“Walpurgis Night was when, according to the belief of millions of people, the devil was abroad—when the graves were opened and the dead came forth and walked. When all evil things of earth and air and water held revel.” Bram Stoker, “Dracula’s Guest” In honor of “the other Halloween,” here are a couple of May…
Things That Make Me Happy, Take 1: How I Started a Weekly D&D Campaign and Became Friends with my Teacher by Accident – Chris Quests
Adventuring in Alabama Part 2.After I left Auburn, I headed further North to visit one of my favorite teachers ever. My last semester of college, I had a mandatory 100 level environment class. I th… Source: How I Started a Weekly D&D Campaign and Became Friends with my Teacher by Accident – Chris Quests
Strange Alabama Travel Guides
For many years, my wife and I have investigated quaint, curious, and forgotten lore of Alabama. Here are a couple of travel guides, to aid you on your own journeys! Strange Alabama Travel Guide Vol. 1 No. 1 Our August 2015 debut issue of quaint, curious, and forgotten lore of Alabama features Bass Cemetery, “Gear…
Shameless Plug for My Wife’s Books
If, like me, you are a fan of quaint, curious, and forgotten lore of Alabama, then I hope you will consider purchasing my wife’s excellent books on such topics! Lost Birmingham: Birmingham has many notable historic landmarks today, but so many more are all but forgotten. The Bangor Cave Casino was once a world-renowned speakeasy. The…
The First Rule of Intelligent Tinkering
In November 2011, I won Planet Ark’s Environmental News “Letter to the Editor” competition with my entry, “The First Rule of Intelligent Tinkering (Is to Save All the Parts).” You can read the announcement here; however, the link to my original entry no longer works. I have attached a PDF and copied the original text below,…
Geeky Street Cred
I am very proud to have contributed to the Mini-Dungeon Tome for 5th Edition RPG by AAW Games! (I contributed Pathfinder-to-Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition conversion services.) According to Kickstarter, “3,091 backers pledged $165,468 to help bring this project to life”, making it one of the most successful RPG projects on Kickstarter. Mini-Dungeons are two-page adventures for…
Kyle G. Crider 