Hi everyone, been a bit quiet on the blog front recently, but this is my reason for it. I've been preparing to launch an RPG on Kickstarter on the 16th as part of their Zine Quest project. The game I'll be launching is HOME: SURVIVAL The game is a table-top role playing game for 3-6 … Continue reading HOME: SURVIVAL
How to write a blog
It’s been almost one year of being the Jester’s Bauble, of taking the moniker and setting myself the task of writing one post a week whether I want to or not. It’s childish in a way, empowering, to hide yourself under an avatar and fake name, ti generate whatever into the ether of the internet … Continue reading How to write a blog
The Art of Playing a Story
Sorry to whoever I stole this from... I think we’ve all been there. Final Fantasy fanfare playing in our heads. The creature that was given a line of dialogue or just a name is now a collection of dice and a 1x1 (maybe a 2x2) space on a grid. The model gets flicked over and the … Continue reading The Art of Playing a Story
2020 Vision – The New Year Zine
“We are people, we are equal, you are wonderful and rare.” I Got Love, The King Blues I’ve gotten to that age in my life, the one where you meet people and they ask me what you do. The usual response I give is that I’m a librarian. They nod, make a comment, usually about reading, … Continue reading 2020 Vision – The New Year Zine
Auld Lang Syne
Old friends will be the death of me. Let old acquaintance be forgot,And never brought to mind.Let memories unneeded blot,For the sake of your mind"For tradition, mate,For tradition."We'll drink until we all forget,For the sake of tradition.Because you'll need more than a pintAnd I'll need one more too!And we'll drink until we all forget,A pasts … Continue reading Auld Lang Syne
The Monsters in our Pockets (Y – Finale)
Yoel He thought he was bending over backwards. Not in a literal sense, but his fingers were starting to ache, carrying the briefcase in a world full of backpacks. He thought he’d have to do something about that. His back gave a pang of pain as the train pulled out of its underground station, the … Continue reading The Monsters in our Pockets (Y – Finale)
The Creature – Dead Eden
There’s nothing in the room, nothing physically, but your stomach starts to swirl. Your tech is reading 0s and 1s at a rate you’ve not seen before, and your implants feel like they’re going freeze themselves from your skin and then suddenly cook you alive. This isn’t hallowed ground; no grand stone archways and deities. … Continue reading The Creature – Dead Eden
IV – Tin Ark (Ali’s Shoe Project)
close friendships confinedexposed the breakmeals as quarrelling and flirtingescape is mischievousbanished to inflict distressgenuine beauty in the ordinarytime survivesthe usual diversions of sensetheir conversation surrenderdeparture, allthe days slipped and creakingthe blue eraobsessed lineshorror of womenhis right hand disputestood about the passagesthe dandy rankthe fact honourableetiquette relativequarrels and dispositionlove entirely garruloushandsome confinedglimpsed in a letter entertainedsuspicion … Continue reading IV – Tin Ark (Ali’s Shoe Project)
Preparing for Strangers
Meeting people can be awkward. We’ve all been there, you’ve asked them their name for the third time and you can’t ask again. You catch it somewhere and you have to try your hardest not to forget it. Hang on, is it that person’s name or the other person sat across the room? Okay, come … Continue reading Preparing for Strangers
Doppel (Chapter 1)
Earlier this year, you may have seen I attempted the National Novel Writing Month. The book I wrote was called Doppel and explored the themes of imposter syndrome, gender roles and mythology (okay, very loosely). These here is a redraft of the first chapter, bound to be changed, burnt, and sweated over multiple times. I … Continue reading Doppel (Chapter 1)
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