Hello readers. It’s been a while. You may have noticed I haven’t put anything up for a few months. Things are good here, no worries. No medical emergencies, no family or work drama. My kid’s school year started and with it, my third year running their school’s parent-teacher organization. I’ve been gaming quite a bit!… Continue reading The New Novelty
Regular readers probably know I play a lot of board games. Games are games! I mean of course they’re not all the same, but they all tap into the primal need to play, to connect, to learn. So when my wife and kid planned to be away for a week in early July, I planned… Continue reading I Ran A House Con
Everyone gets about 1000 months to live. This is a life changing realization I had a few years back. It hit me so hard that I wrote about it. It was a gaze-into-the-abyss moment for me, and for many readers. If you don’t click through the link, the highlights of the piece are that hundreds… Continue reading Memento Mori: the Deep Dive
A few weeks ago I ran my first scenario for Mothership, the OSR hit about space horror. Space horror is extremely My Jam. Before I ran it I thought I’d have a lot to say about the experience, but a month later I’m just left with one thought: It was okay! Okay’s not bad. But… Continue reading Mothership is Good Enough
I do love scary stories. Never been a big fan of H.P. Lovecraft, though. Even before I really understood the racism in old Howard’s stories, existential cosmic horror was just okay for me. And the gamer fandom around Mythos stuff gives me the ick. Cthulhu plushies at cons, Mi-Go references with the little IYKYK knowing… Continue reading Lovecraftesque: The Deep Dive
