David Given Schwarm

Married, Father, United

Author: David Schwarm

  • Jera

  • Generosity

    If you wish to help someone, give secretly and avoid arrogance.
    – St Ephrem

  • Troubles

    Do not let your troubles disturb your trust in God.
    – St Mary MacKillop

  • Biography of X by Catherine Lacey (Goodreads Author), Cassandra Campbell (Narrator)

    Biography of XBiography of X by Catherine Lacey
    My rating: 4 of 5 stars

    A fun, massively metafiction with all sorts of excellent art world references. Strongly recommended to seniors in English programs with a focus on feminist literature.

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  • Remembering God

    Remember God more often than you breath.
    – St Gregory of Nazianzen

  • Salvation

    The Lord is loving unto man, and swift to pardon, but slow to punish. Let no man therefore despair of his own salvation.
    – St Cyril of Jerusalem

  • On Interns, Kind Lilac, & Dylan’s Return

    Keys From The Golden Vault, live from Alakazam Comics in Irvine, CA, continues this week with the fifth heist, Tockworth’s Clockwork. The party explores the Underdark, finds a mushroom farm, battles black pudding, and arrives at the barricades outside the gnome city.

    Carolus Rex the Eyeless (Paladin played by Adam) is based on Scarecrow. Filled member of the Golden Vault.
    Julie Newman (Ranger played by Lance) is Ra’s al Ghul. Plated member of the Golden Vault.
    Snow on the Mountain (Fighter played by Lewis) is mentored by Two-Face. Plated member of the Golden Vault.
    Swallow the River (Cleric played by Brian) is a follower of Zoltec the Crocodile god of death from Chult. Filled member of the Golden Vault.
    Top Card (Rogue played by Glenn) is Cat Women without the slapstick. Filled member of the Golden Vault.
    Trixie (Wizard played by Dylan) is a chromatic orb casting, fire breathing familiar member of the Golden Vault.

    I still have the best dice in D&D.

    Table is crowded and we keep inviting more players to the game–Rock was back from Vermont, New York, and Canada. Dylan returned from Australia.

    My table has the WORST minis. Ever. It is like they are not even trying!

    Not much from this weeks DM Notebook.

  • God’s Wisdom

    I knew nothing; I was nothing. For this reason God picked me out.
    – St Catherine Laboure

  • Faith

    Don’t be anxious about what you have, but about what you are.
    – St Pope Gregory the Great

  • Six of Cups & Eight of Pentacles