Poem – No Rerolls

Happy New Year; Welcome to 2025

1 Jan 20251 Jan 2025

In the glow o’ candle licht, Wi’ dice in haun, we face the nicht. The year that’s past, wi’ quests sae grand, We gather roon, a merry band. Frae dungeons…

Trio (1968) by Edwin Morgan

25 Dec 202421 Dec 2024

Last year, I shared an Edwin Morgan poem for Christmas Day. This year, I am sharing an Edwin Morgan poem for Christmas Day. I can guarantee you now, that next…

The Computer’s First Christmas Card (1968) by Edwin Morgan

25 Dec 202319 Dec 2023

I'm partial to a bit of poetry, and Edwin Morgan is among the best. Come on, I'm an English teacher in Scotland; of course I love Morgan! As such, I share today…

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Archaon’s Retort

Yesterday, I shared a wee poem about Sigmar, the leader of the pantheon of order. In true, BBC-esque neutral style, let me assure you that other pantheons are available. Let's…

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Praise Sigmar!

With recent reveals of some of the Dawnbringer Crusades miniatures for Age if Sigmat, I've been thinking a bit about Sigmar, himself. Specifically, the idea that whereas the divinity of…

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Ode to a Chaos Spawn

With Apologies to Robert Burns... Ye twisted spawn o' darkened realm, Wi' visage vile, ye overwhelm, Once noble knight, now daemon's helm, In chaos' grip, ye find your realm. Thy…

Throwback Thursday: Goblin Markets

23 Feb 202322 Feb 2023

I don't know what it is about goblins that make me want to write in verse. It's becoming a thing. This particular supplement for Changeling: The Lost (a game we…

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Poem: Beware the Gloomspite Gitz, My Friend,

Beware the Gloomspite Gitz, My Friend Amidst the damp and mustie caves, The Gloomspite Gitz, in twisted raves, Whisperen curses, concocten brewes, And ploten mischiefs with cackling crews. Their beady…

Merry Christmas 2022

25 Dec 202225 Dec 2022

Merry Christmas, one and all. Today, I leave you with a poem that I first read in The Kist. It's by Josephine Neill and it's my favourite Christmas poem. I…