Author: Gary Gygax Publisher: TSR, 1985, 348 pages I’ve been playing Dungeons & Dragons since the late 1980s. I knew who Gary Gygax was, of course, but somehow I never knew he wrote books. Until one day at my local Goodwill, I happened to come across the first four books in the Greyhawk world with the first two written by Gygax. I was surprised and excited. … [Read more...]
At the Movies: Bird Box
A Conversation With Aaron and Elaine Vail R (PG-13 with VidAngel) | 2h 4min Director: Susanne Bier Stars: Sandra Bullock, Trevante Rhodes, John Malkovich, Sarah Paulson This is actually a two-part review. We haven’t watched an R rated movie in more than 22 years. It’s a personal preference and we know we’re in the minority. VidAngel … [Read more...]
Sexism in Publishing
I recently read an article at upworthy.com (from March 2017) about how one used bookstore decided to bring light to the imbalance of male and female authors of fiction for Women’s History Month. They decided to turn all the male authors' books backward so that only the pages faced outward. This left all the female-authored books normal to view so they would stand out … [Read more...]
Author Highlight: Gary Gygax
Photo Courtesy of Wikipedia July 27, 1938-March 4, 2008 There really isn’t enough space in this paper to fully explain the importance of this man in the tabletop gaming industry. His work is epic, but I’ll try to keep it short and to the point. You might not have even … [Read more...]
Reading for Pleasure, Not Judgment
Pleasure reading, which I’ll define as reading when not required to, seems to be a niche activity. Either people are doing it and not talking about it or not doing it at all. Or maybe my introvert circle is too small. Within the pleasure reading community there are, apparently, as I’ve recently discovered, those who only read nonfiction books. I’m not here to tell … [Read more...]
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