Tag: dungeonsanddragons
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The Last Night – a D&D 5e Short Story
A fictionalized slice of life excerpt from my Tuesday Dungeons & Dragons campaign, The Winding Wanderers.
Blake is Reading.
Have book, will travel
Reviews, Opinions, & Sounding Boards
This blog started as a result of my desire to just talk about all the books I love and all the ways they inspire me. While all the posts will of course be chock full of my own opinions and ruminations on my favorite books, I really want to hear from other people too! Please reply if something in a post speaks to you, but also if you disagree in some way; I’d love to talk with you. Happy reading!
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Recent Posts
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2023 Media Round Up
Another year gone, another year of reading, watching, and playing to reflect on. Last year, I focused my end-of-year round-up purely on my reading, as that is obviously the original focus of this blog. A year later, I now know I’d equally like to give credence to video games and television shows as well for…
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Tears of the Kingdom – Nintendo Captures Lightning in a Bottle… Then They Do It Again
The thirty-seven year legacy of The Legend of Zelda has enabled millions to explore like they always wanted to. In a world increasingly covered in cement and metal, the appeal of a fantastical fight to stop a malevolent ecological disaster from spreading is abundantly clear.
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I Am Told
Hi everyone – been a while. If you follow me on Instagram, I’ve been fairly vocal about all sorts of the societal… issues that have honestly really gotten in the way of my writing. I promise, though, that my reading has not and will never be slowed. While I still ponder my next long-form blog
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The Shadow of the Gods – John Gwynne’s Inspired Take on Norse Mythology
We get to know our main characters in isolation, learning about their varied backgrounds, bonds, and motivations. Gwynne leaves just enough hints to allow readers to connect some of the dots on their own before their storylines begin to converge. Eventually, as all of their destinations start syncing up, it becomes clear that there’s more…
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