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Stargazer Keep physical copies are in the mail! Apologies in advance to our US backers, shipping to the States is kind of an unfathomable nightmare right now so it could be 2-3 weeks before your books arrive.

Coming soon: The Thunder Perfect Mind An Occult Action Thriller Tabletop RPG

Get this occult action thriller ttRPG for 1-7 people. Perfect if you enjoy playing powerful undead revenants embroiled in breakneck action, interpersonal drama, and occult investigation. Soundtrack by @mollynoise.bsky.social and human-made art by @stregawolf.art. Jump in now for early bird deals!

Not only is it easy to start your own website, it's also pretty easy to set up your own online store. You don't need to rely solely on marketplaces like DTRPG or itch. Marketing is a whole other beast, but it's never a bad idea to set up your own sales platform.

Thanks! I've been using Little Rock in Calgary for small-scale stuff, but it's always nice to have more quality alternatives within Canada.

These look incredible! Are you comfortable sharing who you use for printing?

As if the music industry doesn't manufacture music like this to appeal to the lowest common denominator, and counter-culture doesn't exist in defiance of that? What are we doing here, people?

All this revisionist fluff surrounding Nickelback is making me feel genuinely insane. Like, people believe their vilification was some kind of psy-op. And everyone who has ever hated this band is part of a mindless mob... But somehow the hordes of fans filling stadiums to listen to them aren't?

Then there's a very good chance it will be my 3rd favourite cube-based movie!

Wait what

Cube is my favourite cube-based movie, and Cube 2 is my favourite hypercube-based movie.

Cube Zero is unfortunately my least favourite cube-based movie, but incidentally it's also my second favourite cube-based movie.

Thank you for coming to my TED talk.

I've become so self-conscious of my em-dash usage over the past year! To be honest, I think I've even cut back a bit. But I am a lot more thoughtful about its usage now, rather than just replacing half my commas with em-dashes and calling it a day.

Through playing around I just found that if you type 3 standard dashes in a row it automatically converts it to an em-dash! Or two for an en-dash.

Although typing alt-0151 is second nature so I'll probably have a hard time remember there's an easier way 😂

Just checked, it's not on Google docs.

I like it because I dislike semi-colons and overusing commas. There's a very good chance I use it incorrectly at times!

Oh that's interesting. I haven't used the Office suite in nearly a decade, so I've got alt-0151 seared into my brain!

Ah I never thought to check style guides! Good call.

Question for my fellow human writers who enjoy using em-dashes: Do you put a space before and after an em-dash? I never have, but it's something I've been seeing a lot lately and I'm wondering if it's an AI thing.

Something like — this, as opposed to like—this.

Trying to make a starter pack of Canadian lesbian artists (writer edition to come later) so i can focus my comms this year on them. Please reply to this if you want to be included--it's very hard to search for this, so please share widely to capture as many as possible. Thank you!

Parenthood is a god-damn fever dream. Lately my toddler has been randomly repeating "Listen to the cow!" and I feel like I'm about to discover the secrets of the universe but I need to figure how to LISTEN TO THE COW pls help.

I used to be stubbornly insistent on dry brining only, but the wet brine is just slightly more forgiving when it comes to cooking time, something I've really come to value since having kids!

If you're wondering wtf you're looking at, I cut the bird in half and squeezed it into two 4 litre water jugs so it will fit in my fridge to brine.

When turkeys inevitably evolve and gain superiority over the human race, I'm going to have to answer for my crimes.

A turkey, spatchcocked and split into two 4 litre water jugs filled with brine.

How big is my Christmas turkey this year? Oh, about 8 litres.

I posted this and then proceeded to doomscroll for 30 minutes. I need an adult.

Bluesky is leagues better than twitter and facebook but I seriously don't have the stomach to come on here 3 days before Christmas and have Epstein and CECOT atrocities rammed down my throat.

My mental health isn't strong enough for social media, folks. You can count me out! (for now)

A weather warning that says "Yellow Advisory - Blowing Snow", suggesting some kind of piss related weather event is imminent.

"Yellow snow" advisory, you say?

image for the Hope Springs Eternal kickstarter, showing an infernis, a goblin gemfolk and a gigantic Wonderbeast

Hope Springs Eternal is live! My 1st ever crowdfund is a supplement for @darringtonpress.bsky.social's Daggerheart TTRPG made by talented writers and artists: @grahampayne.bsky.social, @alexsgamingcorner.bsky.social, @haclif.bsky.social, @nightjargames.bsky.social and Kalin Kadiev. #daggerheart

Fellow readers, please share your favourite books you read this year! I need to add to my 90+ long TRL 😂

One of my favourite reads of 2925 snuck in at the last minute ! I highly recommend checking out Senlin Ascends by Josiah Bancroft. It checks a lot of boxes for me, many having to do with the megadungeon I've been working on. And despite being allergic to series' I can't wait to dive into the sequel!

Like, why give the man a stereotypical Irish name just to make him a bland nNth American?

Miles Mackenzie would be 1000% more endearing if he were a charming Irishman.