Blogging Month in Review: January 2025

As I predicted, my capacity to blog is greatly diminished by concerns that outweigh my devotion to this beloved hobby. I shall strive to recapture the joy and sense of refuge it has always provided me in the past, and that might involve a more classic approach (doing more in-person gaming, going to conventions, and perhaps even moving toward a more traditional method of fan publication and distribution—the zine) in combination with a newer (or less classic) approach such as making YouTube videos. What this will mean to my fleet of blogs depends on the course of events that are beyond my control. Those who push generative a.i. are at war with everyone who writes, performs, or creates art. As long as our work is not protected and we are not compensated, I am reluctant to share it with anyone I do not personally know and trust. We are heading into a dismal age that may outlast us all. I hope we can change course.

Peace and Enlightenment.

1. Theoretical Swashbuckling: 1 article
2. Savage Arts & Sciences: 1 article
3. Decidedly Six-Sided: 0 articles
4. Creative Reckoning: 0 articles
5. Applied Phantasticality: 0 articles
6. Omnia Pro Omnibus: 0 articles

Grand Total: 2 articles

Blogging Year in Review: 2024

Most of 2024 was very strong bloggingwise, but the fickle finger of Fate had other ideas and my blogging promptly fell off a cliff—or, rather, was pushed off a cliff by larger events. I will not go into details here at this time. Despite the forces arrayed against my good mood, this year's blogging exceeded last year's grand total by four articles for a somewhat grander total of 156 articles. Applied Phantasticality decreased by 19, Savage Arts & Sciences increased by 22, Creative Reckoning increased by 5, Decidedly Six-Sided decreased by one, Theoretical Swashbuckling decreased by four, and Omnia Pro Omnibus increased by one. There were no RPG zines.

This year, the Year of Our Folly 2025, I will not reinstate my annual blogging goal. I will be lucky if I can find the opportunities to play or write about role-playing games at all. When I can do either, I will simply be thankful. My hobbies have saved my life and sanity in the past. I may be calling upon them to do the same in our fractured future. I might continue with the monthly tallies, but it is too soon to tell. To my readers, thank you for reading, and I hope we will continue this adventure together.

Here is the total blogging tally for 2024:

1. Applied Phantasticality: 63 articles
2. Savage Arts & Sciences: 36 articles
3. Creative Reckoning: 17 articles
4. Decidedly 6-Sided: 15 articles
5. Theoretical Swashbuckling: 15 articles
6. Omnia Pro Omnibus: 10 articles

Grand Total: 156 articles

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Blogging Month in Review: December 2024

Circumstances were even less conducive to blogging and gaming in December, and I posted only one article. November and December are traditionally the most difficult months for me to find any time to pursue my interests, and this year they were especially challenging. Since 2023, January and February have become equally hard, and I foresee a paucity of articles this year. I hope I am wrong.

1. Savage Arts & Sciences: 1 article
2. Decidedly Six-Sided: 0 articles
3. Applied Phantasticality: 0 articles
4. Omnia Pro Omnibus: 0 articles
5. Theoretical Swashbuckling: 0 articles
6. Creative Reckoning: 0 articles

Grand Total: 1 article