Revisiting the NSR

The term NSR has evolved into something of its own, thanks almost entirely to the efforts and passion of Yochai Gal, but over the years I’ve gotten a few recurring questions about some of the points from my original NSR post. It feels like its time to come back and put all my thoughts from …

Zinequest Guest Post 4

Hi friends! I put up an open offer to mutuals on twitter to talk about whats exciting them this Zinequest. The first one is here, the second here, and the third here. Today I have the pleasure of sharing some great picks from Clayton. Enjoy! My Late ZineQuest Three  By Clayton Notestine Are we surprised? My most-anticipated …

Zinequest Guest Post 3

Hi friends! I put up an open offer to mutuals on twitter to talk about whats exciting them this Zinequest. The first one is here. The second is here. Derek (he’s great and you should follow him too) was kind enough to join in. Enjoy! I Hate Listicles But I’ll Make One For Zine Quest: A …

Zinequest Guest Post 2!

Hi friends! I put up an open offer to mutuals on twitter to talk about whats exciting them this Zinequest. The first one is here.  Joe (who you should also definitely follow) was kind enough to respond as well. Enjoy! ZQ3 Is Destroying My Life and It Hurts So Good By Joe DeSimone Preamble: I’m currently …

Guest Post!

Hi friends! I put up an open offer to mutuals on twitter to talk about whats exciting them this Zinequest. Amanda (who you should definitely follow) was kind enough to respond. Enjoy! Some Zines I am Excited About, Briefly, And In No Order By Amanda Lee Franck Isometric Blanks by Geoff (Fish in the Pot) …

Zinequest 2021

Zinequest is once again upon us, and so I’m resurrecting the blog. For ease of reference I’ll be tracking all Zinequest projects and updating this page daily. Please use backer and funding numbers as guides rather than current figures as I won’t be updating throughout the day. For comparison all values are in USD and …

The Rapture of Bastion

Phosphene beneath the depths! If Bastion is the electric light of progress above, Phosphene is the light of pressure below. It is New York to Bastion’s London. Beauty in the halls of power hiding cracks and leaks at the edges. People scrabbling for their next meal under the shadow of new invention. Opportunity and danger …

Helen Gould

For the readers out there, who are you and what do you do? My name is Helen Gould, and I’m a freelance writer/editor/sensitivity reader. I do a lot of work with indie TTRPGs – it’s a lot more of my workload than I thought it would be when I first went freelance! – and I’m …

Brent Jans

For the readers out there, who are you and what do you do? My name is Brent Jans and I am a TTRPG blogger and reviewer, and for about the last eight or nine years I have also worked as a freelance editor for TTRPGs. How did you originally get into roleplaying games? I actually …

Live Free or Zinequest

Hello everyone! Apologies for not getting the master list updated last night. Had a couple more things to do than planned and fell asleep in front of my computer. Zinequest did not care! At last post we were at 145 zines. Tonight the list will be up to at least 220, maybe higher. It’s been …