Tales of the Grotesque and Dungeonesque

In the previous session, the characters returned to Braelin, the frontier town that serves as their base of operations, and discovered that it had been taken over by a cult in their absence.

Things that brought me delight in August: Tahkhana At the beginning of August I made a big Indian feast of saag paneer, bhindi masala, methi roti, rice, and samosas...and Tahkhana was the perfect movie to accompany it.

For anyone local to the Owego, NY area--or perhaps traveling through the Southern Tier--you can now pick up a print copy of Ornamental Women at Riverow Books, the area's best independent bookstore!

Our Krevborna campaign continues with the second half of this adventure.

Check it out, my pal Goose made me some art based on my novel Ornamental Women: Serafina glass ornament!

Our Krevborna campaign continued!

The following entries are descriptions I wrote up for a party of characters I used in a Krevborna one-shot adventure in which all members were part of Sir Aubrek Salazar's retinue of "problem solvers."

I realized I hadn't posted this yet.

I hate to ask people for favors, or for anything really, but if you're read and enjoyed Ornamental Women, it would help me out tremendously if you rated or reviewed my novel!

We did another "level-up" session for the ongoing Krevborna game.

Things that brought me delight in July, 2026: Neurosis, An Undying Love for a Burning World I honestly wasn't sure we'd ever get another album from Neurosis, but An Undying Love for a Burning World is a worthy addition to their lengthy catalog.

I had planned to make a mix a month for all of 2026, but nobody seemed to listen to the mix for last May, so I fell off on that.

The Friday night Krevborna campaign continued, this time with a special guest joining for the evening.

Bad Books for Bad People, Episode 95: Dragonwyck Anya Seton is a grande dame of historical fiction, a reputation earned by novels like Dragonwyck, her 1944 gothic romance.

Since these guys have popped up a few times in the current Krevborna campaign, I thought I should add them to the world-building blog posts.

Ornamental Women, my debut Gothic Fantasy novel, has been out for just about two months now, so I'd like to offer a little something to everyone who bought a print copy: a silly bookmark drawn by yours truly.

More fun with nuns in the latest Krevborna adventure!

Now, I know exactly what you're thinking: I would buy and read Ornamental Women, Jack's Gothic Fantasy novel, if only it had an official playlist...

We picked up from the level-up session, and a new adventure began in the current Krevborna campaign!

Things that brought me delight in June, 2026.

The characters in the current Krevborna campaign recently earned their second advance in the Novice tier.

The current Krevborna campaign continued with an adventure adapted from the old Ravenloft scenario book Chilling Tales.

The other day, someone asked me if there were any specific authors that influenced the way I wrote Ornamental Women.

Bad Books for Bad People, Episode 94: Ornamental Women We’re celebrating the release of cohost Jack Guignol’s debut novel Ornamental Women with a conversation that touches on inspiration, process, and motivation.

We had to skip a week due to gallery stuff and internet issues, but we were finally able to conclude the Krevborna group's delve in the Moyle Mines.