Gavin Inglis

I'm up for it if you are.

Have you considered writing a popular book about your experiences in the classroom, and how they shape your attitude to games? Including TTRPGs, but not for a TTRPG audience.

Today is the day to repost this meme about International Men's Day, one of the most unironically wholesome memes that has ever been made.

Shoutout to all my fellow champs, chiefs, and kings. ✊

Treasure Hunt Bookwise complete text of 'Treasure Hunt' by Alan George

Just found some interactive fiction from 1945 in a local bookshop -- Treasure Hunt by 'Alan George'. Digital version here: bookwise.io/alan-george/...

A black background decorated with gold illustrations of branches, stars, swords, ravens, and tiny ghost shapes. In the centre, bold text reads: “BIRDS BUT THEY GET SPOOKIER EACH TIME.” Two ravens perch on bare branches at the bottom, with candles glowing beside them.

Birds but they get spookier each time. 🎃👻

Enter if you dare...🚪

Unsolicited writing advice, no. 999:
It’s not just the story that matters, it’s the person telling it. Your stories are filtered through your experience, your culture, your upbringing, your identity. Don’t be afraid to let it show. Those things matter. You matter.

Alasdair Gray: Lanark (1981). A defining moment in Scottish fantastic writing.

Yes! I'm both and this observation is spot on.

I feel this skeet captures something of what it's like to be a writer in 2025.

One step beyond

Be prepared for the chapters to vary in length. Some of the early ones are very short. Enjoy!

I've just read that Zelazny. Really enjoyed it. Wish it had occurred to me to read it in 'real time'.

“Ah you’re struggling to find pleasure in reading? Have you considered making it stressful? Maybe adding a pass/fail element into the mix?”

Try putting the bhaji in the CD player.

I read this too fast and momentarily thought you had made up a sachet of Angel Delight preserved from the 1970s.

Yeah I watched it -- ouch.

Great story. Felt very real.

Appreciate your alt text here. That Abalone Nights is gorgeous.

Ah, the redoubtable Pelikan JT3467aca7865b. A fine model.

I wrote most of Hana Feels in fountain pen. Which pen are we talking here?

Enjoyed that. The University convention you ran Squadron UK at was probably Conpulsion.

All the time.

We made a long drive to play this and it was totally worth it. Some real head-twisting, impactful moments. Ideal for a convention game.

Last time I was in an NYC game store, I spotted some sealed Mythos CCG boosters on a high shelf and blew the last of my spare dollars on them. They had at least a quarter inch of accumulated dust.

GMs have a lot to remember and are constantly improvising in response to unpredictable players. The intriguing curiosity might be more dominant in their 'impro brain' than the fact that it is a secret.

Go to a big bed shop IRL. Try the weird scanner thing if you like, but don't put too much stock in its opinion. Lie on every single mattress you like the look of. It's worth investing in a good one because you will get huge value out of it.

We took that game to Greece too :)

If you're going to @tabletopscot.bsky.social this year, booking just opened for my Sunday morning RPG, Disco Ambulance: tabletopscotland.co.uk/product/spir... Don't snooze if you want a seat.

Mad healthy, I hope.

Let us know when your game gets listed. I couldn't be online when booking went live, so the only thing I have booked is my own game!