Geekerati Radio This Monday Night!

The fine folks at Geekerati Radio (the podcast linked with Christian Lindke’s pop culture blog Cinerati) apparently didn’t learn their lesson when they interviewed me last year. They’ve asked me to appear on their show once more!

Tune in on Monday night, August 25, at 7 PM Pacific Time (9 PM Central for me), listen live, and call in with questions, please! You can always listen in later, of course, but this is your chance to put me on the spot and ask me questions about anything in front of the collective ears of the entire internet.

Kobold Quarterly Interview & Kovalic

Jeremy Jones, who sometimes comments around here, recently interviewed me for Kobold Quarterly, the magazine published by fellow Alliterate and all-round good guy Wolfgang Baur. For me, the highlight of the interview is the all-too-kind quote my pal John Kovalic gave Jeremy for the article. Go ahead and read it, wipe your eyes at the raw emotion, and then come back here.

Here’s the ironic part about the quote. In it, John answers Jeremy’s question about whether or not I’m the Nicest Guy in Gaming. (A scurrilous rumor at best.) John’s response deferentially leaves the title to me, but the sheer quality of it proves that John is actually far more deserving.

I chatted with Ken Hite about it at Gen Con, and there’s no longer any doubt. John is the undisputed king!

(And I’m having him write blurbs for anything else I ever do.)

Vacation Unplugged

IMGP3795.JPGMy latest post for Storytellers Unplugged is up. This month, I talk about the vacation I took between Comic-Con and Gen Con, as well as what it’s like to try to leave the office behind. I’m never very successful at it, sadly, but that’s just fine.

Here’s a shot of my office for about 10 days of that time. It came with Wi-Fi via a nearby satellite dish–but no running water.

Gamers and Goldfarb

Michael Goldfarb, an aide to John McCain, recently wrote a blog post about the flap over whether or not McCain stole his “cross in the dirt” anecdote from legendary author Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn. While trying to make his point that the similarities between the stories are perfectly plausible, he writes:

It may be typical of the pro-Obama Dungeons & Dragons crowd to disparage a fellow countryman’s memory of war from the comfort of mom’s basement, but most Americans have the humility and gratitude to respect and learn from the memories of men who suffered on behalf of others.

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I’m Baaack!

I got back from Gen Con last night after three and a half weeks on the road, and I’m suffering from a self-inflicted case of happily exhausted. I launched this summer voyage with a quick trip out to the first couple days of Comic-Con, then spiraled into two and a half weeks of a working vacation in the Northwoods, followed by a power dive through Gen Con. I’m still digging through a backlog of mail, bills, e-mails, etc., but I hope to be back on track soon. Regular posts should start again from there.

Sullivan’s Olympics

My fellow Alliterate and good friend Steve Sullivan has a wacky idea he calls The Tournament of Death. He’s challenging himself to write a fantasy novella inspired by this year’s Olympic games while the games are going on–and then post each chapter as he goes.

Be sure to check up on him as he goes!

Diana Jones Award Ceremony

The time and place of this year’s Diana Jones Award ceremony have been set. If you are an adventure gaming industry professional who will be attending Gen Con, you are cordially invited. If you do not have the details yet, drop me an e-mail, and I’ll send you a note with everything you need to know to attend. Thanks!

(Sorry, folks, but it’s not open to the general public.)