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Jeff Grubb

@jeffgrubb.bsky.social

Writer, Game Designer, Narrative Guy, Elder Gaming God. Not the Giant Bomb Guy. Mostly harmless

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25.02.2026 15:44 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Theatre: Memorial Here There Are Blueberries by Moises Kaufman and Amanda Gronich Conceived and Directed by Moises Kaufman, Seattle Rep through 15 February. ...

So the Lovely Bride and I have been taking in a number of plays over the past few weeks. Reviews are on my blog, but this is the one you should go see.

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08.02.2026 06:10 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

In a Blades in the Dark campaign right now, and I can't say you're wrong.

29.01.2026 15:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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At Home in the Storm Yes, there was some flooding. We're doing OK. Thanks for asking.Β  Β I don't talk that much about my neighborhood in the blog these days. Grub...

So we had some bad weather last month. Here' how it played out on Grubb Street -
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06.01.2026 02:02 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Methinks you have the wrong Jeff Grubb. Are you looking for @grubb.wtf ?

31.12.2025 20:30 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Theatre: Woman, Waiting Penelope , based on the writings in the Odyssey by Homer, Music, Lyrics & Arrangements by Alex Bechtel, Book by Alex Bechtel, Grace McLean, ...

A smaller, more intimate performance in the wake of the last one I wrote about, but still, very, very good.

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13.12.2025 17:13 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Play: Revival of the Fittest Come From Away by Irene Sankoff & David Hein, Directed by Brian Ivie Seattle Rep through Jan 4 So in the face of the atmospheric river pum...

Review of a Revival

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12.12.2025 14:25 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

No worries. Happens all the time.

26.11.2025 23:39 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Wrong Jeff Grubb. You're looking for @grubb.wtf .

26.11.2025 22:13 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Books: Seattle Time Capsules Seattleness: A Cultural Atlas , by Terra Hatfield, Jenny Kempson, and Natalie Ross, Sasquatch Press (at that time part of Penguin Random H...

Some books about Seattle -
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19.11.2025 02:42 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
The Political Desk: Results I often use the term "hanging fire" in reporting these results. The term means a delay between an action and the results of that action. It...

It has been a week since the election, and I finally feel comfortable posting the semi-official results. This is Washington State. This is normal.

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13.11.2025 00:41 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Game: All's Well The Well by Peter Schaefer, Shoeless Pete Games, 122-page softbound, 2021, Kickstarter So folks by now know that I regularly post recent g...

They are still counting ballots out here, so have a game review in the meantime.

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06.11.2025 23:57 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Book and No Movie: On the Rocks The Hot Rock by Donald E. Westlake, Grand Central Publishing, previously known as Warner Books, a Division of Hachette Book Group, 1970. P...

Have another book review - without a movie this time.
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31.10.2025 15:11 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Book and a Movie: Canary In a Coal Mine The "Canary" Murder Case by S.S.Van Dine, Fawcett Publications, 1927 The Canary Murder Murder Case , written by S.S. Van Dine, Albert Shel...

Have a review of a book and a movie - two taste treats in one!

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29.10.2025 22:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Theatre: Creature of the NIght Dracula Adapted from Bram Stoker's novel by Nathan Kessler-Jeffrey, directed by Brad Lo Walker, Renton Civic Theatre, through November 2n...

So I had the opportunity to spend the evening with a Count. Here's a review:

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26.10.2025 05:19 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
The Political Desk: Rush To Judgement So, the ballots have finally landed here on Grubb Street for the 4 November election. It is an off-off-year election, which means in genera...

OK, Seattleites, there is an election coming up on us quickly, and on my blog, I go through my ballot for you enlightenment and amusement. I also include a buncha links to other people's endorsements. It all starts here:

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24.10.2025 01:29 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Time to meet Jeetra, from the upcoming ESO Seasons of the Worm Cult Part 2, as penned by ESO Senior Writer @jeffgrubb.bsky.social!

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21.10.2025 16:39 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

(And Bluesky does not lend itself to long-form storytelling).

15.10.2025 20:03 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Ed took Volo and expanded out his name in Greenwoodian fashion. The artist Clyde Caldwell was the model for the covers of the books. And Volo bounced around a lot in the Realms, to everyone’s amusement.

And that’s … the rest of the story.

15.10.2025 20:02 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

When TSR wanted to produce digest-sized guides to the various locations in the Realms, I volunteered the name.

And Volo’s personality and being an unreliable narrator meant he had to move around a lot. Hence the various Volo’s Guides.

15.10.2025 20:02 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

So, in a shared D&D campaign, we had a mapmaker who hired the player character to go out and explore and bring information back. Which he promptly published and put his name on (like Amerigo Vespucci).

15.10.2025 20:02 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

And now … the REST of the story.

Volo is a small town on the Wisconsin/Illinois border. In the 80s it was on the road from Lake Geneva to Chicago, so we passed through it a lot. And it was the home of Volo Bog. And the Volo Auto Museum. And a lot of other local businesses, all branded β€œVolo”.

15.10.2025 20:00 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Theatre: Women's Plays The Roommate by Jen Silverman, directed by Kathryn Van Meter, Arts West through October 19th Fancy Dancer by Larissa Fasthorse, Directed b...

A weekend of plays in Seattle, by talented women.

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13.10.2025 03:12 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Huh. The two Blizzard books I wrote for Simon & Schuster are listed as being published by the World Wrestling Federation.

02.10.2025 17:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Wrong Jeff Grubb. You should be taunting @grubb.wtf

30.09.2025 15:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Are you sure you have the right Jeff Grubb, seeing how I'm in Seattle.

29.09.2025 02:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Theatre: Prop(er) Comedy The Play That Goes Wrong by Henry Lewis, Henry Shields, and Jonathan Sayer, directed by Damaso Rodriquez, Seattle Rep through 28 September...

The Seattle Rep's season kicks off with a chaotic comedy. And I find my late mother-in-law's seat in the balcony.

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08.09.2025 03:42 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This coming weekend is PAX West. I'll be there on Saturday for a panel on super-hero games.

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26.08.2025 17:23 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yes, I move my hands around when I talk. :)

19.08.2025 19:12 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Here we go. The podcast is up.

19.08.2025 13:28 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0