60 Day Mark!

What a day, what a week, what a last-couple-of-months. PJCC is sixty days old. First fourteen...

Ep. 13 - A Lagwagon Tribute

Just another Saturday. Yeah, right. I am back in action after about ten days of workworkwork,...

Ep. 14 - Three Days of Banging Head Against Wall

I think I need to stop and go for a run. I haven’t ran in months,...