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Duckon 19 in review!

Smerd — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 05:04:22 +0000

Jon and I got back from Duckon 19 in Naperville, IL last night. This was my third Duckon, and, as usual, I loved it!

Folks there sport some very fashionable ears!

Jon and I also got to hang out with authors Stephen Zimmer, who blogged about Duckon here, and Chris Gerrib, wo blogged about Duckon here.

Big shout outs to Tammy Jo, Deirdre, Orange Mike, Dancing Bob, “Retired” Con Director Drew, Dale Cozort & daughter (who hooked me even more on the new Dr. Who), Bill from the Chicago WorldCon Bid, Matt Duhan, Chris Morgan, Nnedi Okorafo, and all of the rest of the zany Duckon gang!

Indy Movie Moguls!

Dale Cozort has written a cool story about interdimensional exchanges!

My biographer Jon Klement’s table!

The next con will be Natsu-Con in July! Check it out here!

New Smerdiverse Wiki Entries!

Smerd — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:45:00 +0000

A new villain: Pandore! http://smerdiverse.wikia.com/wiki/Pandore

And a species entry on p’ckit dragons! http://smerdiverse.wikia.com/wiki/P%27ckit_Dragons

New Wiki Entries: Knightshade and the Tundra Frog!

Smerd — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 20:11:50 +0000

Martin “Marty” Jackson, aka the Tundra Frog, is a relatively small time villain whose nefarious activities tend to involve get-rich-quick schemes rather than mass destruction or world domination. He simply sees no reason to use his powers for anything other than attaining his own wealth.

How he came about his powers is unknown. Did he have latent “super” genes? Are his powers the result of an accident or experimentation? It is unrevealed at this time.

He does seem to have a rather odd assortment of powers: earth control, cold generation, and hyper-leaping.

It’s readily apparent that Marty doesn’t take himself too seriously, though, since he adopted the moniker “The Tundra Frog” and wears a costume to match, including swim fins.

To see the complete Wiki entries click here:

The Tundra Frog

Knightshade

New Smerdiverse Wiki entry!

Smerd — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 10:57:13 +0000

Meet A.S.P., the Agency for Special People!

http://smerdiverse.wikia.com/wiki/A.S.P.

DragonTalk Radio: “Abyss Walker” Author Shane Moore!

Smerd — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 05:37:33 +0000

Tonight, my biographer Jon Klement launched a BlogTalkRadio show called DragonTalk (named after moi, I believe). You can find the show at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/jonklement.

Few fantasy epics have burst onto the scene like Shane Moore’s “Abyss Walker” series. After twelve years in police work and an impressive semi-pro football career, Shane embraced his childhood passion for creating epic fantasy stories. The result was a compelling series that has gained a huge following. Tune in as we explore his background, his influences, and what’s next for this exciting author!

4-way chess is fun!

Smerd — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 20:26:15 +0000

Here at day 2 of TPK 4!

Here, Harrison Parker studies a 4-way chess board. In my travels throughout the Milky Way, I have noticed that some variation of this game (sometimes several) exists in almsot every culture. While most of them are 2-person games, this 4-way one puts some interesting twists on it.

TPK 4 Part 1

Smerd — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 21:11:19 +0000

Today, I am visiting TPK 4 in Fenton, MO.

TPK is a gaming convention for the Hacktastic Role-playing Game by Black Pigeon Press. You humans of Earth have such impressive imaginations! Nowhere is this more evident than in your fantasy gaming events.

Here at TPK (which I’m told stands for Total Party Kill) the first person you meet is Mr. Corey Phillips, the President of the Gamer Enforcement Agency (GEA). He greets you at the door with his cheerful attitude (and apparently if you’re a p’ckit dragon, a hug).

Smerd’s Twitter Adventure #4

Smerd — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 17:01:10 +0000

Check out the fourth entry in my Twitter adventure series!

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Twitter Adventure #3

Smerd — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 02:50:10 +0000

Check out the third entry in my Twitter adventure series!

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Twitter Adventure #2

Smerd — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:04:40 +0000

Check out the second entry in my Twitter adventure series!

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