Stefon Mears earned his M.F.A. in Creative Writing from N.I.L.A., and his B.A. in Religious Studies (double emphasis in Ritual and Mythology) from U.C. Berkeley. Stefon's short pieces have sold to magazines such as Fireside and Strange Horizons and anthologies edited by Otto Penzler, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Kevin J. Anderson, Denise Little, Kerrie L. Hughes, and John Helfers. He has published more than thirty novels to date, including the Jumpstart Duchy series, the Rise of Magic series, the Cavan Oltblood series, and still others. Look for him online at https://www.stefonmears.com, on Facebook, or @stefonmears on Twitter. Sign up for his newsletter at stefonmears.com/join
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Stefon Mears earned his M.F.A. in Creative Writing from N.I.L.A., and his B.A. in Religious Studies (double emphasis in Ritual and Mythology) from U.C. Berkeley. Stefon's short pieces have sold to magazines such as Fireside and Strange Horizons and anthologies edited by Otto Penzler, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Kevin J. Anderson, Denise Little, Kerrie L. Hughes, and John Helfers. He has published more than thirty novels to date, including the Jumpstart Duchy series, the Rise of Magic series, the Cavan Oltblood series, and still others. Look for him online at https://www.stefonmears.com, on Facebook, or @stefonmears on Twitter. Sign up for his newsletter at stefonmears.com/join
Tales from the RPG trenches are stories, anecdotes and reflections inspired by actual events in my 45+ years of playing roleplaying games. When I finally went to see Hamilton, I think I was the last person in the continental United … Continue reading →
I appreciate the game masters who can run ornate online games. With maps all ready, and character tokens, and even images to go with prominent non-player characters. I’ve gotten to play in a few such games now, since the beginning … Continue reading →
A lot can be said about the United States, for good and ill. But I like to set all of that aside on this day and think appreciate the fact that we fought for and gained our independence from Great … Continue reading →
If you’ve gotten any email from me since the pandemic, you’ve probably noticed that I’ve added a new sign-off phrase: Scripturus te saluto. Where did it come from? I blame the pandemic, myself. You see, the pandemic didn’t change all … Continue reading →
Right now I’m playing a halfling thief in a Shadowdark campaign, and today was a session worth talking about. Now Shadowdark is a new roleplaying game. So new, in fact, that the paper edition isn’t out yet. But my game … Continue reading →
After ignoring this blog for far too long, I’ve decided to start posting to it regularly again. This blog has been idle for the most part for a few years now. Partially, I think, because, I had the excuse of … Continue reading →
As I sat down to write this blog post, Taltos – our tuxedo kitten and youngest cat – jumped up onto my desk, marched across my touchpad and demanded to be held. This, of course, led to a five-minute delay, … Continue reading →
So, I don’t talk a lot about the craft or business of writing here. The way I figure it, aspiring writers generally have plenty of places on the web to learn about such things. I figure anyone coming here to … Continue reading →
This is the blog post I almost forgot to write. Or rather, I thought I’d written it, or something like it, last week. But then I thought I’d run out of time, and wouldn’t get to write it at all. … Continue reading →
As I write this, my country is embroiled in a painful waiting game. One that’s taking far longer than we hoped. Interesting that it’s also the day that a long waiting game ended for me. You see, I’m writing this … Continue reading →
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