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Hope you enjoy this. A bit of a departure for us. #CriticalRole #DnD #TTRPG #CR #Critters

Pleased to have contributed to this. Take a look at what I chose... theconversation.com/the-ten-best...

The ten best short novels under 150 pages – chosen by expertsThese expert recommendations are short enough to tear through over a weekendtheconversation.com

Had a great time guesting on The Deep Dive podcast and talking all things Play in Utopian and Dystopian Fiction. The episode is now available via Spotify, Apple Podcasts or on the podcast's website: open.spotify.com/episode/7AuD...

OoO on! Finally time for a rest!

Office Space: It'll Work Itself Out NaturallyALT: Office Space: It'll Work Itself Out Naturallystatic.klipy.com

The best thing about having a dog is that whenever I want to stroke a dog I can!

Not posted any pics of Miss Willow for a while. Enjoy!

Excessive temperatures in the UK at the moment means early morning walkies!

Remember that politicians on the right, despite the support they often enjoy, are generally failures. Hatred, fear, and anger are shallower emotional responses, much easier to generate than love, compassion, and pride. Maybe reminding them of that occasionally might help dent their egos.

Had a great time presenting at The Quartet Symposium today organised by my wonderful colleagues @drelizabethmac1.bsky.social and Dan Varndell! The papers were all incredibly delivered and thought-provoking. I previewed my Utopian Studies paper I'll be giving in Bucharest in a couple of weeks!

Spent this morning giving a talk on Play in Utopia as part of the Design Probes series for Masters students at Domus Academy, Milan. It was a privilege to be invited to talk to the students. Maybe next time in person... just saying a trip to Milan would be a lot of fun! 😉

No combat in this month's DnD session, which is a rarity, but at least I got to unveil my new dice tower which is pretty epic!

A reminder that our latest episode, which has been out just over a week now, is all about the relationship between language and dystopian fiction. How did you find it?

OoOO - Out of Office ON!

Just had a great time chatting to Philip McKenzie for his show The Deep Dive. We explored all things Play in Utopian and Dystopian Fiction. Look forward to sharing the interview with you when it's out.

As a parent to a young child how do you resist reading every book in a Matt Berry voice? Asking for a friend...

The algorithm says: oh you saw half of this video on auto play... this must be the only thing you like now!

@jackewilson.bsky.social listened to your excellent episode on Nineteen Eighty-Four ahead of my teaching it last week. Really informative. Have a great time in the UK. If you ever want a guest for an episode on utopian or dystopian lit at any point let me know!

How is so much of adulthood just saying "I can't believe it has been X length of time since Y"?

A reminder that you can win a copy of this book by listening to the latest episode of Utopian and Dystopian Fictions (on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or YouTube) and following the instructions there.

Yesterday had my last class with our final year students. It was a lovely send off and it was really gratifying that a number spoke to me directly to thank me for my support throughout the years. It meant a lot. Most importantly, though, one student bought us all Krispy Kremes...