Donna-Claire - Author
@donnacwrites.com
Bestselling music book author of BOOK OF MAC (2021) and CRYBABY (2025).
SHOULDN'T WE DANCE?, a novelette, is out now.
Writes about sad things and board games.
SHOULDN'T WE DANCE?, a novelette, is out now.
Writes about sad things and board games.
In the background of this photo of my kitten trying to crawl as close to me as possible is the laptop I intended to write my book on today.
October 26, 2025 at 6:20 PM
In the background of this photo of my kitten trying to crawl as close to me as possible is the laptop I intended to write my book on today.
Tis the Halloween season for Dreadful Meadows. I lost to my wife by nearly 30 points. She had a wonderful engine humming along.
October 25, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Tis the Halloween season for Dreadful Meadows. I lost to my wife by nearly 30 points. She had a wonderful engine humming along.
Cat helping me read this morning.
October 25, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Cat helping me read this morning.
First game of Dicemancy: I won on the final turn.
This game has a nice skill curve and I definitely feel like spell placement mastery will be a nice adventure. I felt very, very clever placing my final spell card in a way that let me defeat the final titan. Happy I backed it.
#boardgames
This game has a nice skill curve and I definitely feel like spell placement mastery will be a nice adventure. I felt very, very clever placing my final spell card in a way that let me defeat the final titan. Happy I backed it.
#boardgames
October 24, 2025 at 1:06 AM
First game of Dicemancy: I won on the final turn.
This game has a nice skill curve and I definitely feel like spell placement mastery will be a nice adventure. I felt very, very clever placing my final spell card in a way that let me defeat the final titan. Happy I backed it.
#boardgames
This game has a nice skill curve and I definitely feel like spell placement mastery will be a nice adventure. I felt very, very clever placing my final spell card in a way that let me defeat the final titan. Happy I backed it.
#boardgames
View from my writing desk this morning.
October 23, 2025 at 12:18 PM
View from my writing desk this morning.
View from my writing desk.
October 22, 2025 at 2:14 PM
View from my writing desk.
Tis the season for Witchcraft!
Suffered a Minor Loss here. I had that 5 on Putnam revealed early and poured all my energy in bumping him up. I figured 7 had to be enough for our other friends, right? Right?! Alas.
I love this tense game even if I've never convinced all 3 jurors.
#boardgames
Suffered a Minor Loss here. I had that 5 on Putnam revealed early and poured all my energy in bumping him up. I figured 7 had to be enough for our other friends, right? Right?! Alas.
I love this tense game even if I've never convinced all 3 jurors.
#boardgames
October 22, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Tis the season for Witchcraft!
Suffered a Minor Loss here. I had that 5 on Putnam revealed early and poured all my energy in bumping him up. I figured 7 had to be enough for our other friends, right? Right?! Alas.
I love this tense game even if I've never convinced all 3 jurors.
#boardgames
Suffered a Minor Loss here. I had that 5 on Putnam revealed early and poured all my energy in bumping him up. I figured 7 had to be enough for our other friends, right? Right?! Alas.
I love this tense game even if I've never convinced all 3 jurors.
#boardgames
Played The Four Doors with my wife tonight. Narrowly won on standard difficulty! I so appreciate how big this game feels for a deck of cards and some pawns. There's a good 40 minutes of crunch and collaboration here.
#boardgames
#boardgames
October 21, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Played The Four Doors with my wife tonight. Narrowly won on standard difficulty! I so appreciate how big this game feels for a deck of cards and some pawns. There's a good 40 minutes of crunch and collaboration here.
#boardgames
#boardgames
Fantastic Factories: dice placement, resource management, and satisfying combos. This game is very smooth and intuitive to learn. The solo is one of the simplest bots I've ever played against. Great game, even though I lost by a measly 2 points.
#boardgames
#boardgames
October 17, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Fantastic Factories: dice placement, resource management, and satisfying combos. This game is very smooth and intuitive to learn. The solo is one of the simplest bots I've ever played against. Great game, even though I lost by a measly 2 points.
#boardgames
#boardgames
First solo play of Gardlings!
This is a great combination of tile laying and push your luck. Get gems, but not too many gnomes. As someone who loves Quacks, having these mechanisms in a neat solo package is awesome.
#boardgames
This is a great combination of tile laying and push your luck. Get gems, but not too many gnomes. As someone who loves Quacks, having these mechanisms in a neat solo package is awesome.
#boardgames
October 17, 2025 at 2:59 PM
First solo play of Gardlings!
This is a great combination of tile laying and push your luck. Get gems, but not too many gnomes. As someone who loves Quacks, having these mechanisms in a neat solo package is awesome.
#boardgames
This is a great combination of tile laying and push your luck. Get gems, but not too many gnomes. As someone who loves Quacks, having these mechanisms in a neat solo package is awesome.
#boardgames
My fiction DEBUT has been out for one week. When I started this novelette on my typewriter in 2023, I never thought I'd be holding SHOULDN'T WE DANCE? in my hands.
You can get a copy and support my Philly small press @stanchion.bsky.social at the ol' link.
www.stanchionzine.com/product-page...
You can get a copy and support my Philly small press @stanchion.bsky.social at the ol' link.
www.stanchionzine.com/product-page...
October 14, 2025 at 11:13 AM
My fiction DEBUT has been out for one week. When I started this novelette on my typewriter in 2023, I never thought I'd be holding SHOULDN'T WE DANCE? in my hands.
You can get a copy and support my Philly small press @stanchion.bsky.social at the ol' link.
www.stanchionzine.com/product-page...
You can get a copy and support my Philly small press @stanchion.bsky.social at the ol' link.
www.stanchionzine.com/product-page...
Quick game of Planted at 2p. I love this simple game of drafting and resource management. A total joy in terms of components as well. I won by 2!
#boardgames
#boardgames
October 12, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Quick game of Planted at 2p. I love this simple game of drafting and resource management. A total joy in terms of components as well. I won by 2!
#boardgames
#boardgames
Afternoon game of Décorum. This co-op game thrives in the meta narrative that comes up with each scenario and the funny ways you can and can't communicate. Very immersing!
#boardgames
#boardgames
October 12, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Afternoon game of Décorum. This co-op game thrives in the meta narrative that comes up with each scenario and the funny ways you can and can't communicate. Very immersing!
#boardgames
#boardgames
Here's A Place For All My Books, which is tied with Saltfjord and Vantage as my favorite solo of 2025.
This game is so tactile, puzzly, and wonderfully smooth to run solo. The theme is aces and it basically puts itself away during scoring. Simply wonderful.
#boardgames
This game is so tactile, puzzly, and wonderfully smooth to run solo. The theme is aces and it basically puts itself away during scoring. Simply wonderful.
#boardgames
October 9, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Here's A Place For All My Books, which is tied with Saltfjord and Vantage as my favorite solo of 2025.
This game is so tactile, puzzly, and wonderfully smooth to run solo. The theme is aces and it basically puts itself away during scoring. Simply wonderful.
#boardgames
This game is so tactile, puzzly, and wonderfully smooth to run solo. The theme is aces and it basically puts itself away during scoring. Simply wonderful.
#boardgames
Today's the day. My fiction debut is officially out in the world. I spent the last 10 years publishing creative nonfiction. I didn't think I had fiction left in my bones, but SHOULDN'T WE DANCE? proved me wrong. I love this story. I hope you'll love it as well.
www.stanchionzine.com/product-page...
www.stanchionzine.com/product-page...
October 7, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Today's the day. My fiction debut is officially out in the world. I spent the last 10 years publishing creative nonfiction. I didn't think I had fiction left in my bones, but SHOULDN'T WE DANCE? proved me wrong. I love this story. I hope you'll love it as well.
www.stanchionzine.com/product-page...
www.stanchionzine.com/product-page...
My book is very pretty. It's also well-written! It also comes out tomorrow!
SHOULDN'T WE DANCE? from @stanchion.bsky.social is about male friendship, grief, storytelling, and tripping into your bar cart in the wee hours of the morning.
Get a copy here: www.stanchionzine.com/product-page...
SHOULDN'T WE DANCE? from @stanchion.bsky.social is about male friendship, grief, storytelling, and tripping into your bar cart in the wee hours of the morning.
Get a copy here: www.stanchionzine.com/product-page...
October 6, 2025 at 8:08 PM
My book is very pretty. It's also well-written! It also comes out tomorrow!
SHOULDN'T WE DANCE? from @stanchion.bsky.social is about male friendship, grief, storytelling, and tripping into your bar cart in the wee hours of the morning.
Get a copy here: www.stanchionzine.com/product-page...
SHOULDN'T WE DANCE? from @stanchion.bsky.social is about male friendship, grief, storytelling, and tripping into your bar cart in the wee hours of the morning.
Get a copy here: www.stanchionzine.com/product-page...
Holding your book in your hands never gets old. Infinite gratitude to @stanchion.bsky.social for believing in this story. SHOULDN'T WE DANCE? comes out next week.
October 4, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Holding your book in your hands never gets old. Infinite gratitude to @stanchion.bsky.social for believing in this story. SHOULDN'T WE DANCE? comes out next week.
Last game of the day: River Valley Glassworks with my wife. I won with my best score ever at 89. She put up at valiant effort at 81. I love this welcoming game anyone can learn, and get a lot of mileage out of introducing it to newer gamers.
#boardgames
#boardgames
October 4, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Last game of the day: River Valley Glassworks with my wife. I won with my best score ever at 89. She put up at valiant effort at 81. I love this welcoming game anyone can learn, and get a lot of mileage out of introducing it to newer gamers.
#boardgames
#boardgames
Dreadful Meadows solo: an utter delight. This game is everything I love from the quick time to table and the easy to run and understand bot.
Resource management, contract fulfillment, and a great theme here. I also love this game at 2p.
#boardgames
Resource management, contract fulfillment, and a great theme here. I also love this game at 2p.
#boardgames
October 3, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Dreadful Meadows solo: an utter delight. This game is everything I love from the quick time to table and the easy to run and understand bot.
Resource management, contract fulfillment, and a great theme here. I also love this game at 2p.
#boardgames
Resource management, contract fulfillment, and a great theme here. I also love this game at 2p.
#boardgames
Wroth solo: beautiful game and challenging puzzle. I'm not good at area control games but the package and CTG production called to me.
It is as hard as folks say solo, but I really don't mind. I would be keen to keep exploring factions and see if I can actually develop strategy.
#boardgames
It is as hard as folks say solo, but I really don't mind. I would be keen to keep exploring factions and see if I can actually develop strategy.
#boardgames
October 3, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Wroth solo: beautiful game and challenging puzzle. I'm not good at area control games but the package and CTG production called to me.
It is as hard as folks say solo, but I really don't mind. I would be keen to keep exploring factions and see if I can actually develop strategy.
#boardgames
It is as hard as folks say solo, but I really don't mind. I would be keen to keep exploring factions and see if I can actually develop strategy.
#boardgames
Presenting: my worst play of Hispania. I didn't play with tempo well and only focused on preventing loss instead of advancing my win condition. Lost anyway. Great amount of brain burn in a tiny box!
#boardgames
#boardgames
October 3, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Presenting: my worst play of Hispania. I didn't play with tempo well and only focused on preventing loss instead of advancing my win condition. Lost anyway. Great amount of brain burn in a tiny box!
#boardgames
#boardgames
My fiction debut comes out in 5 days.
My fiction debut comes out in 5 days!
SHOULDN'T WE DANCE? is the book of my heart. There's still time to pre-order a discounted copy and support my small press @stanchion.bsky.social. It is a beautiful thing to be able to share writing.
My fiction debut comes out in 5 days!
SHOULDN'T WE DANCE? is the book of my heart. There's still time to pre-order a discounted copy and support my small press @stanchion.bsky.social. It is a beautiful thing to be able to share writing.
October 2, 2025 at 10:35 AM
My fiction debut comes out in 5 days.
My fiction debut comes out in 5 days!
SHOULDN'T WE DANCE? is the book of my heart. There's still time to pre-order a discounted copy and support my small press @stanchion.bsky.social. It is a beautiful thing to be able to share writing.
My fiction debut comes out in 5 days!
SHOULDN'T WE DANCE? is the book of my heart. There's still time to pre-order a discounted copy and support my small press @stanchion.bsky.social. It is a beautiful thing to be able to share writing.
Played The Four Doors at 2p tonight. This crunchier iteration of the Forbidden series is quickly rising as one of my favorites of 2025. It is also cat approved.
#boardgames
#boardgames
October 2, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Played The Four Doors at 2p tonight. This crunchier iteration of the Forbidden series is quickly rising as one of my favorites of 2025. It is also cat approved.
#boardgames
#boardgames
Here's all 12 games I played this month. Tea Witches was my most-anticipated play of the month. Spirit Island is my all-time favorite game at 2p with my wife.
Vantage is a masterpiece and The Four Doors has replaced the Forbidden series for me. A good month overall!
#boardgames
Vantage is a masterpiece and The Four Doors has replaced the Forbidden series for me. A good month overall!
#boardgames
September 30, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Here's all 12 games I played this month. Tea Witches was my most-anticipated play of the month. Spirit Island is my all-time favorite game at 2p with my wife.
Vantage is a masterpiece and The Four Doors has replaced the Forbidden series for me. A good month overall!
#boardgames
Vantage is a masterpiece and The Four Doors has replaced the Forbidden series for me. A good month overall!
#boardgames
A quick game of A Gentle Rain. I find this game soothing and also very frustrating because I constantly back myself into corners. Skill issue. Still a sweet game.
#boardgames
#boardgames
September 29, 2025 at 11:44 PM
A quick game of A Gentle Rain. I find this game soothing and also very frustrating because I constantly back myself into corners. Skill issue. Still a sweet game.
#boardgames
#boardgames