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Here’s a quick update from my frantic life schedule this month:
First, my wife and I sold our house, so we’ll be moving very soon. This is beyond crazy right now.
UPDATE! The buyer backed out of the deal. This is the third time this has happened to us! Well, at least things will be slightly less [...]

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This blog’s seen unusual activity and content in the last couple weeks. I think, amid the criticism from me and from others, it’s worth re-stating what it is I’m positive about, and what I do all this stuff for.
For me, participating in this thing called role-playing games is about one thing, and that one thing’s [...]

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This site is likely to see changes soon. In the mean time, moderating is frustrating. 
If you want to post on threads, post with your name. First name is fine. Full name is welcome.
Replies with pseudonyms, handles, nicknames and so on will be deleted from now on.
If this prevents you from posting positive comments or questions, [...]

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For a lot longer than my day-old post (previous post), I’ve been aware that I am known, particularly in online communities, as that guy who wants to “un-geek” role-playing games. This is true, but that’s not what those people mean.
What they mean is that I’m a quixotic jackass who’s filled with self-loathing and shame, who [...]

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This week has been strange. I’ve been working my ass off (put in about 14 hours yesterday), going to class, trying to buy a new car, trying to get my computer fixed, my daughter had the flu. The list goes on.
Meanwhile, Mr. Gary Gygax died. And, seriously, I don’t give a damn.
Let me attempt to [...]

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I’m working on something new. 
A couple weeks ago, Clinton R. Nixon’s gave the hobby a gift. He opened up the the license for The Shadow of Yesterday, one of my favorite games. So, I’m taking up his gift for my next project, Mirage.
I’ll be chronicling the graphic design of the Mirage book here in this blog. [...]

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Andreas, who commented recently, alerted me that my PayPal button for purchasing 44: A Game of Automatic Horror was broken! This issue is now fixed.
Better yet! The attractive print ashcan edition of 44: A Game of Automatic Horror is now only $14 with FREE shipping anywhere in the world.

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This year at GenCon, Paul Czege and I spearheaded the Ashcan Front. We had a great time, and I think we’re both very pleased with the overall success of the booth.
Paul and I, along with Paul’s wife Danielle who was instrumental to the booth, talked about it with Clyde Rhoer, who does the Theory From the [...]

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WordPress, the software that I use for this site, is great. What is not great is a queue of over 2,000 spam comments, mostly from strange Russian domain names.
Akismet, however, just made my day. It’s a WordPress anti-spam plug-in. Overnight, it stopped the egregious levels of spam blog comments. This makes me happy, and does [...]

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I’m going to start doing some podcasts for the Indie RPG scene. I’ll interview designers, talk about special events like cons, trends in the scene and so on. I’m calling it The Score.
If you’re interested in interviewing with me, contat me by commenting here or sending me an email — matt -at- chimera -dot- info.
I’ll conduct most, [...]

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