The Mummer's Dansky
@rdansky.bsky.social
Narrative expert for video games and writer of fiction and TTRPGs. Author of THE VIDEO GAME WRITER’S GUIDE TO SURVIVING AN INDUSTRY THAT HATES YOU. Former Ubisoft/Crytek/Romero narrative director. Lover of scotch, books, Sasquatches, baseball, and cats.
Tonight's key phrase: "I did not anticipate an entire tub full of spiders."
November 11, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Tonight's key phrase: "I did not anticipate an entire tub full of spiders."
Me.
Talking about a book.
That is not the most recent book.
Though the most recent book is awesome and you should buy it and read it and buy it for all your friends and definitely your producers and possibly studio management.
But this is about a different book.
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Talking about a book.
That is not the most recent book.
Though the most recent book is awesome and you should buy it and read it and buy it for all your friends and definitely your producers and possibly studio management.
But this is about a different book.
www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
I'm going to talk about my book for a minute.
No, not The Video Game Writer's Guide to Surviving an Industry That Hates You. Though that is an excellent book and incredibly useful to anyone l...
I'm going to talk about my book for a minute.
No, not The Video Game Writer's Guide to Surviving an Industry That Hates You. Though that is an excellent book and incredibly useful to anyone looking t...
www.linkedin.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Me.
Talking about a book.
That is not the most recent book.
Though the most recent book is awesome and you should buy it and read it and buy it for all your friends and definitely your producers and possibly studio management.
But this is about a different book.
www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
Talking about a book.
That is not the most recent book.
Though the most recent book is awesome and you should buy it and read it and buy it for all your friends and definitely your producers and possibly studio management.
But this is about a different book.
www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
I'll be writing the intro fiction for this cool new TTRPG of Arthurian gangster awesomeness. There's a couple of days left to back it, which you totally should!
gamefound.com/en/projects/...
gamefound.com/en/projects/...
Under the Table - A Sword & Speakeasy Arthurian Gangster TTRPG by Muse Afire Games - Gamefound
Camelot, Illinois. 1929. Arthurian mythology meets American gangster drama in a
stylish, magic-infused alternate timeline during the days of Prohibition. The Royals are
a legendary gang known for boot...
gamefound.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:59 PM
I'll be writing the intro fiction for this cool new TTRPG of Arthurian gangster awesomeness. There's a couple of days left to back it, which you totally should!
gamefound.com/en/projects/...
gamefound.com/en/projects/...
FREE STUFF FREE STUFF FREE STUFF
Email crossroad@crossroadpress.com to get a code for a free download of the audiobook of my modern non-traditional ghost story GHOST OF A MARRIAGE.
Did I mention it's FREE?
Of course I did. But it's FREE!
Email crossroad@crossroadpress.com to get a code for a free download of the audiobook of my modern non-traditional ghost story GHOST OF A MARRIAGE.
Did I mention it's FREE?
Of course I did. But it's FREE!
November 10, 2025 at 2:51 AM
FREE STUFF FREE STUFF FREE STUFF
Email crossroad@crossroadpress.com to get a code for a free download of the audiobook of my modern non-traditional ghost story GHOST OF A MARRIAGE.
Did I mention it's FREE?
Of course I did. But it's FREE!
Email crossroad@crossroadpress.com to get a code for a free download of the audiobook of my modern non-traditional ghost story GHOST OF A MARRIAGE.
Did I mention it's FREE?
Of course I did. But it's FREE!
Drove past a van from a company called ECONOMY EXTERMINATORS and my first thought was yes, Trump and company certainly are doing their best at that.
November 9, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Drove past a van from a company called ECONOMY EXTERMINATORS and my first thought was yes, Trump and company certainly are doing their best at that.
Just got an online bookstore email that read "Based on your interest in Thomas Ligotti, you may find these other authors interesting!"
The list consisted of two names: Stephen King and Joe Hill.
Bless their hearts for trying, and nothing against the immensely talented Messrs King and Hill, but...
The list consisted of two names: Stephen King and Joe Hill.
Bless their hearts for trying, and nothing against the immensely talented Messrs King and Hill, but...
November 9, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Just got an online bookstore email that read "Based on your interest in Thomas Ligotti, you may find these other authors interesting!"
The list consisted of two names: Stephen King and Joe Hill.
Bless their hearts for trying, and nothing against the immensely talented Messrs King and Hill, but...
The list consisted of two names: Stephen King and Joe Hill.
Bless their hearts for trying, and nothing against the immensely talented Messrs King and Hill, but...
Today is the day I must confront...cleaning and reorganizing the shed.
....
Gotta be some writing projects I can do. instead, right? RIGHT?
....
Gotta be some writing projects I can do. instead, right? RIGHT?
November 9, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Today is the day I must confront...cleaning and reorganizing the shed.
....
Gotta be some writing projects I can do. instead, right? RIGHT?
....
Gotta be some writing projects I can do. instead, right? RIGHT?
In hindsight, I am pretty sure I did not win the Bigfoot-themed ouija board that was being raffled off at the Whitehall Sasquatch Festival back in September.
November 9, 2025 at 3:54 AM
In hindsight, I am pretty sure I did not win the Bigfoot-themed ouija board that was being raffled off at the Whitehall Sasquatch Festival back in September.
Reunion after many years…
November 8, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Reunion after many years…
I have arrived at MythicCon in Charlotte in order to surprise beloved World of Darkness author Nicky Rea.
Don’t tell her I’m here.
Like I said, it’s a surprise.
Don’t tell her I’m here.
Like I said, it’s a surprise.
November 8, 2025 at 5:40 PM
I have arrived at MythicCon in Charlotte in order to surprise beloved World of Darkness author Nicky Rea.
Don’t tell her I’m here.
Like I said, it’s a surprise.
Don’t tell her I’m here.
Like I said, it’s a surprise.
About to hit the road for a last-minute day trip of mysterious provenance. More details later!
November 8, 2025 at 2:28 PM
About to hit the road for a last-minute day trip of mysterious provenance. More details later!
Late afternoon view out over the Cape Fear River atop the Raven Rock cliff face.
November 7, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Late afternoon view out over the Cape Fear River atop the Raven Rock cliff face.
Just going to start calling MTG “Temu Liz Cheney”
November 7, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Just going to start calling MTG “Temu Liz Cheney”
I look at that picture of Marmalade Caligula in the Oval Office after the dude fainted, and I swear it looks like they're about to crate him up to install him in the Hall of Presidents at Disney, right next to animatronic Herbert Hoover.
November 7, 2025 at 3:51 PM
I look at that picture of Marmalade Caligula in the Oval Office after the dude fainted, and I swear it looks like they're about to crate him up to install him in the Hall of Presidents at Disney, right next to animatronic Herbert Hoover.
My box of giant inflatable tentacles arrived today.
Make of that what you will.
Make of that what you will.
November 7, 2025 at 1:25 AM
My box of giant inflatable tentacles arrived today.
Make of that what you will.
Make of that what you will.
Did I mention I am doing this? Because I am totally doing this.
November 6, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Did I mention I am doing this? Because I am totally doing this.
Listening to AI try and fail to pronounce the word "rhododendron" on a slop video is, in fact, the hilarity I needed today.
November 6, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Listening to AI try and fail to pronounce the word "rhododendron" on a slop video is, in fact, the hilarity I needed today.
I could not be more proud of my nephew, Jacob Sullivan, who just had his first scientific paper where he was first author published.
Note that Jake did the work for this paper as an undergrad.
My nephew freaking rocks.
physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1113/...
Note that Jake did the work for this paper as an undergrad.
My nephew freaking rocks.
physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1113/...
Deletion of the TRPV1 channel attenuates afferent renal nerve responses to renal artery occlusion but not elevated renal pelvic pressure
Abstract figure legend Using wild-type and Trpv1−/− rats, we assessed the contribution of TRPV1 channels to the activation of afferent renal nerve activity (ARNA) during renal artery occlusion, grade...
physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 5, 2025 at 11:03 PM
I could not be more proud of my nephew, Jacob Sullivan, who just had his first scientific paper where he was first author published.
Note that Jake did the work for this paper as an undergrad.
My nephew freaking rocks.
physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1113/...
Note that Jake did the work for this paper as an undergrad.
My nephew freaking rocks.
physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1113/...
So, have those million people left New York yet? Just curious, gotta plan a road trip and I don't want to be caught in traffic.
November 5, 2025 at 6:20 PM
So, have those million people left New York yet? Just curious, gotta plan a road trip and I don't want to be caught in traffic.
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November 5, 2025 at 2:44 PM
There's two version of every story: The one you write, and the one they read. Understanding that saves a lot of heartache.
November 5, 2025 at 12:39 AM
There's two version of every story: The one you write, and the one they read. Understanding that saves a lot of heartache.
If I had a time machine, I would go back to the 1980s and write horror novels with titles like "The Gerund".
November 4, 2025 at 11:42 PM
If I had a time machine, I would go back to the 1980s and write horror novels with titles like "The Gerund".
At the city dump in a rented truck made of broken promises
November 4, 2025 at 7:46 PM
At the city dump in a rented truck made of broken promises
Just made a donation to Pizza to the Polls.
When there are people out there trying to make it harder for folks to vote, I feel it's my civic duty to maybe help make it easier for folks to vote a little.
When there are people out there trying to make it harder for folks to vote, I feel it's my civic duty to maybe help make it easier for folks to vote a little.
November 4, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Just made a donation to Pizza to the Polls.
When there are people out there trying to make it harder for folks to vote, I feel it's my civic duty to maybe help make it easier for folks to vote a little.
When there are people out there trying to make it harder for folks to vote, I feel it's my civic duty to maybe help make it easier for folks to vote a little.