Available today! The Unexpected Year of Rachel Griffin Back in the long-ago dream time of 2011, when I first started writing this series, I decided to stick with the far future dates that the moderator of the roleplaying game this series is based on had chosen for his game. Because of this, The Unexpected Enlightenment…
I am experimenting with a new Substack, several, actually, but one in particular that might be of interest to readers of this website. Defending the Wood Perilous This will cover the actuall Defending the Wood Perilous articles–including the to-be-written conclusion, plus all matters Superversive, musing on writing, and Evangelizing Fandom articles. .
Article by J. Conrad Matthews Last week, I was looking at some artwork for a Dungeons & Dragons campaign I am playing in. The game had a new Dungeon Master, (not me!) and I was looking for a ‘look’ for my player. The sessions are lots of fun, the players are determining many of the…
article by essayist extraordinaire, Tom Simon I have spent the last week or so (when not sleeping off my medications) in a fairly continuous process of brainstorming, chewing over several new-to-me ideas and figuring out how to turn them into actual writing techniques. I forget exactly what prompted me to revisit the Key & Peele skit I…
Article by J. Conrad Matthews My official involvement with the paranormal began over twenty-five years ago when I received a police call to investigate a UFO. This was before ‘The X-Files’ and before anyone could be identified on a police band. I received a chorus of jokes ranging from the theme songs to ‘The…
This article is by J. Conrad Matthews My wife and daughter asked me to watch a comedian on a talent competition. I needed a break from writing anyway. This was a good opportunity to convince my family was I a person and not part of the furniture that occasionally haunted the kitchen. I missed them a…
Part One: We Live in a Fairytale Part Two: Descent into Darkness Part Three: The Wood that is Perilous You live in a fairy tale. What fairytale? For that, you shall have to read the first part of this series on Defending The Wood Perilous, which you can find here. The second part…
This post from another blog is on a similar subject to the early Superversive blog post The Goals of the Superversive. The article is also available on audio on the original site. Of Mice and Men Without Chests by ANNA GITHENS At first glance one might surmise that the title of this article alludes to the characters…
This is a reprint of one of the original Superversive Blog essays. Let me tell you a brief story. As a child, I distained Cliffsnotes. I insisted on actually reading the book. I would like to instill the same virtue in my children. But recently, I made my first exception. My daughter had to…
The original essay that launched the Superversive blog! Our very first post is an introduction to the concept of Superversiveness by Mr. Superversive himself, Tom Simon! The Art of Courage by Tom Simon Behold the Underminer! I am always beneath you, but nothing is beneath me! —The Incredibles For about a hundred…