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Stephen Near
@geekisnear.bsky.social
Writer, educator and ubergeek
Last week, TV composer #MarkSnow passed away. I remember this icon of nineties television in my latest Substack. stephennear.substack.com/p/sounds-of-...
Sounds of Snow
Goodbye to the sound of the nineties
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July 11, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Happy Indie Bookstore Day!

This was an eighties #theatregeek find at #HamOnt @cityandcitybooks.bsky.social: original edition of Brad Fraser's seminal Unidentified Human Remains and True Nature of Love!
April 26, 2025 at 8:28 PM
On the eve of the 🇨🇦 election, I have thoughts about leadership and (gasp) #StarTrek roleplaying games. My latest Substack. Give it a read and let me know your thoughts. #StarTrek #TTRPG #StarTrekRPG #politics stephennear.substack.com/p/hard-choic...
Hard Choices in the Final Frontier
Ethics and Leadership in Star Trek RPGs
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April 26, 2025 at 5:46 PM
My latest Substack, in honour of #StarTrek holidays. stephennear.substack.com/p/star-trek-...
Star Trek Holidays
We'll Make One.
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April 6, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Newest Substack today. The world gets dark, so goodness for the Captain's Chair. #StarTrek #StarTrekAdventures #StarTrekRPG
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The Captain’s Chair in Dark Times
Hope in Star Trek RPGs
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March 28, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Reposted by Stephen Near
Thank you, Prime Minister Trudeau. For your hard work, for your leadership, and for your great service to our country.
March 10, 2025 at 1:23 AM
My first Substack for 2025 and my thoughts on when literary icons are felled by their own awful actions, and what fans can do with their fandom. stephennear.substack.com/p/icons
January 30, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Best part of running @modiphius.bsky.social #StarTrek Adventures #TTRPG is being showrunner for my own series and making the title cards for the episodes. Here are the three for my campaign’s Pilot three-parter called “Resistance” #Wolf359
December 6, 2024 at 2:44 PM
Both my wife and I did a Kermit the Frog dance of joy *at the same time* when this happened on #startreklowerdecks. Just one of the many reasons I know I found the one ❤️ #startrek #geeklove
December 6, 2024 at 2:33 PM