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I make I Need A Miracle, a divine audio drama, and Merely Roleplayers, a podcast where theatrical people play roleplaying games. Categories are for breaking down and blending. Find me at www.foggyoutline.com
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Nick Clegg says having to ask for permission to enter people's homes would "kill" the vampire community

So for the 3 days of UKGE I'm going to need a folk horror look, a Gothic literature look, and a librarian look (to go with the games I'm running) www.foggyoutline.com/appearances

So we're remaking a scene that shocked gamers, that put them through all the stages of grief, sent them scouring the early web for ways to avoid or undo it, that made people feel they'd lost a friend. So what do we want gamers to feel about our new version? Hear me out ......... ambivalence

Fiona's talking about The First Nova, a Studio production from the Merely Roleplayers podcast! Here's episode 1: pca.st/episode/cafb...

So excited to play Galactic on stream - I remember how much I enjoyed @merelymatt.bsky.social facilitating it on Merely Roleplayers many years ago! Highly recommend checking out the Kickstarter for Galactic by @rileyrethal.bsky.social & Going Rogue by @jessfrom.online! tinyurl.com/GalacticandG...

The project of fiction is to investigate why people act the way they do

genuinely impossible to narrow down the most important (to me) audio dramas to 5, but this was a good moment of reflecting that few pieces of art have had a bigger influence on my life than @nightvaleradio.bsky.social anyway everyone in AD should vote in this www.leftofdialmedia.com/voting-form-...

If you would like to know what it is like living as trans right now: I cannot think of a single week in the last 5 and a half years since I transitioned where a politician, celebrity, government or public figure of some prominence hasn't attacked trans people. It is constant. Never-ending.

Indie creators and devs! Mike (and I) want to work with you! 😁 If you hold open auditions, where do you usually post them? Social media? Casting sites? A roster or casting director? Do you reach out to actors directly? Do actors reach out to you?

Broke my leg trying to climb over a bird bath when I was 3

Starting a new Merely Roleplayers production today! VIGIL is like if Buffy was set in the small town from Hot Fuzz; in VIGIL: SHADOWFALL, people's shadows are getting kidnapped. If you don't cast a shadow, are you really there? pca.st/episode/5388...

for everyone who just re-watched Rogue One for the first time in a decade after Andor and has questions, I have a 6 part answer for you open.spotify.com/episode/7a0v...

𝙎𝙝𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙃𝙚𝙧𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜. 𝘼𝙣𝙙 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠 𝙞𝙨 𝙙𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙝. SONG OF THE HUNTRESS is out in pb! Doesn't she look stunning? My next event is MCM on 25th May where I'll be signing copies. If you've read my Wild Hunt book and have a moment to leave a rating / review on the retail sites, I'd be very grateful 🙏

Just a reminder that the Heartglass Trailer is live, and if you haven't checked it out, what the hell are you doing that's 90 seconds long and better than this?

Man Door Hand Hook Cawdor, a Scottish creepyplaysta

Whoever's out there listening to Merely Roleplayers on Goodpods, I salute you!

Whenever I tell people about new blockbuster larps or immersive theatre, they often lament they always hear about them too late – so here's something that *isn't* sold out: Voidspace Live, a lo-fi festival of interactive theatre, games, larp, and playable art happening in London on 7-8 June 2025!

Look upon my works, ye mighty, if not no worries

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I made a rainbow just in case @thelynxbooks.bsky.social or any other bookshops would like to fly a little paper flag, eleven years in the making.

I really hope my Erica Slaughter bandanna arrives in time for UKGE. I think it'll lend something when I'm GMing The Hunted and facilitating an extremely Gothic Spindlewheel

FUN FACT: Helen Hunt is a stage name, her given name is The Iliad

A conversation in the Nag's Head in Reading about Anne from the Famous Five being a narc. I think the phrase that fully broke me was "Anne if you're a cop you have to tell us". It was related to specific choice I remember from a Famous Five choose-your-own-adventure book.

Reading this and thinking "With their level of literary comprehension, it's a miracle none of the tech-overlords are trying to clone giant worms to ride" and now I'm worrying that they're trying to clone giant worms to ride.

Our regular deadline hits in 3 weeks. Don’t mess it up! Get your #podcasts, #shortfilms and #webseries into us at filmfreeway.com/NZWebFest 🚦🛴🧭🛴🚦

Hey Bluesky, I’m running a workshop on characterisation for games, animation and audiodramas, and you can come if you like! It’s part of the One Voice Conference in London, Fri 16th May, but you don’t need a conference ticket to come, workshops sold separately. 🎟️: reattendance.com/public/6141#...

The main character of this new thing is turning out to be very manipulative in a way that's a real thrill to write

They added a new wave of UK Games Expo RPGs and mine are in there! Friday night The Hunted is already sold out but you can still join Gothic Spindlewheel Saturday or Bibliocalypse Sunday foggyoutline.com/appearances

Just a reminder to take your voice reels and music off Soundcloud ✌🏻

I'm letting myself off having to have a Popinion

I'm constantly excited by what great company I Need A Miracle is in at NZ Web Fest! You must give Witches of Wederra Keep a go if you haven't already

Stevie died again and what do you know, death becomes her; she came back to life unscarred, unmarred, clear-skinned and smelling faintly of ambergris

Tonight in Hollows: all that glitters is not gold (but a lot of it is)