I’ve written before about my friend Matt Kish’s art, and now I’m incredibly proud to say he granted permission to use some of his fantastic “A Radiant Bestiary” works in a short, system-neutral tabletop role-playing game adventure, “The Legacy of Mo’Roh.” His art is fully the inspiration behind me writing this adventure, which I thenContinue reading ““The Legacy of Mo’Roh” – Live on Kickstarter!”
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Rally Point Productions: Casting & Fundraising for “I’m Gonna Marry You, Tobey Maguire”
My daughter Kelsey and the rest of the Rally Point Productions team are fundraising for their next show, “I’m Gonna Marry You, Tobey Maguire.” Learn more their Indiegogo page. Here’s a quote: About Rally Point: If you are just meeting us for the first time: Hello! We are a new(ish) small theatre company based inContinue reading “Rally Point Productions: Casting & Fundraising for “I’m Gonna Marry You, Tobey Maguire””
Akron Children’s Foundation – Make Every Moment Count
This was a big project with a lot of different pieces and writing needs, and I’m proud to have been a part of the team that made it happen: https://www.akronchildrens.org/Make-Every-Moment-Count.html
My First Published RPG Credits!
Almost three years ago, I got back from Gary Con and wrote this post about role-playing games and a personal realization about recognizing them as creatively productive. Today I’m packing for this year’s Gary Con trip and smiling at these photos from my friend Alex at Forge of Ice, because Alex’s “The Twin Heads ofContinue reading “My First Published RPG Credits!”
“Moby-Dick in Pictures” by Matt Kish
Matt Kish once owned the coolest suit jacket ever and he’s such an amazing human that he let me borrow it for a prom date. Most of two decades later, he created 552 artworks – one per day for a year and a half! – each inspired by a single page in a particular editionContinue reading ““Moby-Dick in Pictures” by Matt Kish”
Remembering the Disney-MGM Studios
I had lived in Orlando for about eight months when I got a job at the Disney-MGM Studios Theme Park in November of 1993. My official hire date was actually my twenty-third birthday. Wanting to work at Walt Disney World was one of the reasons I moved to Florida in the first place (they weren’tContinue reading “Remembering the Disney-MGM Studios”
2024 – Games with Friends
Last year, I kept track of how far I ran (miles), how much I wrote for fun/free (words), how much time I spent playing RPGs with friends (hours), and how many books I read. The very first thing I wrote for this site back in 2022 was a post about the creative fulfillment I get from playingContinue reading “2024 – Games with Friends”
My 2024 in Writing
Last year, I kept track of how far I ran (miles), how much I wrote for fun/free (words), how much time I spent playing RPGs with friends (hours), and how many books I read. I am lucky to have a full-time job that involves a lot of writing, but sometimes that means it’s difficult to sitContinue reading “My 2024 in Writing”
My 2024 in Running
Last year, I kept track of how far I ran (miles), how much I wrote for fun/free (words), how much time I spent playing RPGs with friends (hours), and how many books I read. I kept a physical log, but after comparing it with my Garmin data, I failed to log several runs with penContinue reading “My 2024 in Running”
Books I Read in 2024
Last year, I kept track of how far I ran (miles), how much I wrote for fun/free (words), how much time I spent playing RPGs with friends (hours), and how many books I read. So here are the books, in order from January: