I lost one of mine on the 19th of April this year. But the statement is still true. In order for me to be the person I am right this minute, I have needed other people to help me be strong and to stand up for what I believe in. Tove has been a major... Continue Reading →
Profound loss
I was jealous of the stories told about Tove today at her memorial. ´There were so many stories like mine. How she took people under her wing, how she encouraged them, and how she helped them grow and become stronger people. I wanted to have been special. And then I knew with a certainty that... Continue Reading →
Tomorrow we remember
Tomorrow we remember Tove. Her husband posted this on the fundraiser page. On Monday the 6th of June I will hold a memorial service for Tove with relatives and friends. I would appreciate if you would like to join us in the memorial service by lighting a candle for Tove on Monday and thinking about... Continue Reading →
I’m playing D&D
I started playing role-playing games of the table-top variety in the mid eighties. Since I'm from Sweden, Europe and not North America, I didn't play Dungeons & Dragons. I played a Swedish version of Basic Role-playing called "Drakar och Demoner". Dragons and Demons. I also played Chock which is a translation of the game Chill... Continue Reading →
Defiant goblins and hobgoblin porn
On rare occasions, most commonly after having read about the latest sexual harassment story or having heard about another abusive man (they’re mostly men) in table-top role-playing spaces, I ask myself why I stick around in a culture that so obviously have issues with people who are Black, Asian, Latino, Indigenous, mixed race, women, non-binary... Continue Reading →
Don’t put the onus on margies
We’re celebrating Pride this month, and in the interest of pulling some weight and explaining how the work with inclusion and diversity affects marginalized people and how privileged people sometimes add to that burden, I want to talk about a situation that probably happens more often than you’d think. The recruitment talk. Whenever one of... Continue Reading →