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Meta-Conversations: Umudked

            Tsevet comes in much the same way Kor did when I first met him: abruptly, in drama, making my home feel askew because it can�...

Meta-Conversations: Ina

            The Ai-Naidari I’m hoping to meet is new to me and I want to put her at ease, so I set out what passes for a formal table f...

Gamelit 39 (seed to sap)

            So that was good. In fact, he liked the way his parents were treating him lately… like he wasn’t a kid anymore. Wh...

Meta-Conversation: Corrected

            I may go where I please in Kherishdar, seen or unseen, and no place is barred to me… like an aunerai Exceptio...

January Updates!

Some quick updates! First, and most notably, the next Kickstarter will launch sometime in February (late, probably) for a second Jokka collection. You can sign up here to be n...

Gamelit 38 (everyone loves a)

            “Isn’t it capping?”

            “Hell yeah,” Fish...

Gamelit 37 (how much)

we have to go hard at this srlsy

stats are down

 

            Lucas snorted at his phone....

Return of the Jokka

Running Peradventure has caused several of you to revisit the Jokka stories (and some of you to read them for the first time!), and that has led, inevitably, to questions about the missing stories�...

Back in Time Tuesday: The Huntress Engaged

Going back the late 90s with this color pencil piece of one of my old D&D characters. The goal at the time was to imitate a Renaissance portrait of the kind I was studying in college, which oft...

Gamelit 36 (doing better)

            “Did this morning really happen?” Amanda asked later while Felix rubbed her feet. “Did our son tell us that we were suc...

2024 in Review, 2025 Goals!

My habit of long-standing is to spend New Year's Day doing a little of all the things I hope to do over the coming year, and this was derailed by a two-day fever and subsequent recuperation period....

Three Kings Day Sale! And memory lane

First and importantly: I have restored an old Livejournal tradition, the Three Kings Day Sale! Read about ...

Gamelit 35 (what is hope)

            When Thoroldaena’s player zoned into the game, his vital signs indicated high levels of stress—positive, perhaps, the way...

Merry Christmas, All!

From my household to yours, I hope you have a lovely holiday.❤️

Gamelit 34 (someone who changed my life)

            It had been so long since Ray had made his own breakfast that slouching out of bed and over to the kitchen to use it for some...

Gamelit 33 (poor Mollie)

            Mollie Mindelbray stared at the character customization screen and tried not to dwell on the sound of her nails clacking awkw...

Meta-Conversation: Why Now

           “Another one of these collections,” I say. “Why now? When I haven’t written another book in the canon yet?”

 &...

Back in Time Tuesday: Holiday Reese and Hirianthial

This one is probably 20+ years old? I can't find a date on it, but it looks about that old. 2002ish, maybe? I remember I intended it for a Christmas card image but never got around to using it... s...

Gamelit 32 (the delta between things)

            He checked briefly on Mom, who was shoulder-deep in centaurs, directing them as they started stacking up stones on one of the...

Meta-Conversation: Anchors

            The First Servant’s stole, when it’s not on someone’s shoulders, hangs in the yuvrini in Qev...

Tell Me Your Story Suggestions!

It is time to collect ideas for the next Fallowtide collection! This will be your (probably) final opportunity to get your questions answered canonically in a book about what happened during the 3-...

Gamelit 31 (back to work/fun)

I know it's Black Friday and I should be trying to sell you things, but I think I'll just give you things instead.😁

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Meta-Conversation: Why

            “When 2024-11-27 17:33:28 +0000 UTC View Post

What’s Up, Jaguar! (Going into the end of the year)

Surela 2 is done, and lots of you are already enjoying it (and lots of you have preordered the retail edition, and will be enjoying it shortly!). A reminder: 2024-11-26 13:15:00 +0000 UTC View Post

Gamelit 30 (what does it all mean)

We resume the gamelit after hiatus! Reminder that the index is here if Ray's recap wasn't enough to resituate yourself in the story: 2024-11-25 12:24:34 +0000 UTC View Post

Gamelit 29.5 - recap recap

From: mmindlebray@omengalaxica.com

To: 2024-11-23 13:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post

Meta-Conversations: Moderation

            “Talk to me about why I went looking for one word for moderation and I ended up with two,” I say.

&nbs...

Back in Time Tuesday: Priest and Dragon

I love oil painting, so I regret not having a good space to do it in. I ran into this tiny painting the other day and was surprised how much I still liked it! You can see some of the classical art ...

Surela 2 is live!

A few days early, on my shop; I was planning the 15th but I got it done faster than I planned. You can get it right now from my shop in ebook or paperback: 2024-11-13 17:29:37 +0000 UTC View Post

Any Word Requests?

Typo checks and first reader reports are coming in at a good clip on Surela 2 - thank you all! I'm going to start formatting this weekend and should have that wrapped up shortly.

Meanwhile, I...