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Aaron King

@aaronmfking

they/them; RPG zinester; hard introvert. Cohost of RTFM, an RPG book club podcast: http://rtfmcast.com. Games at https://erinking.itch.io/. Minneapolis MN USA.

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Took a bunch of out-of-print comics & RPGs to Half Price Books and came home with an important stack of culture.

07.03.2026 19:05 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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About me.

07.03.2026 18:12 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Claremont I finished / Claremont I started

07.03.2026 14:46 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I quit my job today and was blessed by the return of the office turkey.

05.03.2026 18:32 πŸ‘ 34 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Finding it truly felt like a blessing from the beyond.

05.03.2026 04:28 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I would die (get knocked out) for Lil Bob.

05.03.2026 04:27 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

How are you not naming your babies.

05.03.2026 04:16 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

my loving spouse: Babe, promise me you won't get 'wizard drunk' and brandish your blade.
me: I promise.
me after six beers: Only a wizard could drink this much! I needs see truth by the glittering light of my blade!

04.03.2026 22:11 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I undergo this exact transformation when I too drink six beers.

04.03.2026 22:08 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Cover painted by David Mattingly, who did a few "wizard in modern mundanity" paintings.

04.03.2026 21:58 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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God-tier little free library find.

04.03.2026 21:57 πŸ‘ 27 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
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From the Marvel Super-Heroes Fall Special 1991.

04.03.2026 21:08 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I can't go through the whole game right now, but it's full of people trying to eat telephone-related goods?

04.03.2026 03:40 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

How many people tried to eat telephones.

04.03.2026 03:37 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
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People like to make fun of the "whale facts" chapters of Moby-Dick, but I love them. To me, the chapter where Melville lists everything that's white? That's the chapter to make fun of.

03.03.2026 22:39 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Dentist asks what I'm reading. "Moby Dick."

"I saw the movie with Chris Hemsworth. Tough whale to kill."

03.03.2026 20:35 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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a single paragraph guide to taking pleasure in both the games you play and the material you put into the world. via @meredithgran.com

meredithgran.com/perfect-tide...

03.03.2026 03:03 πŸ‘ 797 πŸ” 240 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 14
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WOMAn.

Art by Keith Pollard, Joe Sinnott and/or Sam Grainger, from Ms Marvel #9.

03.03.2026 14:55 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm maybe in this one?

03.03.2026 02:04 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

loved the message dude. the little face at the end... fantastic. an "emoji", i assume. does he represent you or me?

03.03.2026 00:32 πŸ‘ 292 πŸ” 67 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
Committee on Painting and Sculpture Funds

Committee on Painting and Sculpture Funds

Mel Bochner, Measurement Room, 1969
https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1135262

02.03.2026 23:16 πŸ‘ 29 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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DEATH CUT IN STONE by Midnight Oil Publishing House A brutal old west skirmish game that hacks Luke Gearing's Violence System

The full release of DEATH CUT IN STONE it out!

Death Cut In Stone is a brutal old west skirmish game that hacks the Violence System by @lukegearing.bsky.social. Editing and layout from @forbiddenpsalm.bsky.social and art by the incredible VIL.

Grab it here πŸ‘‡

02.03.2026 19:26 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 16 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 4
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Finally at what Nathaniel Hawthorne called "the good shit."

02.03.2026 23:03 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I would recommend Letters to Sandra if you haven't read it already. gemroomgames.itch.io/letters-to-s... But really, you can't go wrong with Gem Room Games.

02.03.2026 18:28 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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SFULTRA #39 - His Master's Voice - Stanislaw Lem | SFULTRA Get more from SFULTRA on Patreon

www.patreon.com/posts/151985... Today is the three year anniversary of SFULTRA. I appreciate all the support. Between the patreon and the public episodes, I've put out 300+ hours of show. Today I discuss a truly great work of SF: His Master's Voice by StanisΕ‚aw Lem. Listen here now (pod places soon)

01.03.2026 20:56 πŸ‘ 47 πŸ” 21 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

(I am one again reading Moby-Dick; or, The Whale.)

28.02.2026 18:16 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

"Queequeg was George Washington cannibalistically developed."

28.02.2026 18:16 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

They should make more jobs for depressed people.

28.02.2026 15:12 πŸ‘ 21 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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New interview episode of RTFM! @snaxwell.bsky.social and I talk to @prismaticwasteland.com about bootleg Pokemon and "heistfunding" a new game, Into the Oddish. open.spotify.com/episode/4wnX...

26.02.2026 13:53 πŸ‘ 35 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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Patchwork Dolls stories by Ysabelle Cheung β€” Blair Publisher In her debut story collection, Ysabelle Cheung weaves an eerie fabulism with tales that cross continents, technology, and time. Set in Hong Kong and Americaβ€”between the present day and an uncannily al...

Patchwork Dolls is one of the best books I've read so far this year. Sort of sci-fi transhumanist immigration short stories. blairpub.com/shop/p/patch...

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