David Given Schwarm

D&D Encounters – Adventure League from Alakazam Comics once again entered the far North of Faerun for some Rime of the Frostmaiden action! This week we had DM Richard, Osho, Nesher, Brian, Jordan, and Me making up the Order of the Awakened Moose. Last week this Awakened Kobold surrendered to the Order of the Awakened…

Everything that can be thought at all can be thought clearly. Everything that can be said can be said clearly.

I⁠nspiration for all of the fantasy work I have done stems directly from the love my father showed when I was a lad, for he spent many hours telling me stories he made up as he went along, tales of cloaked old men who could grant wishes, of magic rings and enchanted Swords, or wicked sorcerers…

Eggplant Curry – South Indian Brinjal Curry I did not have curry leaves, but this still made a very delicious dinner.

Radiance by Grace Draven My rating: 3 of 5 stars I think that this came out of the Vaginal Fantasy Reading Group (man, do I miss that VFRG –constantly hilarious and gave me some great book that there is no way I would have found any other way). This book is not that great–a fairly…

This week at D&D Encounters – Adventure League – Covid Edition (on Roll20 & Discord) the Order of the Awakened Moose continued their exploration of Farun’s frozen north. We entered a town where the mines had been taken over by kobolds–having to lock our Mouse, Mummy, and Holly Bush outside the town to prevent freaking…

Underland: A Deep Time Journey by Robert Macfarlane My rating: 4 of 5 stars Fantastic. Amazing science, playful travel, extreme everything. This is a very good book–very British–very Chatwinian. Super solid read & highly recommended. View all my reviews