Jim Munroe

Jess, Gina, and Michael Sit in a row in front of a TV monitor that says "GAMERella".

Had a great fireside chat with @gamerella.bsky.social and @jessromarcotte.bsky.social at U/Day in Montreal! We talked about the role of game jams within, and outside, the game industry.

ICYMI, you can read my white paper on game jams for free online: gameartsinternational.network/thats-my-jam...

Two of our graphic novels: Curb Angels Vol. 2 by Nyala Ali and illustrated by Lisa Mendis, and Zeroed Out by @jimmunroe.net and illustrated by @inkskratch.com were featured in this CBC Book's article here: buff.ly/qtQ9DEB

#canadiancomicbooks #canadianindiepublisher #atbaypress

12 Canadian comics to read this summer | CBC Books If you enjoy getting lost in a great graphic novel, these Canadian comics might be just what you're looking for.

I've been pitching my sci-fi rom-com manga-inspired graphic novel as an easy-breezy beach read... and apparently the CBC agrees!
www.cbc.ca/books/canadi...

Find a local bookstore or get it online here! atbaypress.com/books/detail...

Wearing A Dead Man’s Sandals – Jim Munroe I’ve come to appreciate summer wear late in life. For years I was one of those folks who wore the same outfit day after day, regardless of season: black jeans, black socks, black shoes, button down…

A dispatch from my Quebec Burning Man regional experience:
jimmunroe.net/writing/wear...

Next week on Thursday July 3rd at @thebeguiling.bsky.social, I'll be with writer @jimmunroe.net signing Zeroed Out, our new book! We'll also talk about utopia building and SF rom-com comfort food during a time of non-stop dystopian reality. Come on by! https://beguilingbooks.com/events/46911

Next week on Thursday July 3rd at @thebeguiling.bsky.social, I'll be with writer @jimmunroe.net signing Zeroed Out, our new book! We'll also talk about utopia building and SF rom-com comfort food during a time of non-stop dystopian reality. Come on by! beguilingbooks.com/events/46911

Zeroed Out Signing and talk with creators Jim Munroe and Eric Kim Free to attend! Join us at the Beguiling in-store on Thursday July 3rd from 4pm to 6:30pm with Zeroed Out illustrator Eric Kim and writer Jim Munroe. Ther…

In two weeks, @jimmunroe.net and I will be having our book launch at the beguiling for Zeroed Out. Be sure to come on by!

www.blogto.com/events/zeroe...

Me, the cover of my book, and info about the events - Uxbridge on June 11, Burlington on June 12 and Toronto on June 16 - full info is at the link

I'm gonna be in and near Toronto in a couple weeks! Doing some events! Free; full info and booking links are here: www.hollygramazio.net/events

The Toronto one is part of @torontogamesweek.com - talking to @jimmunroe.net about books, games, rom-coms and all sorts

Come along if you're around!

Congrats to Jim on the release of his new book!

Catch “The Playful Page: A Sci-Fi Rom-Com Conversation” on Monday June 16th starting at 6pm @ Palmerston Public Library during Toronto Games Week!

Jim and Holly Gramazio will be chatting about writing, games, fiction and more! Free event! #TGW25

A purple covered graphic novel named Zeroed Out by Jim Munroe and Eric Kim

Whoo hoo! New book day! My sci-fi rom-com graphic novel about a shapeshifting situationship ZEROED OUT is out now. Sample and buy it via jimmunroe.net/comics/zeroe...

Toronto Games Week logo Text underneath reads: June 12-18 2025 TorontoGamesWeek.com Our Schedule is Now Live! QR Code with a label that says SCHEDULE A week-long celebration of playable arts and culture in the city of Toronto.

⚠️ THIS IS NOT A DRILL ⚠️

The schedule for Toronto Games Week 2025 is now live on our website!
torontogamesweek.com/schedule 🕹️

There's so many awesome events happening throughout the week, which ones are you all planning on attending? 👀 #TGW25

A rare example of useful advertising: a recent Buy Canadian Interac ad points out that using my Visa funnels money through the States. I've been looking for a good excuse to switch to debit as it's a lower charge for the merchants....

Piggy reunion show to steal Haligonians' hearts all over again | CBC News The beloved 90s calypso band will play a one-night-only show on May 8.

Long live Piggy and the radical, weird Halifax they soundtracked 💗

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A blue bike in front of a brick wall, with a giant orange question mark on the right side.

Hey there Bluesky! We're looking for games about biking, or bikes in general. We just love bikes and just can't get enough!

Do you happen to know any bicycle games? Let us know in the replies! #Cycling

Playing with words: why novelists are becoming video game writers – and vice-versa While the novel remains a high-status cultural form, video game writing is still seen as a throwaway art – despite some of the biggest names in fiction being involved

Had SUCH a nice time chatting with a bunch of novelists / game writers for this including @mallorymarlowe.bsky.social @naomialderman.bsky.social @joedunthorne.bsky.social @sharnajackson.com @jimmunroe.net Jon from @inkle.co et al www.theguardian.com/games/2025/a...

As someone who was only able to buy a home thanks to non profit Options For Homes, I agree: https://spacing.ca/toronto/2025/03/27/non-profit-housing-is-an-economic-no-brainer/

Anyone who has ever got delivery via bike should fight for safe lanes & infrastructure as a moral imperative. (Would love to see how many anti bike lane people also enjoy delivery)

Life stage: mental observations like "flavourful carrot" and "refreshing tonic" are entirely unironic.

If you visit The New York Times for its puzzles, consider switching to Puzzmo, a collection of innovative casual games with daily challenges:
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10 Columnists and Writers Make a Graph to Explain Why You Should Unsubscribe from The New York Times

Tactical Breach Wizards on Steam In Tactical Breach Wizards, you lead a team of renegade wizards in kevlar through turn-based battles to unravel a modern conspiracy plot. Combine their unique spells in clever ways, or rewind time to try every crazy plan you can think of to punch a Traffic Warlock through a 4th story window.

Tactical Breach Wizards is so excellent: a turn-based strategy game that's both puzzly and satisfyingly visceral with arcane-contemporary writing that's funny and deft, plus defenestration galore. Free demo, Vancouver devs: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1043810/Tactical_Breach_Wizards/

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Just watched MY OLD ASS with my 17yo yesterday as we're fans of Aubrey Plaza and really loved it. Natural comedic acting from young actors, a smart well paced romantic lo-fi sci-fi script involving magic mushrooms, beautiful and unabashedly Canadian Muskoka setting, and unexpectedly moving as well!

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Drink and Draw Toronto! Monday Jan 6 2025 torontocomicjam.org/2024/12/27/d...

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Coming to a Little Free Library Near You! We released Spellbinder, our brand new quick-play tabletop RPG, almost two weeks ago. This one’s a little different! In order to play, you need to borrow a book from your local Little Free Library...

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Join My Scheme Team Last year, my daughter gave me a fun blank notebook with SCHEMES on the cover. I vowed to her that I would fill it with schemes. I now have close to fifty.

For me, it has become a much needed creative practice in my life for turning seeds into seedlings. Some will be the basis for a project I take on. Some have already become reality. Most will be the fertilizer for other ideas.

More on my blog here:
jimmunroe.net/community-or...

What qualifies as a scheme? They can be: life schemes, creative schemes, preposterous schemes, political schemes, romantic schemes...

They are not: plans to execute. They are not projects. You NEVER have to do them. You probably SHOULDN’T. They are untethered, tantalizing flights of imagination.

Scheme Team 2025! You can read more about this project at https://jimmunroe.net/community-organizing/join-my-scheme-team.html Deadline is the last minute of 2024, 11:59pm on Dec. 31st. Applicants will be contacted in ...

When I talk about ideas, some schemes are naturally more contagious… I can see people’s eyes light up.

Afterwards, people will say: Man, I need a Book of Schemes!

So as we approach the beginning of the new year, I’m building a SCHEME TEAM to run through 2025. Apply here:

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* Spend a month a year living somewhere else
* Make a sci-fi radio play about a masculinity detox centre on the moon
* Create an elder ritual for myself
* Attach a tiny scroll of protection to random bikes

It takes about 20 minutes, and it’s a silly and fun way to spend my coffee break!