In which a simple question from a book about tidying the home causes reflection and invites me to act on my New Year’s resolution to write more.
Author: Darold Ross
The Gazing Pools of the Seven Daughters
This is a sample entry from a new game I’m working on. It’s a solo journalling game about a traveler who is retracing the steps of a journey his lost lover took long ago. The player visits various locations tied to a postcard they received from that lover and journal about the experience they had.
Brick by Brick
I look back on a year of flexing old muscles, creating in the face of fear, and making something to prove to myself that I can still do this. The final result of that year is this zine and a path forward.
Diving in the Fullness
In which I finally get around to articulating the ideas that have been taking root in me this year and which bloomed in part because of XOXO.
Recapping My XOXO 2019 Experience
A recap of my experiences at XOXO 2019 in which I talk about a bunch of cool stuff that happened, cool people I met, and cool things that inspired me.
XOXO, Fog, and Navigating by Starlight
On my way back to XOXO, I reflect on where the last year has taken me, what has changed, and what has stayed the same. I talk about looking for a way through the fog, finding stars in the night, and navigating to a better place.
Choice Zine Quest Zines
Throughout February, Kickstarter held their first ever Zine Quest, a month of projects that harken back to the days of old-school zines and gaming. It shall also henceforth be known as the month I spent too much money on gaming zines! I wanted to write up a list of the […]
My 2018 in Gaming
This year, I really dove in to tabletop RPGs and explored the hobby much more deeply than I did in 2017. I ran or played 55 games in 2018: Call of Cthulhu (Ran: 3) Monsterhearts (Ran: 9 / Played: 12) Monster of the Week (Ran: 2 / Played: 1) Star […]
November Means Home
November is one of my favorite times of the year. Though Halloween and Christmas usually get center stage, November has so much to offer and there are definitely reasons why you should take time to appreciate this wonderful time of the year.
NaNoWriMo Once Again
With the first of November comes National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) and my annual frenzy of creativity. Each November, I make at least a passing attempt to write a 50,000 word novel in the course of thirty days. This will mark my eleventh(!) year of getting in the NaNo spirit, […]
XOXO and the Storm
I went to XOXO in September and had an amazing time, but I felt like there was something missing. Here I talk through my feelings around XOXO, navigating personal transformation, and my selfish desire for a storm.
A New Personal Project
This weekend, I started on a new personal project. To be honest, it’s my only personal project right now, and it’s the first personal project in a long while that I’ve sunk any kind of significant time into. And I have no idea what I’m doing.