One of my favorites to sell out of and then restock again and again and again…! 🫶

What are you made of? 1. cheese & charm 2. thorns & darkness 3. molecules & music 4. fog & fatigue

D&D royalty Anjali Bhimani is coming to Boston and she wants to play D&D with you! Come watch the show, or apply to be one of the players at the table. Hosted by yours truly on 10/2! (We’re already 2/3 sold out after less than 3 hours don’t wait on this I beg you) www.eventbrite.com/e/1685849303...

If you don't feel like yourself today, choose a disguise to wear into the world: - forlorn tugboat captain - unemployed rock bassist - librarian of darkness - moss witch - slightly sexy shrub - large boulder the size of a small boulder

this morning i saw a con program with this panel description: “where does romance fit in speculative fiction?” now, i’m not naming the con—i’ve contacted them, hopefully they’ll change it—but since they’re not alone in framing questions like this, we’re going to talk about why it sucks actually 🧵

Show up! Alix says so! bit.ly/4p29bQo

Celebrating a year of @sidequestbooks.bsky.social with a fun one shot of MAZES from @9thlevelgames.bsky.social !!

We’re @alixeharrow.bsky.social for the Boston tour stop for “The Everlasting”! @melissacaruso.bsky.social will be moderating! It’s all happening at @artsatthearmory.bsky.social on Nov 5! I’ll be screaming about this not only for the next two months but also until I die probably! Tix in bio!

I keep forgetting to post stuff here but OH YEAH HEY LOOK I’m putting 5 incredible authors through an actual play at Bow Market tonight! Come along if you’re in town and up for a show!

Shout out to diversebooks.org for this great list of diverse books about magic schools, just in time for back-to-school reading! I am familiar with many of these great titles, and will be sure to check out the rest!

"The exercise of imagination is dangerous to those who profit from the way things are because it has the power to show that the way things are is not permanent, not universal, not necessary." — Ursula K. Le Guin

Friend of mine had an approach to being a player which was "Pull the lever, drink the potion." Find the thing that needs doing and do it.

would you still love me if I was a wyrm 🐉

If you are heading to PAX Unplugged this year do not sleep on Games on Demand. We're already at volunteer capacity and this GM list is something to be excited about. The titles are going to be varied and our line is going to get full at times. Very full.

If you agree with this take, good news (and also stay tuned...) because I'm running the Tabletop Train Jam again this fall! And here are last year's submissions in case you just can't wait until then: itch.io/jam/tabletop...

Exclusive! Rascal @lincodega.com was thrilled to be the first to sit down with game designer @lulavampiro.bsky.social and author @fondalee.bsky.social to talk about the upcoming tabletop RPG, Streets of Jade, based on Lee's bestselling Green Bone Saga.

I just backed Midnight Mystics: An Anthology of Fantasy Comics By Black Women on @kickstarter.com! Want to see this at Side Quest? Me too!! www.kickstarter.com/projects/844...

Setting aside the ethical and environmental concerns of AI, I'm really offended by a bunch of elite dudes telling us our minds aren't good enough when they've had to steal everything human minds have created to create their pretend mind and it doesn't even work right!

I am excited to be the one to drop this link here jeeyonshim.itch.io/have-i-been-...

Diving into game design, Daggerheart, Dungeons & Dragons, genre, and what makes a fantasy heartbreaker good enough to break your heart, @lincodega.com writes about their impressions of the new tabletop RPG from Darrington Press and comes away impressed.

i want a girl with a short skirt and a

Hey, so we’re not gonna carry Dramione fanfic. Thanks, crew! #translivesmatter

You are cordially invited to our Anti-Prime Sale, where every purchase will financially support bookstores, NOT billionaires 🥳

Today is our big Pride collab TTRPG event between @sidequestbooks.bsky.social and @bostongaymers.bsky.social !! I'm running a fun little game by @gilarpgs.bsky.social called OMEN. A one-shot rules-lite game about the end of the world! Super excited to give this a run!

Sword lesbian but in the sense that she's like. Metaphorically the sword. People talk about her in the way wise old blacksmiths who hate making swords talk about their work. "Oh she's so beautiful but also horrible and shouldn't exist"

"It's fine because the executive order is still barred in blue states." Folks, PEOPLE IN RED STATES DESERVE HUMAN RIGHTS TOO, AND LOTS OF IMMIGRANTS AND MARGINALIZED PEOPLE DIRECTLY IMPACTED BY THE EO LIVE IN RED STATES.

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it's the last week of pride month and there's still signed copies available! if you're in Boston, check out @sidequestbooks.bsky.social and @narrativebookshop.bsky.social, or if you can't make the trip you can get a signed copy through Brookline Booksmith!

I have this starter pack of great black TTRPG designers. Give them a follow! If you are a black TTRPG designer who wants to be included on the list, let me know! go.bsky.app/TSmxwUa

"We're recruiting for a great engineer who's crazy about AI!" Well I'm recruiting for a cambric shirt without no seams nor needlework. I'm recruiting for an acre of land between the salt water and the sea sand.

We are truly SO psyched for this one — we read an early copy of the book and it’s SO GOOD!!

If you’re in the Boston area and you like audiobooks, walking and fellow bookish nerds, come join us for our Audiobook Walk Club this summer! 9:30am on Sundays at Bow Market 🤓🐉 RSVP! bit.ly/4jG1Hyq #booksky

This series lives in my head rent-free and I cannot WAIT for book 2...!

It's just words and you're just meat and nothing actually matters. Now go write your book.

So nice to meet you and chat for a bit!

We're proud to announce that Possum Creek will be publishing LAST TRAIN TO BREMEN by @seaexcursion.itch.io. Four doomed musicians flee from the devil in this dramatic RPG, soon to be available in print for the first time! bit.ly/bremen_bk

As someone raised Quaker, I say: hell yeah, fuck the Telegraph

Remember: transphobes really don't want you to misuse this form. It would be TERRIBLE to them if you did that.

I know this isn't your usual #ttrpg #castingcall but I’m moderating panels about nerdy parenting in the hellscape we call reality, & I need a few more panelists for #GenCon, #GameHoleCon, & #PaxUnplugged! I'm working with @ttrpgkids.com for these panels, and our GenCon event is almost sold out!

Cannot WAIT for this one, fam…!

Our June in-person events calendar is live ✨ As always, we are excited to continue featuring lots of queer designers and stories, especially during #pride 🌈🦄🏳️‍⚧️ month. Tickets available here: linktr.ee/worlds4all

In speculative fiction, the hills are alive...sometimes literally. Here are five engaging short stories that unfold on the slopes of hills and mountains by @amalelmohtar.com, @jhameia.bsky.social, and more! reactormag.com/five-sff-sto...

tag urself i'm "liberate the prisoners held at the petting zoo"

Submissions for our next themed issue, GODS & MONSTERS, open July 1 through July 30! “Beyond the fringes of our knowledge lie divine, sacred, and unknowable forces. When these beings cross over into our reality, we know them as gods and monsters... /

We do! We do! Come grab a copy!

If you don't enjoy writing, maybe being a writer isn't for you. That's okay! Most people are not writers. People become writers because they like to write. Otherwise they do other things with their time. AI will never solve the fact that you do not like to write.

LOVE finishing up a side quest with some pinball 😉

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I'm doing an AMA about THE INCANDESCENT on Reddit right now! Come and join in - there's even a giveaway. www.reddit.com/r/Fantasy/co...

Hearing the Heaving Bosoms podcast hosts squee about how wonderful @tkingfisher.com is makes me very happy. (This week's episodes are about Paladin's Strength!) bleav.com/shows/heavin...