Welcome to the Slightly Familiar (Tavern)!

So, what exactly is this place?

It’s Slightly Familiar. Think of it as a tavern or pub. Maybe it’s one you think you’ve frequented sometime in the past. Perhaps it’s charmed (or spell-struck, or cursed?) into simply making you think you’ve been here, or think that it’s familiar.

Stories here flow faster than the beer and spirits. Stories of adventures experienced in D&D or in Pop Culture. Thoughts on the Traveler’s Notebook. Thoughts recorded in the Traveler’s Notebook (maybe even while traveling!). Celebrations of finding an amazing book or movie or album. Basically, all my varied interests.

REDDIT IS OUT THE BACK AND TO THE LEFT

The point of it all here is to share what I know, highlight what I’m learning, and provide a springboard for discovering new and useful things in our world. It’s about the fellowship and camaraderie with folks that enjoy good stories and imagination and used/well-loved things.

Likewise, you’ll find highlights of how I’ve customized (or, plan to customize or repurpose) various things I own. I like finding ways to make something mine, and I equally like to get as much life out of my tools and stuff as I can.

And you might even find a little inspiration in my aesthetic and design. I did study layout and design in my early career of journalism and advertising, and it’s one of the many lenses I use to view the world.

Finally, I want to share my love of story telling, stories, adventures and even some D&D with you. In addition, you might find samples of my fiction writing here as I prep to write the novel I’ve promised myself I’d tackle.

A FEW NOTES

Real talk: trying to get into D&D as a brand new player can often be overwhelming in so many different ways (what do I need to buy? what are the rules? which set[s] of rules do I use? what I can wait and learn later? what do I do? is it really as fun as Stranger Things made it seem?).

Side note: if you’ve never done this … do a Google search for “stranger things” and then tap/click the little 20-sided dice that appears at the bottom of the screen!

So please, sit and stay a spell. Bring a drink – and pet the little black cat that lives here. (Her full name is Charlie Alpha Tango, but we all call her Tango for short.)

Please work.

No AI was used for this article: not for the idea, not for outlining, not for writing, not for the art and not for proofing.