Lizzie Stark

Stop reading this post right now and head over to Gaming As Women, one of my favorite new reads, where  bevy of incisive women gamers write about gender representation in D&D, crossplay, game design, and more. You’ll never ask, “where are the awesome women gamers?” or “am I the only one who gets annoyed about [...]... Read More

Ready Player One: An exhilarating novel about gaming and 1980s nostalgia, but don't expect too much.

Interested in costuming and propping? Head over to Larp Couture and check out American (?) Caroline E. Willis’s lively writing on the topic, from information about codpieces to gender-related musings on harem pants to historical research on real smugglers, helpful for rolling up that rogue you’ve been meaning to.... Read More

The experts risk potential hate mail by describing which types of games they find unappealing.

It’s a little like Highlander – there can be only one! Tomorrow I’m competing in Literary Death Match, the storied reading series/happening in which four writers enter, but only one may leave. In honor of the literary throwdown, Chicago Review Press has released Leaving Mundania via Net Galley for all you reviewers and libriarians. The Death Match is both [...]... Read More

A fast rundown of my zippy trip to Intercon L.

Two years ago, I had my healthy breasts cut off to reduce my sky-high risk of breast cancer. Last year, I wrote a post chronicling my feelings one year out, but two years out, my feelings have changed enough to warrant another (and perhaps final) post.

How was Dreamation? Awesome. Just, awesome.

Do you prefer one-shot or campaign larps? The experts weigh in on what they like and why.

I’m part of a new group called Death by Awesome, which will run jeepform style games and other Nordic detritus at the Double Exposure convention DREAMATION, which runs in Morristown, NJ at the end of this month. Allow me to introduce the other members: Ashley Zdeb, who works at Eschaton Media and runs the zombie [...]... Read More