# fantasy short stories (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover fantasy short stories. Page: Feed: --- ## [clearing creative debt (Blaugust01)](https://dungeonbison.bearblog.dev/clearing-creative-debt/) _2026-08-06 · dungeonbison · Dungeon Bison_ This was originally posted on my Patreon, here. At 28 years old, I had to rebuild my life. My girlfriend of almost four years left me. When she left her son, my stepson left too. So did most of the furniture. There was a gapping hole left in my life and in my heart. I was sleeping on a secondhand single mattress on the floor, working a job I hated (with her mother!), and I was $11,000 in debt. For… ## [I wrote some fantasy short stories](https://dungeonbison.bearblog.dev/i-wrote-some-fantasy-short-stories/) _2026-08-05 · dungeonbison · Dungeon Bison_ I wrote some fantasy short stories and you can get them here... Amaryn Smoulders: Book 0 Get around it. Give it a review. Write more words. Long days and pleasant nights. ## [Appendix N: of sabers, darts, and drinking blood.](https://dungeonbison.bearblog.dev/appendix-n-of-sabers-darts-and-drinking-blood/) _2026-03-11 · dungeonbison · Dungeon Bison_ This post is part of a series of biographical reflections on the media that I love and have loved. ## [Wildendrem 2: Tears of the Beast](https://dungeonbison.bearblog.dev/wildendrem-2-tears-of-the-beast/) _2026-03-08 · dungeonbison · Dungeon Bison_ "This is the best sort of DM PC," said the thief. I was taken aback a little by this, as I had never thought of Cluster Fumm as my PC. He was a tool to transition the party from my weird west marches into the Arthurian soup of The Valley of Flowers. It was time for Cluster to go. If you play in my Friday Knight game, stop reading. This also has spoilers for Wildendrem: Valley of Flowers . Quest of… ## [Wildendrem 1: from freeform openworld to Brobdin Wood](https://dungeonbison.bearblog.dev/wildrendrem-1-from-freeform-openworld-to-brobdin-wood/) _2026-02-25 · dungeonbison · Dungeon Bison_ Last year I started an open table OSE game at the local gaming club. The plan was to have a big open world that anyone could step into and play. I had thought that every week I would get a random, different group of people. And I would never be really seeing the same faces again; however, that was not the case. I quickly developed a core group of players who turned up every week. And there's quite… ## [Herne at Yule](https://speclectic.substack.com/p/herne-at-yule) _2025-12-18 · Jack Massa · Speclectic_ The Wild Hunt is in the Air! ## [The Map as a Tool for Conversation](https://dungeonbison.bearblog.dev/the-map-as-a-tool-for-conversation/) _2025-10-30 · dungeonbison · Dungeon Bison_ I am running two games now; an OSE open table west marches sort of game, and a Cairn 2e game online with a few friends. Both games lean heavily on maps, but I have different approaches to them depending on the game, the medium, or scenario. These approaches have been subconscious and while on a long drive for work, I consciously thought about those approaches. Just put the map on the table and let… ## [In Defense of Genre Fiction](https://speclectic.substack.com/p/in-defense-of-genre-fiction) _2025-09-30 · Jack Massa · Speclectic_ Or why that fantasy adventure novel is actually a work of literature ## [Why am I like this or my Personal Appendix N](https://dungeonbison.bearblog.dev/why-am-i-like-this-or-my-personal-appendix-n/) _2025-09-27 · dungeonbison · Dungeon Bison_ This list is not exhaustive, just things that bubble close to the surface. It's just a list, but I'll add to it over time, and I'll probably do some deep dives on some of these things. Films Star Wars: A New Hope (1977) Back to the Future (1985) Indiana Jones: Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) Clue (1985) Conan the Barbarian (1982) Dune (1984) Dune (2021) The Fellowship of the RIng (2001) Braindead… ## [Hosted a mini-con](https://dungeonbison.bearblog.dev/hosted-a-mini-con/) _2025-09-15 · dungeonbison · Dungeon Bison_ This past weekend, my brother and bunch of guys we met on a Facebook group hosted a mini OSR gaming convention. We hired a tiny hall for cheap and at 1pm the nerds converged for 8 hours of gaming and talking and eating. By the end of the day, I was still a little surprised it had happened at all. I had grown tired of trying to squeeze into the OSR schedule of the rest of the world. Living out in… ## [Try Before You Buy, Risk-Free (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/msLctSEebeDG) _2025-09-15 · **Sponsored**_ Free trial hosting plus refunds processed in 12-24 hours, guaranteed. ## [Ashcan Lantern: Fix it while it's flying](https://dungeonbison.bearblog.dev/ashcan-lantern-releasing-the-mechatronic-bird/) _2025-09-09 · dungeonbison · Dungeon Bison_ For about two years, I have been dragging a half-dead idea around. Trying to make it perfect. Then, I forgot about it. Having another child. Getting a new job. Embracing general chaos. Then, picking it up again, tinkering, fiddling, running a few games here and there. All the while thinking about how perfect and good it will be. Thinking of it as a pristine piece of work that will fly and dazzle… ## [Always Another Wolf at the Door](https://speclectic.substack.com/p/always-a-wolf-at-the-door) _2025-07-19 · Jack Massa · Speclectic_ An Urban Fantasy Short Story ## [Convention Reflections](https://dungeonbison.bearblog.dev/convention-reflections/) _2025-07-09 · dungeonbison · Dungeon Bison_ Thoughts after running games at a con ## [Soul Escort](https://speclectic.substack.com/p/soul-escort) _2025-05-25 · Jack Massa · Speclectic_ Science Fiction Short Story: An AI is taught to assist patients at the end of life support. But first it must be tested. ## [How the Fairies Came to Ireland](https://speclectic.substack.com/p/how-the-fairies-came-to-ireland) _2025-02-11 · Jack Massa · Speclectic_ On my re-acquaintance with Darby O’Gill and the Good People ## [Air Travel](https://speclectic.substack.com/p/air-travel) _2025-01-18 · Jack Massa · Speclectic_ Where are we going? A micro-fiction ## [Writing Fiction with a Chatbot. Or Not.](https://speclectic.substack.com/p/writing-fiction-with-a-chatbot-or-44f) _2024-12-29 · Jack Massa · Speclectic_ Part 2 - An Experiment ## [Dead Can Vote](https://speclectic.substack.com/p/dead-can-vote) _2024-10-07 · Jack Massa · Speclectic_ A short story. Not about politics, exactly. ## [Mind Uploading - Is That Really You?](https://speclectic.substack.com/p/mind-uploading-is-that-really-you) _2024-08-28 · Jack Massa · Speclectic_ About my new story in the Take Me There Anthology