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Oscar
Publisher and Chief Editor of The Ugly Monster and Getting Into Chess. News junkie. Music lover. Game fanatic. Anti-conservative. Societal disaster.
Writers
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Erica Lindquist
Writer, editor, and occasional ball of anxiety for Loose Leaf Stories and The RPGuide.
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Aron Christensen
Author and Storyteller for The RPGuide.
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Matteo Menapace
Game design and climate breakdown https://ma.tteo.me (he/him)
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MadJay Zero
Freelance game designer, professional gamemaster, and host of the Diceology podcast. I throw dice at the world. https://playfearless.substack.com/
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J. Stanford-Carey
UX Designer, Board Game Designer, and all around dork. www.playmoviecues.com
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Melissa Rose Rogers
A writer of speculative fiction, light and dark. Board games make her smile.
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Todd Cutrona
Husband, Father, Teacher, Sad but Faithful Fan of the Atlanta Falcons, and lover of most things Geek.
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Zombienoxx
I’m a german competitive Magic player and software engineer - both with over 15 years of experience. I write about standard and software engineering.
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I'm Counting
I’m counting is a one-person board game writer to help unpack what makes games great.
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Oscar Smith
A Philosophy, Politics and Economics undergraduate at the University of Warwick who loves playing board games and listening to jazz. (He/Him)
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Christopher Santine
I write because I am perpetually curious about the world. Staff writer for The Riff, The Ugly Monster, Fanfare and The Dream Journal.
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Jessie Staffler
Creative Writer looking to make money writing. Prefers to write stuff based on fantasy, Sci fi and horror
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Extra-Planar Backup Memory
I’m Jussi Kenkkilä and I’m a long-time RPG player and GM. I’ve recently started to publish my creations and I want to organize my ideas for my players.
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Dylan Toy
I’m a dyslexic writer who spends too much time thinking about DnD, Warhammer, and other nerdy pursuits.
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Aaron Rudin
I write about the things I like which often include Music, Philosophy, Magic: the Gathering, Kingdom Hearts, and more.
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Michael A Gold
Michael writes about history, religion, and the Bible. He lives in Minneapolis with his wife and Netflix account.
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Ankit Buddhiraju
MBA ‘21 at Stanford. I like uncovering how different fields of knowledge draw on the same universal principles.
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Heather Veley
Writer, comic lover, and chronic coffee drinker.
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Jordy Q.
Interaction designer, Hobbyist game designer & other useless things
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Schvercraft
Experimenting with my favorite tabletop RPGs.
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Megan J
writing about my interests, LGBTQ+ liberation, feminism, racial justice, and more
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Mini Navies
I’m a deep-tech founder, collector of miniature 1/1250-scale ship models, part-time wargamer, and naval history enthusiast
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sean f. smith / he, him
magician, writer, games master
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Timothy Pecoraro
Medium Top Writer. Video game Journalist, programmer. If you want to know what to read, watch, or play you will find it here. Along with a bunch of Tech stuff.
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BoardGameNerd
A board game enthusiast and author.
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Elias Hernandez
stay blessed
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Rhiannin Bunney
I’m a freelance writer interested in politics, society, and life in general. I’m here to think, explore, and learn.
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Rachael Arsenault
Rachael Arsenault is a Canadian author from Prince Edward Island. She is a hippie at heart, a D&D nerd, and a pun enthusiast.
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Chad Parenteau
Poet for Hire. Link to buy my new book, The Collapsed Bookshelf, available via my website: www.chadparenteaupoetforhire.com
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Jacob ._.'
Just a Game Dev blogging about charity bundles. We keep going.
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RaeSoSun
in my head or one of the Final Fantasy games, most of the time / https://ko-fi.com/raesun / https://www.twitch.tv/raesosun
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Cariad Jones
Near hopeless unknown aspiring novelist
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The Ramble
A conversational style blog, mostly about tv and movies As well as the occasional random opinion piece
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lussvontrier
Seen 2500+ Movies, IG @lussvontrier
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Alexia Mandeville
game designer | writing about game design & building products | www.bodeville.com | prev: Niantic, Oculus | twitter: @flexmandeville
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Pooja Singh
A fervent supporter of arts, cultural and linguistic studies.
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nomfwanime
I’m a writer obsessed with anime, and my friends don’t care. So, here we are.
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Esperance A Mulonda
I am a college graduate in biology who just happens to love movies, philosophy, books, learning and languages.
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Erika W. Van Domelen
Welcome friends! Here you will find gaming reviews, tips and insights as well as the occasional inspirational and motivational listicle.
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Lady Horatia
Graduate of Arts from Padova. I write about whatever I feel like. Lover of films, TV shows, video games, and books. Consider supporting me with donations.
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Dash
Living and breathing at the murderous crossroads of culture, class, caste, video games, critical theory, chai and cats.
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Uber Toque
I read a lot and write about that reading I suppose… Among other things.
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Jasmin James
Photojournalist and narrative non-fiction writer
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Sahifa Syifa
pretending to be a functioning member of society
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Ben Thompson
Writer, Hotel Employee, New YouTuber and Full Time Nerd. Just writing about what I find important and what is interesting. https://twitter.com/ben_thom2392
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Sam Hollon
Worldbuilder. Design thinker. Improv performer. Computational social scientist. Writes on creativity, storytelling, and tabletop game design.
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Giulia Picciau
Passionate about storytelling in all of its forms. Disconnected rambles about pop culture and music. Come visit at https://garrickzanna.com
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Sebastian Chumbes
Life Student obsessed with films, comics, and music; who will gladly die in his grave preaching that Edgar wright is all-time's greatest filmmaker.
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Shrita Nyapathi
An undergrad student who indulges in excessive dilettantism, using TV as an escape and writing about it occassionally when it moves me enough.
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Faithe J Day
Writer, Creator, and Educator. Millennial and Internet Expert. Learn more at https://fjday.com
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Patrick Crawford
"Top" Writer in Movies and Television. Is this title an apt descriptor? I suppose I'll let you, dear reader, be the judge of that.
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Terry Allen
Speculative Fiction writer and blogger from SC. You can find more of his work at terryallenwrites.com or buy him a coffee at ko-fi.com/terryallen17164
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Nick Bundarin
Hey, Cakes and Cookies! Taking myself less seriously one story at a time. Lover of the weird, horrific and the fantastical. A touch of nerd is my cherry on top.
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Hafsa Hashmey
A writer, an artist, and no - not a robot. Unless I'm in a social setting. Then beep boop bop.
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Douglas D'Avila Steinmetz
Fin de siecle, bookworm and underground publishing. Studying Liberal Arts @ Birkbeck, London
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Scott Gladstein
Game Developer (Little Red Goblin Games LLC), MBA, Absurdist, Nerd, Indie Dude, Comic Reviewer, and SCA Rapier Fencer.
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Caleb-K
(Currently on Hiatus :( )I keep writing its like a high. I just cant help myself. Won't be a bore no matter the weather. Words on words on...
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NeuroMyths
Heroes, villains, comic books, movies, TV shows, video games. Reviews, analysis, lists and all the good stuff you want. What's not to like?
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Michelle Kwan
Aspiring Narrative Designer/Game Writer + Avid Storyteller. I mostly write about games, but sometimes I go off-track and write about other things too.
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Brian Scott Horne
Biologist, writer, skeptic
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PulledApartFlatWhite
Chronic dreamer. Self-proclaimed poet, writer, and artist. Lover of art in all its myriad forms.
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marcel
a serial lover. i like to write about movies, literature and my blessings!
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Ilias Tsopelas
It's all good, man
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Jurnee
A psychologist who explores life and mental health through the lens of media. I also explore them on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@pixelpondering
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MOON PIE 🌛 🥧
Freelance writer of 10+ years and new medium blogger. ( For World Build consultation, Editing services, or ghostwriting services visit jellydragon623@gmail.com)
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Cian McGrath
Mostly writing about movies.
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Ini-Iso Adiankpo
Creative Writer ✨ Football Writing and Stories ⚽ Movies and Fandoms 🍿Former Content Specialist at UK edutainment website, Kidadl
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Yusuf Ali
Graphics | Data | Languages | Movies | Books | Poems | Fiction
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Keith Price
Gamerboy 🎮| Tech-Enthusiast 💻| Cinemaholic 🎞️| DCU Superfan 🦸🏾‍♂️| Enjoy my content? Show some support over at Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/keithwritescontent
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RJ Dyer
Just a guy who loves to write. Don't mind him.
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Ben Copeland
Hey! A fan of video games, literature and most forms of media. Talking about stories is my passion. Sci-fi nerd and Nintendo gremlin. Thanks for reading.
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Dark Aether
Freelance writer, essayist, and pop culture fiend covering strange, obscure and interesting curios. Morbidly curious. Not Dead Yet. @TheGrimAether
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Steven Paul Winkelstein
Steven is a designer who focuses on digital products and creative projects with a social purpose.
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Elvia M.
Writer and book collector with an endless TBR shelf.
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Olivia Joan
beautiful princess with a disorder. essayist. abjection enjoyer and advocate. madwoman. any pronouns. reviewer for HIVE magazine. https://linktr.ee/oliviajoan
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Andrea Blythe
Author, poet, game writer, and lover of the fantastical, horrifying, and weird. (She/her) https://linktr.ee/andreablythe
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W.C. Crane
Sharing a lifetime of happy accidents. Writing, games, and running against a backdrop of bad decisions.
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Miguel Melendez Calero
I occasionally write about tech, games, people and policy. Also, Baltimore.
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Olly Lovatt
A writer, working his way, one word at a time, towards a white 1986 Ferrari Testarossa and a Miami sunset.
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Illmatical
Writer and Director - Queens native, Down by law. 無敵將軍.