Arkham… home of the Cthulhu Mythos and other weird fiction “It [Arkham House] is an example of a small publishing company that had a mission to preserve a genre of literature and succeeded.”
Golden Paladin (Aug 2023) “She wheeled to look at the Golden Paladin, sure her eyes were as large as a hill giant’s but unable to wrangle her expression into anything more professional.”
A Spoken Space: Interview with Juru da Wise JuruDaWise holds pop-up-style events called “A Spoken Space: A Safe Space To Be Heard” — Open Mic and Poetry/Spoken Word nights at different venues, cafes, and restaurants in the Tri-Cities.
Nonfiction roundup “To hopefully save you from sinking into despair after reading some of my recommendations for nonfiction, I decided to go half upsetting and half… well, not upsetting. (Cheerful may be a stretch.)”
Love note to a book: The Futurological Congress “On the surface—hilarity. Underneath—did you actually just articulate what is wrong with everything?”
Three games, one designer “If these games sound fun, check out https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/khanat/yama on Kickstarter!”
Interview with author Erica Blaque "Erica Blaque’s debut novel, Among Wolves, qualified for the 2023 Anthony Awards as 'Best First Novel'"
Boxers and wizards and spiders, oh my! "Must-See movie reviews featuring Creed III, Shazam! Fury of the Gods, and Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse."
14th Annual Battle on the Columbia "The 14th annual Battle on the Columbia is happening on August 5, 2023."
Love Note to a book: The Day on Fire "Writing becomes a coping mechanism to address the problem of belonging."
The Flop and the Giant Killer “A small and timely act of conviction off the field left Milton’s biggest footprint on sports history.”
Golden Paladin recap: Part 4 "The Golden Paladin deduced that Merlin was not only targeting Arthur with the mana-storm, but directly attempting to kill her."
Game Review: Arkham Horror: the Card Game "If you’re interested in playing a deckbuilder but don’t want to have to worry about buying random booster packs or individual single prices, AH:tCG is a great option, and playing it is a great way to spend an afternoon."
Beach Reads "Every year when I start thinking about a beach read book list, I have to look up what a beach read is, and every year I re-learn that a beach read is whatever you want it to be."
Folk pop musician Eli Lev at Emerald of Siam "Rising singer-songwriter and global citizen Eli Lev is making the world a smaller place, one song at a time."
The Skyler Mendell Sextet "Skyler Mendell is a fantastic jazz trumpet player originally from Richland. The Skyler Mendell Sextet recorded an album which was just released in May."
Air, bear, and vampire fare Check out this month's movie reviews featuring Air, Cocaine Bear, and Renfield, along with three-sentence movie reviews!
This is when the fun begins! If you didn’t get any plants started in May, it’s not too late for veggies this year.
Game review: Earth "Want something with a little more engine building than Wingspan but not nearly the time requirement of Terraforming Mars? Earth has you covered."
Sacajawea Bluegrass Festival offers free concert June 10 “Slipshod, Heartbreak Pass, and Kentucky Sky will perform at the Sacajawea Bluegrass Festival.”
