Taz Shepard (they/them)
@aneverbird.bsky.social
Taz. 33. Cosplay. TTRPG. Very tired archivist. ππππ All opinions are my own.
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I'm finally at a place in my job where i can designate research time in my schedule. My long talked about desire to look at tabletop gaming from a folklore standpoint is finally being fulfilled!
Yeah i'm...hhh not excited
January 15, 2026 at 1:23 PM
Yeah i'm...hhh not excited
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semi-regular reminder that ICE was only created in 2003
when you are asked to imagine a world without ICE, you're basically being asked to remember where you were when Lilo & Stitch came out
when you are asked to imagine a world without ICE, you're basically being asked to remember where you were when Lilo & Stitch came out
January 12, 2026 at 8:04 PM
semi-regular reminder that ICE was only created in 2003
when you are asked to imagine a world without ICE, you're basically being asked to remember where you were when Lilo & Stitch came out
when you are asked to imagine a world without ICE, you're basically being asked to remember where you were when Lilo & Stitch came out
I get the same way about ttrpgs even thought I've been playing for a decade at this point!
January 11, 2026 at 6:07 PM
I get the same way about ttrpgs even thought I've been playing for a decade at this point!
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Reports and videos show ICE agents asking American citizens whether theyβve βlearned their lesson over the last few daysβ are deeply troubling. Language like this implies intent and raises serious questions about premeditation and mindset on the scene.
January 10, 2026 at 5:12 PM
Reports and videos show ICE agents asking American citizens whether theyβve βlearned their lesson over the last few daysβ are deeply troubling. Language like this implies intent and raises serious questions about premeditation and mindset on the scene.
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WTF?!? It appears a new trend is starting. On Thursday, January 8, 2026, federal immigration agents from U.S. Customs and Border Protection shot a married couple in Portland, Oregon during a vehicle stop.
January 9, 2026 at 8:35 PM
WTF?!? It appears a new trend is starting. On Thursday, January 8, 2026, federal immigration agents from U.S. Customs and Border Protection shot a married couple in Portland, Oregon during a vehicle stop.
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frankly a lot of stuff you can be doing right now you shouldnβt throw online
Just a general reminder that some people help their communities but don't post it on the internet for a myriad of reasons so, don't assume they don't care.
A lot of people are doing what they can right now.
A lot of people are doing what they can right now.
January 8, 2026 at 4:59 PM
frankly a lot of stuff you can be doing right now you shouldnβt throw online
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Black people five years ago: you know, they can kill anyone they want to out there
Everybody today: hot damn, did you know they can kill anyone they want to out there?
Everybody today: hot damn, did you know they can kill anyone they want to out there?
January 8, 2026 at 12:46 AM
Black people five years ago: you know, they can kill anyone they want to out there
Everybody today: hot damn, did you know they can kill anyone they want to out there?
Everybody today: hot damn, did you know they can kill anyone they want to out there?
These are going to be SO CUTE
January 7, 2026 at 6:40 PM
These are going to be SO CUTE
I've seen an increasing number of people online confusing inspiration with fanfiction. Game Changer is fanfiction, stucky specifically. Twilight is inspired by mcr, romeo and juliet, and several other things and is not fanfiction. Inspiration does not automatically mean fanfiction.
January 7, 2026 at 2:33 AM
I've seen an increasing number of people online confusing inspiration with fanfiction. Game Changer is fanfiction, stucky specifically. Twilight is inspired by mcr, romeo and juliet, and several other things and is not fanfiction. Inspiration does not automatically mean fanfiction.
What do you want to do with your career Taz? This. Teaching through actual play is so fun and rewarding. I will get this PhD and make this happen.
The fun part of today is Packing The Backpack of Games for the first day. We will play (as usual) FOR THE QUEEN, but I like to bring games that make it clear that there is literary and aesthetic merit & depth to explore.
Every few years my university comes back for spring term before January has hit double-digits.
And so today is finishing the last of course prep for the first day of class Wednesday
Iβm trying to keep different work to different days, and weβll see how that goes.
And so today is finishing the last of course prep for the first day of class Wednesday
Iβm trying to keep different work to different days, and weβll see how that goes.
January 5, 2026 at 3:26 PM
What do you want to do with your career Taz? This. Teaching through actual play is so fun and rewarding. I will get this PhD and make this happen.
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Happy New Year, all! (Or ongoing Hogmanay!)
To celebrate, we're having a sale on Coyote & Crow, the RPG.
You can get:
The Core Rulebook
The Story Guide Screen
A Set of Custom dice
For just $70! This sale lasts until January 12th, so get on it.
www.allplay.com/board-games/... #ttrpg #Nativesky
To celebrate, we're having a sale on Coyote & Crow, the RPG.
You can get:
The Core Rulebook
The Story Guide Screen
A Set of Custom dice
For just $70! This sale lasts until January 12th, so get on it.
www.allplay.com/board-games/... #ttrpg #Nativesky
January 1, 2026 at 7:34 PM
Happy New Year, all! (Or ongoing Hogmanay!)
To celebrate, we're having a sale on Coyote & Crow, the RPG.
You can get:
The Core Rulebook
The Story Guide Screen
A Set of Custom dice
For just $70! This sale lasts until January 12th, so get on it.
www.allplay.com/board-games/... #ttrpg #Nativesky
To celebrate, we're having a sale on Coyote & Crow, the RPG.
You can get:
The Core Rulebook
The Story Guide Screen
A Set of Custom dice
For just $70! This sale lasts until January 12th, so get on it.
www.allplay.com/board-games/... #ttrpg #Nativesky
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If you are a TTRPG Actual Play creator who records in-person & would be willing to share your setup (photo/video or me observing in-person*), Iβd love to hear from you as I finish the book. (Comments, DMs or ecfriedman@auburn.edu)
*In-person:
- Atlanta/AL/GA
- Philly area
- DC area
- Bonn
- UK
*In-person:
- Atlanta/AL/GA
- Philly area
- DC area
- Bonn
- UK
January 4, 2026 at 1:49 PM
If you are a TTRPG Actual Play creator who records in-person & would be willing to share your setup (photo/video or me observing in-person*), Iβd love to hear from you as I finish the book. (Comments, DMs or ecfriedman@auburn.edu)
*In-person:
- Atlanta/AL/GA
- Philly area
- DC area
- Bonn
- UK
*In-person:
- Atlanta/AL/GA
- Philly area
- DC area
- Bonn
- UK
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Our hearts go out to the Venezuelan people, who will no doubt suffer the most from this deplorable act of imperialist interventionism.
We support a free Venezuela: free from western imperialism, free from U.S.-backed political instability and corruption, free to determine its own fate.
We support a free Venezuela: free from western imperialism, free from U.S.-backed political instability and corruption, free to determine its own fate.
BREAKING: Venezuelaβs government has accused the US of launching attacks on civilian and military installations across several states, rejecting what it described as a "military aggression," according to an official statement.
π΄ LIVE updates: aje.io/p3fqh2
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January 3, 2026 at 4:10 PM
Our hearts go out to the Venezuelan people, who will no doubt suffer the most from this deplorable act of imperialist interventionism.
We support a free Venezuela: free from western imperialism, free from U.S.-backed political instability and corruption, free to determine its own fate.
We support a free Venezuela: free from western imperialism, free from U.S.-backed political instability and corruption, free to determine its own fate.
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If we lived in a just media landscape, this would now be a trilogy.
December 30, 2025 at 9:25 PM
If we lived in a just media landscape, this would now be a trilogy.
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I say his gently, butβ¦
Thereβs something unspeakably shameful The United States letting people go hungry.
Not because its government doesnβt fix it β
but because tomorrow a few private Americans could, and never notice the cost.
Thatβs the part that sits wrong.
Thereβs something unspeakably shameful The United States letting people go hungry.
Not because its government doesnβt fix it β
but because tomorrow a few private Americans could, and never notice the cost.
Thatβs the part that sits wrong.
December 26, 2025 at 7:08 AM
I say his gently, butβ¦
Thereβs something unspeakably shameful The United States letting people go hungry.
Not because its government doesnβt fix it β
but because tomorrow a few private Americans could, and never notice the cost.
Thatβs the part that sits wrong.
Thereβs something unspeakably shameful The United States letting people go hungry.
Not because its government doesnβt fix it β
but because tomorrow a few private Americans could, and never notice the cost.
Thatβs the part that sits wrong.
I'm so excited about it! I'll post my thoughts once I finish
December 26, 2025 at 12:30 AM
I'm so excited about it! I'll post my thoughts once I finish
So excited for my new book!
December 25, 2025 at 11:33 PM
So excited for my new book!
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I donβt mean to sound extreme, but I donβt think we should have torture camps for people with criminal records either.
December 23, 2025 at 1:51 AM
I donβt mean to sound extreme, but I donβt think we should have torture camps for people with criminal records either.
Will be in Noho for the first time in ages this afternoon. I need the gay recharge πππ
December 22, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Will be in Noho for the first time in ages this afternoon. I need the gay recharge πππ
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Engage with art and media directly. Follow footnotes and citations like a trail of breadcrumbs. Look at digitised archival materials (maybe even go to an archive if youβre able). But I think a really important facet of research that is often left out is speaking to other people! Talk to experts!
December 19, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Engage with art and media directly. Follow footnotes and citations like a trail of breadcrumbs. Look at digitised archival materials (maybe even go to an archive if youβre able). But I think a really important facet of research that is often left out is speaking to other people! Talk to experts!
Dunkin doesn't even say thank you anymore, just "see you tomorrow." how Massachusetts of them.
December 18, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Dunkin doesn't even say thank you anymore, just "see you tomorrow." how Massachusetts of them.
Looking forward to listening to this on my lunch!
December 15, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Looking forward to listening to this on my lunch!
trying to play Pathfinder with flu shot brain is interesting
December 14, 2025 at 12:51 AM
trying to play Pathfinder with flu shot brain is interesting
Hair? Cut.
Kouign-amann? Amazing.
Flu shot? FINALLY STABBED
Kouign-amann? Amazing.
Flu shot? FINALLY STABBED
December 13, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Hair? Cut.
Kouign-amann? Amazing.
Flu shot? FINALLY STABBED
Kouign-amann? Amazing.
Flu shot? FINALLY STABBED
Ok i haven't looked at it myself but there's a "one pace" list that cuts the filler eps apparently
December 13, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Ok i haven't looked at it myself but there's a "one pace" list that cuts the filler eps apparently