The Geek Girl What Rules’ Greatest Hits – #7 Chuck Austen’s Head on a Stick

(One of the original Media Gauntlet columns) Okay, it’s no secret. I am a huge fangirl for Nightcrawler. I have been since, oh, 1990 and no, I’m not going to tell you how old I was at the time. I collect Nightcrawler statues, busts and action figures. I have the Marvel Tarot set (Major Arcana… Read More The Geek Girl What Rules’ Greatest Hits – #7 Chuck Austen’s Head on a Stick

Geek Girls Rule 43.5 – LGBT Sci Fi/Fantasy & Comics Fandom and Gamers

For those of you who don’t know, for the last couple of years I have done the Alternate Lifestyles programming at NorwesCon, a Seattle-area SF/F convention. What this means is that I get to do the programming for Polyamory, BDSM, Sexuality, Goth, Fanfic and a whole lot of other things that don’t really fit anywhere… Read More Geek Girls Rule 43.5 – LGBT Sci Fi/Fantasy & Comics Fandom and Gamers

RIP Gary Gygax.

Gary Gygax, one of the creators of Dungeons & Dragons passed away this morning, March 4, 2008.  There will be a longer column about him and  his influence later this week. Right now I’m just going to sit at my desk and be a little weepy.