Now you’ve got me writing a whole story about a sentient spell in my head, and all I have is my cell phone to scribble it down…

They can pry my em dashes—and my serial commas, for that matter—from my cold, gnarled, disused hands.

My first reaction was "they didn't!"

But, knowing exactly the kind of person that makes those sorts of proclamations, I'm rather sure they did.

Solidarity, friend. Never work for free.

Unless there's a portion of the video that talks about a yang mori being used as a sort of makeshift helmet in some historical battle, I'm not sure how it's relevant to your interests.

I don't see any crackers, either.

F's/horns/salutes of respect, Hat. Ya done well, kid. Time to rest now.

NYC misses you back!

Huge thanks to all of our attendees, guests, and to Wizards and WizKids for providing support. Personally, as the organizer, Candlekeep is a highlight of my year. I can’t wait to do it again.

See y’all next NerdTown!

We also were the victims of some overwhelming generosity by the team at @wizkids.bsky.social , who provided a bunch of minis to give away. Just look at these grateful Realms fans, and this is just a fraction!

Fly, but be sure you have a nest to soar back home to.

I want people to succeed. I want to see all the creative stuff they have to offer. But I want them to eat, to live safely, to be *secure* first.

Take risks in life, sure. But don't sacrifice your security pursuing things that won't sufficiently reward you for your efforts.

But it's not just the precarious nature of creative fields.

It's also that the grind mentality means that so often, people can't or don't or won't spend the time to work on the necessary security.

I've seen so very many people, from my age down to ten, fifteen years younger—supremely talented folks—word very hard on creative endeavors but fail to turn those *gigs* into *careers* because the support systems and infrastructures aren't there.