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Rolling Dice, Telling Stories, and Why I Miss Sitting at the Table Why tabletop RPGs are about more than dice and character sheets, and how shared storytelling creates connection in a world dominated by screens.

Wrote a new piece about why tabletop RPGs still matter to me. Not for rules or stats, but for shared storytelling and the kind of connection you only get when people are in the same room building a story together.

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Rolling Dice, Telling Stories, and Why I Miss Sitting at the Table Why tabletop RPGs are about more than dice and character sheets, and how shared storytelling creates connection in a world dominated by screens.

Wrote a new piece about why tabletop RPGs still matter to me. Not for rules or stats, but for shared storytelling and the kind of connection you only get when people are in the same room building a story together.

thetwilighttone.com/2026/01/26/t...

Outliving the Illusion of Childhood: Why Stranger Things Took Too Long to Say Goodbye Stranger Things gradually shifted from a deeply resonant exploration of childhood and nostalgia to a spectacle-driven narrative, losing emotional stakes and authenticity. While earlier seasons capt…

Stranger Things felt less like nostalgia and more like shared memory when it began.
I wrote a long reflection on why the series mattered, where it drifted, and what it lost by refusing to let childhood end.
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Goth Is a House, Not a Hashtag The goth scene faces challenges as online definitions clash with real-world experiences. While social media compresses subcultures into strict categories, goth thrives on ambiguity and atmosphere. …

Goth keeps getting flattened into an identity badge online, when it’s always functioned more like a shared cultural space.

This piece looks at how algorithms, aesthetics, and monocultural thinking collide with real-world scenes.

Goth is a house, not a hashtag.
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Faith in the Machine The Spiritual Legacy of Tron reflects on the film’s profound themes of belief and creation in the digital realm. Initially celebrated as a creation myth, the franchise evolves from reverence to dis…

I wrote about the spiritual and philosophical heart of the Tron films. From faith in the Users to the rise of autonomy in Ares, if you’ve carried the Grid with you over the years, I think you’ll get something out of this one.

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Cool Without Clout: Why Authenticity Beats Algorithms The text critiques clout chasing in contemporary subcultures, highlighting the tension between authenticity and performance. It discusses how both goth and geek scenes face gatekeeping and superfic…

Clout chasing is loud. Cool is quiet.

New on The Twilight Tone: on geek fandom, goth, and why authenticity still matters.

💀 Cool Without Clout
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Be the signal, not the noise.

Wednesday Season 2, Part II: A Fever Dream That Lost Its Way Wednesday Season 2, Part II offers visually captivating imagery but struggles with a convoluted narrative and pacing issues. While standout performances from Gwendoline Christie and Evie Templeton …

Wednesday Season 2, Part II is a gothic feast that forgot its recipe — stunning to look at, uneven to taste.

Full review up now on The Twilight Tone.

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💭 Thoughts: Has Wednesday’s world lost its bite or just its focus?

CRYPT: Live at ManRay – September 3, 2025 On September 3rd, I had the opportunity to guest DJ for CRYPT Wednesdays at ManRay in Cambridge, spinning alongside DJ Arcanus. The night was a mix of darkwave, goth, post-punk, and industrial, mov…

New on the blog: CRYPT — Live at ManRay (Sept 3, 2025)

Vamp Daddy’s latest goth/industrial set from Cambridge is now archived on The Twilight Tone, complete with tracklist and full Mixcloud stream.

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Is Goth Political? Why the Subculture Has Never Been Neutral Online debates may argue otherwise, but in the clubs and at festivals, goth still gathers as it always has — loud, visible, and alive. It has never been neutral, and it never will be.

Goth isn’t neutral, and never has been. From Bauhaus to Alien Sex Fiend to today’s festivals, politics are woven into the subculture’s sound.
New on The Twilight Tone: Is Goth Political? Why the Subculture Has Never Been Neutral
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