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A blog post about the many genres of Star Wars: www.ianwelke.net/blog/2026/4/21/star-wars-and-genre

OMG this is nearly at 10x the initial goal and it hasn’t even been 24 hours yet! Congrats to @shawnspeakman.com and all the authors, artists and editors involved in this #Unbroken Kickstarter! Can’t wait to read my hardcover! www.kickstarter.com/projects/unb...

This dog has good taste! But seriously, the early modern era is a very interesting and underused period in fiction, and roughly half way through reading this book, I can say that The Prisoner of Zaragoza makes wonderful use of it.

Crossover with The Griffon's Saddlebag! www.patreon.com/posts/new-dr...

Game Designer Ross Isaacs (Last Unicorn’s STAR TREK rpg, and much more) is in desperate straits. PLEASE join me in helping a great guy out! Even simply spreading the word can help!

Here’s last night’s story about prediction markets – platforms where you can bet on basically anything, from the weather to the war in Iran. The story's also about why AI seems to be obsessed with shirtless old guys! To a lesser degree, but worth mentioning, if you’re into that. youtu.be/ZN4njIQcSR4

Every time a Democrat mentions how to talk to "ordinary people" they mean "how I was told to talk by a handful of weirdo consultants in DC with gross fixations on throwing certain groups under the bus and who would not last a day in an ordinary job interacting with ordinary people."

Jeebus. How many placeholder names are still in this? #seconddraftproblems

Sometimes we make dope stuff*! And sometimes other dope people make even more dope stuff*! Get our custom VTT, the Codex, on Steam RIGHT NOW and make your own dope stuff*! mcdm.gg/draw-steel-c... *I didn't want to be too much of a potty mouth, but you know the word I meant.

When they said "AI will increase productivity" I didn't realize they meant "AI code will crash the social media networks on which I procrastinate, forcing me to actually do my job"

How does inventory management work in Crows? Let me explain. www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9dy...

We didn't completely ignore the Forgotten Divine... We just went off on a lot of tangents. Next up on 22 Panels: Mark Russell Braun @manruss.bsky.social Sign up to get notified when the Forgotten Divine Kickstarter launches! www.kickstarter.com/projects/com...

There are many different stages of writing. This week I released a new science fiction novel. I finished a first draft of a second world fantasy novel. I also spent a sizable portion of this morning actually blowing raspberries at my monitor. It's a bit of a rollercoaster.

The first chapter of my new book as a blog post. It's a fairly lengthy post as it contains the whole first chapter. www.ianwelke.net/blog/2026/4/...

I misspelled "multitude" as "multidude" and now I want to write a superhero story.

Relatable, though.

The demon in charge of torturing humanity via Trader Joe's product packaging has really been outdoing himself lately.

People who can edit without printing out the document are probably more efficient, but they can never know the satisfaction of balling up the page and hurling the fucking thing across the room.

Enjoying the weather and some music! youtube.com/@mathematici... #experimental #psychedelic #music

The print version of my new science fiction book is out today. Azure Cove is a town where science pushes the limits of what is thought to be theoretical. When there is more than one Azure Cove and its odd inhabitants anything is possible. www.amazon.com/Many-Worlds-...

TTRP about me First Game: D&D Lates Game: Draw Steel Longest Game: Call of Cthulhu Favorite Game: at the moment Draw Steel Favorite Mechanics: in the day, Champions. Now, Draw Steel Favorite Setting: Middle Earth Roleplaying Favorite Art: Draw Steel

Seven new magical treasures for your #DrawSteel heroes (or villains), plus occult ritual instructions!

I made some cool art for this, go check it out!🫵

OCEANIA HAS ALWAYS BEEN AT WAR WITH THE VATICAN

Today really felt like a dispatch from Universe A

Now would be a great time to reconsider that 46% cut to NASA’s science budget for FY2027.

A blog post about Ted Lasso and stories inspiring people to do better in real life: www.ianwelke.net/blog/2026/4/10/towards-better

Also see running several different rpg campaigns, releasing a novel, keeping up with a blog, writing another novel, all while trying not to go insane in the most tumultuous eras in history.

David Duchovny played a transgender woman, Denise, on Twin Peaks in 1990 and when greeting Cooper, the show's protagonist, she says, "I prefer Denise, if you don't mind" and Cooper responds with "OK" and her identity is settled within a couple seconds and was a non-issue, 36 years ago.

Rarely has a people had such an *opportunity* to stop the evils of their government as we do right now. If we impeach and remove Trump, we will avert additional crimes against humanity. If we do not, history will judge us harshly. All of us. Yes, even me and you. www.thenation.com/article/poli...

BREAKING: Following the American threat of an “Avignon Papacy,” Robert Kennedy has begun a Diet of Worms

A blog post about playing tabletop roleplaying games online: www.ianwelke.net/blog/2026/4/8/roleplaying-online

The Draw Steel VTT is LIVE! youtu.be/QZs-Dj0tg_U

Thirty-six years ago, on April 8, 1990, David Lynch and @markfrost.bsky.social’s TWIN PEAKS pilot introduced a world both wonderful and strange to almost 35 million people. For dreamers and thinkers everywhere, it set off a most beautiful bomb in their imaginations, and continues to do so today. 🏔️🏔️

Gen X collectively reliving Challenger, Columbia and Cold War nuclear holocaust anxiety all in the same week is a fucking lot, y'all.

It's happening! LAUNCH DAY. Huntsman Class Preview (Levels 1-4) available as PDF or Forge Steel sourcebook #DrawSteel www.backerkit.com/c/projects/c...

The Kindle version of my new science fiction book is out today. Azure Cove is a town where science pushes the limits of what is thought to be theoretical. When there is more than one Azure Cove and its odd inhabitants the limits of reality become insubstantial. www.amazon.com/Many-Worlds-...

Most accurate graph of a writer's process.

Rabea Rogge, die erste deutsche Frau im All, hat einfach einen W20 mit rauf genommen. #PNPDE #Spaaace

John Flammang Schrank in a bunny suit?

A quick blog post about why I haven't been posting to the blog, but also about the conundrum of crunch time and focus versus dealing with real life: www.ianwelke.net/blog/2026/4/5/writing-and-crunch

Pete Hegseth Replaces Top General With Horse That Drinks Beer https://theonion.com/pete-hegseth-replaces-top-general-with-horse-that-drinks-beer/

The folks at Titancraft made officially licensed DRAW STEEL ancestries and set up a way to export cool popout tokens that work with the CODEX. FOR FREE! Make tokens here: titancraft.com Wishlist the Codex, make some heroes, and get ready to play on 4/6! store.steampowered.com/app/2902740/...

My birthday is tomorrow--April 3--and I know you want to celebrate by treating yourself to one of my books. Thank you! grimscribepress.com/daughters-of...

Love this amazing cover art from artist Kelly Lyon-King!

New video series from MCDM starring me and my brain and Jerry’s ability to make people look awesome! DUNGEON ADVICE! youtu.be/Dk4r7IaxpPE?...

Golden Ratio video. Now I want to watch Fringe again. So this is doubly good.