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February has hit hard already. Between a chaotic work schedule, wild weather swings, and the world’s usual curveballs, it’s been a lot. I hope those of you who keep coming back have been staying safe and warm (or cool if you’re in the southern hemisphere). I’ve accomplished less than I’d planned, but I’m still on…
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I hope you all are having a great New Year and that it is treating you well. With everything going on in the world, and while trying to live a normal life, it can be a bit overwhelming and sometimes even feel impossible. We do the best we can with what we have and hope…
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I had absolutely no plans to run a cyberpunk campaign anytime soon. Then I started reading Monte Cook’s Neon Rain for the Cypher System. Cyberpunk 2077 is one of, if not my favorite, video games, and it’s what really made me fall in love with the genre. So when I saw there was a Cypher…
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Happy New Year! The holidays have come and gone, vacation’s over, and it’s back to nights-and-weekends work mode. I’ve set some ambitious goals for 2026, and January’s already off to a solid start. Here’s what’s on the agenda this month. Going Home I finished refining this noir revenge horror short and I’m submitting it to…
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Over the course of summer and fall 2025, I kind of wrote a book. A first draft manuscript, at least. It started as a short story idea, but the more I thought about how to tell it, the more it grew. And grew. And suddenly, it became a novel. Let Sleeping Gods Lie is probably…
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I originally intended to put out a single 2026 update near New Year’s, but as I started collecting my thoughts, it quickly became clear that it would turn into a very long post. More importantly, I wouldn’t really be able to do justice to some of the things I’m genuinely excited about without them getting…
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We had a blast with this one-shot. It was really good to have a light-hearted session after running and playing in much more serious and high stakes games. This takes place after the story hook posted previously. I hope you enjoy! Dramatis Personae CASPER FIRESTONE The laziest warlock you’ve ever seen. Casper floats everywhere because…
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Session Two was a lot of fun and, while a little janky, the transcription bot worked so I was able to capture as much as possible. I hope you enjoy. The morning of November 17th, 2025, had been a trial by fire, sometimes literally, given the state of the Institute. The new staff had stumbled…
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November has come and gone, and somehow I hit my goals again, plus a bonus short story to finish out the month. The views and returning readers continue to blow me away. Thank you. I’m still very much an amateur writer, so the fact that strangers on the internet take time to read my work,…
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As November winds down, I’ve been thinking about how far this little site has come in such a short time. I launched it in early October with no expectations beyond having a place to put my work. Somehow, in just under two months, it’s already seen more visitors and more activity than I ever imagined…
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