High West Campfire in front of a Tarids cookie jar near a heavy pour in a glass.
High West Campfire label
Done for the day, so it’s time for a three-finger pour of High West Campfire and a couple of hours of writing for my Patreon, #HarlemUnbounding. 🥃✍️
Now the real question: #HauntedWest or #DeadCityBlues? This whiskey works perfectly for either vibe… 😄
What would you all pick?
Working on Dead City Blues while the USA vs. Canada Olympic hockey game plays in the background. 🏒☕✍️ Trying to squeeze in a little more progress before things get really busy for a while.
Also, just dropped a little character teaser… 👀 #HarlemUnbounding #GameDesign
The Big Book of the Continental OP by Dashiell Hammett on a Haunted West mouse pad with a Delta Green giant coffee cup in the background filled with coffee.
This morning’s #BooksAndBrews is me slipping back into the right headspace for #DeadCityBlues. ☕🕵️♂️ I’m rereading The Continental Op by Dashiell Hammett and letting that hardboiled rhythm do its work.
Trying a few new things with the game, and I’m really liking how it’s shaping up. #HarlemUnbounding
Did you know that on the #HarlemUnbounding Patreon, I share historical bios complete with stats, plot hooks, and tools to make them fully playable at your table? 🎲📚
Like who, you ask? Great question. I’ll drop a few links below. Come join us and bring history to life in your games.
Writing day before the Super Bowl, even if my Eagles aren’t in it, we’ll still watch. ☕🏈 Got coffee, word count goal, and some noir vibes queued: Shadow of a Doubt and Gun Crazy, while I work on the next #DeadCityBlues drop for #HarlemUnbounding. Let’s go. ✍️🖤
Man in Blue Suit by Kurt Komoda
Something new is coming.
I’m starting a series where we build a noir game together and it starts with Dead City Blues.
If you like noir, mystery, and helping shape a TTRPG from the ground up, come take a look.
Patreon link below. #HarlemUnbounding #DeadCityBlues
And hey, if you want to game with me, you can. I’m happy to run almost any genre and nearly any system (it’s probably already on my shelves), and just geek out at the virtual table. Come join the #HarlemUnbounding Patreon. 🎲🖤
Salem Poor 10-cent stamp. (U.S. Postal Service)
Meet Wentworth Cheswell: a Patriot, a Revolutionary, and a man who stood up to tyranny in 1776 when it truly mattered. His story was nearly erased, but it still has something urgent to say about liberty today. #HarlemUnbounding #WardensofLiberty
Frak. Had a last-minute quorum hit for the #Starfinder1E game, so today’s session is canceled. 😕 It sucks… but silver lining: surprise writing time. I’ve got coffee in hand and about 400 words left on a historical bio for the Patreon, so this one will get finished. ☕✍️
#HarlemUnbounding #WriterLife
Based on community feedback, I’ve added a brand-new one-to-one gaming tier to the #HarlemUnbounding Patreon! 🎲🖤 If you’ve ever wanted direct table time, deeper collaboration, and truly bespoke play, this is for you. All other tiers still get early content, BTS dev, and exclusives. Come join us. ✨
If you’ve been curious about what’s coming next for #HarlemUnbounding, now’s a great time to jump into the Patreon. 🖤📚 They gets early looks at new material, behind-the-scenes development, and updates as the next wave of content takes shape. If you’ve ever thought about joining, this is your sign. ✨
Did you know I run a small Patreon, #HarlemUnbounding, packed with goodies for TTRPG fans? I just dropped a brand-new Harlem Unbound profile with stats, for none other than Rudolph Fisher, ready for the #OuroborosSystem! Check it out & bring one of Harlem’s sharpest mind to your table!
It occurred to me that I rarely discuss my Patreon. Did you know I have one? 👀
Over on #HarlemUnbounding, you'll find:
✨ Noodlings & rough ideas
✨ Genreless exclusives
✨ Behind-the-scenes writing + travel bits
✨ Random surprises from deep in the vault
Peek inside the chaos... #TTRPG #WriterLife
Curious what I’ve been working on? I’m creating content on #HarlemUnbounding (my Patreon). Experimenting with the Ouroboros System, dropping genre-bending mixes, travel logs, and game design.
Be part of the journey, support a #SmallBusiness, and unlock some amazing content. Join me below → #TTRPGs
Working on Conan without Conan for Gamehole Con! Tonight’s agenda: a little Leiber for inspiration, a whiskey in hand, and some freshly crafted archetypes on the #HarlemUnbounding Patreon. Don't miss out!
Con countdown: T-62 days (give or take a barbarian raid). #SwordsAndSorcery #GameDesign
I’ve got a lot of thoughts about #DjangoUnchained and they've evolved over the last decade. Eddy and I dive into some of them in our latest convo. #HarlemUnbounding #FilmChat #Genreless
As a longtime #Whovian, I’ve had a lot of thoughts and feelings about the recent seasons. I finally pulled them together and shared on the #HarlemUnbounding Patreon. Come see where I landed. 💫📺 #DoctorWho
Been deep in game prep lately, but shifting gears back to writing for the next few days. I’ve missed some self-imposed deadlines and don’t want to lose momentum on [REDACTED] and the #HarlemUnbounding Patreon. Time to get those words flowing again.
Working on #HarlemUnbounding this morning and taking stock: nearly 12 half-finished pieces—bios, scenarios, OS mechanics—all waiting like annotated skeletons and now plotting the next 7 months of releases while juggling [REDACTED] and, you know, real life. How do you wrangle creative chaos?🧠📚 #TTRPG
Surprising no one, Eddy and I dove into #Sinners on the latest #Genreless episode for the #HarlemUnbounding Patreon. I love this film so much I forgot half my notes mid-recording—but still think we got in a great discussion. Come check it out and tell us your take! 🎙️🎬
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how to evolve my #HarlemUnbounding Patreon — new ideas, fresh content, deeper dives into history, storytelling, and TTRPG design. If you’re curious or want to support a small business creator, now’s a great time. #TTRPG #GameDesign #HistoryBelongsToAllOfUs
One of my favorite parts about Patreon Genreless episodes is they can be whatever I want to cover, and Blackkklansman is even more relevant today than when it dropped (as sad as that is). #HarlemUnbounding #SpikeLee
Today is a writing day, so I'm attacking the next #HarlemUnbounding Patreon post. It's been a slow burn, but I finally made a breakthrough. So, I'm doing some heavy revising while smoothing out some mechanics.
It's safe to say without David Lynch's vision and genius this podcast won't exist. So, this week @darkerhue.bsky.social and @pugsteady.com interrupt their epic fantasy run to release the #HarlemUnbounding Patreon episode of Dune (1984).
Today is a writing day, and I'm focused on my big January Patreon, #HarlemUnbounding, drop. I started noodling on it a few months ago but took some downtime. It's looking pretty good, and I'm excited to share it soon. #GameDevelopment
Spent most of yesterday working on a #HarlemUnbounding project and pretty pleased with how it turned out. #Ouroborossystem #GameDev
This year, we kicked off #Noirvember with #DevilInABlueDress on the #HarlemUnbounding Patreon! It's a movie that should have become a film franchise.
My Cyberpunk Red assignment is in the wind! So, I’m researching #OldWest stuff for a Haunted West scenario (aka #BagOfNails) that’ll drop on Patreon this month. Then it’s back to [REDACTED] 1/? #HarlemUnbounding
I'm excited about this month's Harlem Unbound bio and fully stated NPC drop for the Patreon! I've been down the research hole for days! #HarlemUnbounding
