Every podcast asks for a review to put on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts. I listen on Pocket Casts which as far as i’m aware, only allows me to rate. I plan to write a review, and I’ll be posting them here as well. Podcast: Reading Glass Status: Ongoing Website:https://maximumfun.org/podcasts/reading-glasses/ Reading... Continue Reading →
The R&R of July 2025
I’ve decided to do a bit of Reflection and talk about Recreations for July 2025. It was the first month where I’ve fully felt like I’ve not only read more but also written more. There’s still a part of me getting used to this blog as a space to type whatever kind rests in my... Continue Reading →
My Excitement On a Few Free RPG Day 2025 Products – Part 1
Free RPG Day 2025 just passed at the time of me drafting this. My friend and I visited enjoyed a mini scavenger hunt at our local friendly game store, where we were rewarded with a bag of RPG products. While I do not want to put out my full thoughts until I play them. I... Continue Reading →
Thoughts On – “The Game Master’s Handbook of Proactive Roleplaying: Guidelines and Strategies for Running PC-Driven Narratives in 5E Adventures” by Jonah Fishel & Tristen Fishel
175 words or less, thoughts and feelings that I had after reading the book After GMing for about 12 years, reading countless articles, and watching several videos to help me improve my craft; there’s always some advice that gets to me saying “I didn’t thought about it like that”. This book helped bring a new... Continue Reading →
Thoughts On – “Alien: Inferno’s Fall” by Clara Carija, Philippa Ballantine
175 words or less, thoughts and feelings that I had after reading the book To preface, I do not keep up with the Alien series, I watch the first two.1 I enjoyed Alien and Aliens for different reasons. The book feels like a blend between the two. There’s the horror of small underpowered family of... Continue Reading →
Thoughts On – “Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism” by Sarah Wynn-Williams
175 or fewer thoughts on the book I just read The previous book was a tense horror. When I finished this book, I was filled with a even greater dread than before. A stark reminder that despite marketing promotion and social post, that social media is a business. A real world tale that recants the... Continue Reading →
Thoughts On – “The Ritual” by Adam Nevill
175 words or less, thoughts and feelings that I had after reading the book This was my first horror novel in my adult life, at least as far as I can remember. When I place down the book, I smiled thinking, “maybe I should be on the look out for more,” While I do not... Continue Reading →
Thoughts On – Sir Hereward and Mister Fitz: Stories of the Witch Knight and the Puppet Sorcerer by Garth Nix
175 words or less, thoughts and feelings regarding the book This anthology of short stories telling the adventures of two heroes in a vein similar to Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser by Franz Lieber. As with such short stories, the primary appeal of the two heroes must be strong with little time to focus on... Continue Reading →
Chaos Dwarves and Enjoying Limitations
A telling of the bet to paint Dwarves and probably why I like Taskmaster.
Thoughts On – The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Plane
When I can hear the author's voice, I get hooked. It could be due that i've watched his videos or the fact that I have heard the podcast the book evolved from, either way in John Green's "The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet" I heard his voice. THe review format is a wonderful... Continue Reading →