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John Booth
@johnbooth.bsky.social
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I tell stories, play games, and geek out around Ohio.
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My first treadmill run in months was way harder than I wanted it to be.
A mustachioed man in front of bookshelves accompanied by text of running stats: 3.2 miles in 32:01 for a 10 minute per mile pace, 12/1/25.
December 2, 2025 at 12:47 AM
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Ben digs books and RPGs. Be like Ben.
A tuxedo cat perched on a desk corner against a backdrop of bookshelves.
November 23, 2025 at 11:29 PM
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Palmae aestuosae, genua infirma, brachia gravia sunt
Iam thorax vomitus est, spaghetti mom.
Pope Leo, eyes shut as he grips a microphone close to his face and speaks.
November 23, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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Is there an animal collective type word for a random group of old #minis? (Besides "a lead hazard.") A clinking? A partha? A heft? #ttrpg
A couple dozen metal tabletop gaming miniatures gathered on a bookshelf. Some are painted, others are bare. There are dwarves, fighters, horses, riflemen, a dragon/lizardman, a ninja and a little girl clutching a teddy bear, which seems like a trap, right?
November 23, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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Six days left to back "The Legacy of Mo'Roh" - and some fantastic news from @mattkish.bsky.social: He's got another book coming out! I can't say enough how grateful I am for his work and how excited I am to share it. www.kickstarter.com/projects/joh... #TTRPG #Kickstarter #IndieRPGs
Text of a Publishers Marketplace Deal Report Dated November 14, 2025. The Inferno in Pictures by Matt Kish. Imprint: Tin House Books. Artist, illustrator, and author of Moby-Dick In Pictures and an illustrated version of Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness Matt Kish's The Inferno In Pictures, a four-color illustrated adaptation of Danta Alighieri's Inferno, featuring 136 original illustrations in mixed media, to Masie Cochrane at Tin House Books, by Seth Fishman at The Gernert Company (NA).
November 20, 2025 at 4:06 AM
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Enjoy this vintage #StarWars card game from #Germany. (Also note use of the phrase "The Last Jedi.") #1970s
A hand holding several German Star Wars cards from a 1970s game. The top one is labeled Krieg der Sterne and features C3PO and an X Wing.
November 17, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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Two bookcases moved into my creative space. Book organization a WIP. #shelfie #booksky
A tall wooden bookcase with shelves full of books and nerd ephemera. A tall, six shelf bookcase full of books and roleplaying games.
November 17, 2025 at 12:54 AM
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A small, strange snippet of #StarWars history - taken from a 1997 Special Edition trailer.
Four frames of film showing Han Solo and Jabba the Hutt scenes from the 1997 Star Wars Special Edition release trailer.
November 16, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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Home office reorg in progress, and I like seeing folks' creative spaces as well as sharing what I surround myself with for inspiration. So, for starters, here's a #Gargoyles Goliath painting by Aaron Archer. #shelfie
November 16, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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This is Strix, a barred owl. We met her today at a Cleveland Metroparks reservation.
A barred owl perches on a gloved hand.
November 16, 2025 at 3:44 AM
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This is Finn. She is a floof.
A floofy housecat does a social flop on an area rug. Her belly is skyward and superfluffy, and she is adorable.
November 13, 2025 at 10:59 PM
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Find this @mattkish.bsky.social piece (and others) in "The Legacy of Mo'Roh." It's funded, but there are still two weeks left in the #Kickstarter: www.kickstarter.com/projects/joh... #TTRPG #RPG #art #gaming #indiegames I support @kickstarterunited.org .
A vibrant and colorful piece of art featuring a close up of a stylized green monster's eye and cranial appendages including an orange narwhal-like horn and green growths shaped like brass horn bells.
November 12, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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This is my second favorite picture ever of my dad, Rich Booth. It's from his time stationed on a U.S. Air Force radar installation in Kojin, South Korea, 1971-72. He's a kid in his mid-20s, half a world away from mom and me, and he doesn't know he has passed his life's midpoint. #VeteransDay #USAF
An early 1970s black & white photo of a super cool guy calling or singing across a bar, his mouth wide beneath an excellent mustache of the era, and his eyebrows raised in effort. Behind him, a sign reads "269 Lounge - Excuse Me Sir You've Gotten Me Mistaken for Some One Who Gives A Shit." The 269 Lounge was a bar on a US Air Force Base in Kojin, South Korea.
November 11, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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Here's a peek at another piece of @mattkish.bsky.social art in "The Legacy of Mo'Roh," our #TTRPG adventure now on Kickstarter. www.kickstarter.com/projects/joh... #rpg #gaming #art
Art by Matt Kish: A stylized and surreal spider, with many more than eight spindly limbs looping in all directions, a swollen body with many red-irised human eyes, against a bright pink background laced with white spiderwebs.
November 8, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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Take a moment to appreciate this vintage #StarWars #art. Just gorgeous.
Ink and paint art from a vintage Dixie Cup package: Two Star Wars star destroyers against a backdrop of deep blue space and stars, along with a bold orange planet.
November 8, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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I attended my first NHL game last night and had a great time.
Columbus Blue Jackets goalie Jet Greaves standing on the ice in front of the net during pre-game introductions.
November 2, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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I remain irrationally proud of this costume from several years ago. I'm his Celtic cousin, Kyle O'Ren.
A man in an all black outfit consisting of work boots, a kilt, longsleeve t-shirt, and Scottish-inspired sash. He is holding a red lightsaber and calls himy Kyle O'Ren.
October 31, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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I hope you are having a good day to start the week. #running
Selfie of a man taken during a run in a park. He is wearing a ball cap and headphones and behind him are trees with orange, red, and yellow leaves.
October 26, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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I rarely tackle visual art, but I'm really proud of this piece for"The Legacy of Mo'Roh." I made it from 2 photos my Dad took in the early 1970s and then fooled around with it in GIMP. Thanks to the #TTPRG and other creative folks here who keep on inspiring me. www.kickstarter.com/projects/joh...
A purple-tinged mountainside against a purple swirl of storm clouds over an orange sea. In the middle distance, a green starburst. Text reading: Only in nightmares has your party seen beasts such as these: massive insectoid monstrosities with triple clacking mandibles and unsettlingly clustered mammalian eyes. They're deadly and horrifying - and maybe just the first wave of a new terror in these remote hills.
October 26, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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My first Kickstarter, a little system-neutral RPG adventure featuring art by @mattkish.bsky.social, will be launching soon: www.kickstarter.com/projects/joh... #TTRPG
A painting of an orange fantasy creature with immense jaws, nine eyes, and many teeth against a backdrop of stars and skulls. Text reads: "The Legacy of Mo'Roh - written by John Booth, Illustrated by Matt Kish, Designed by Carmen Dotterer"
October 19, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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Microsoft propaganda. Not falling for it.
Image of a fortune cookie slip reading "a new outlook will lead to clarity"
October 8, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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I never pick out my shirts for the week in advance, but. #GuardsBall
September 29, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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I am 100% certain that nobody else has ever made this dumbass joke.
September 29, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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Looks like fall, feels like summer. #running
September 27, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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If you recognize this and haven't had a colonoscopy, you're due.
September 27, 2025 at 3:33 PM