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**Rev. Roger BW** @RogerBW@discordian.social · 20h

Rev. Roger BW @RogerBW@discordian.social

Doubt, Jenny Schwartz #Books #ScienceFiction #BlogFiredrakeOrg https://blog.firedrake.org/archive/2025/04/Doubt__Jenny_Schwartz.html

RogerBW's BlogDoubt, Jenny Schwartz2021 SF, second in a five-book series. A gold rush is coming, and the power blocs are interested.

**Rev. Roger BW** @RogerBW@discordian.social · 1d

Rev. Roger BW @RogerBW@discordian.social

Thirsty Meeples March 2025 #BoardGames #BlogFiredrakeOrg https://blog.firedrake.org/archive/2025/04/Thirsty_Meeples_March_2025.html

RogerBW's BlogThirsty Meeples March 2025Back to the <a href="http://www.thirstymeeples.co.uk/">boardgame café</a>.

**Rev. Roger BW** @RogerBW@discordian.social · 2d

Rev. Roger BW @RogerBW@discordian.social

Candle For a Corpse, Ann Granger #Books #Mystery #BlogFiredrakeOrg https://blog.firedrake.org/archive/2025/04/Candle_For_a_Corpse__Ann_Granger.html

RogerBW's BlogCandle For a Corpse, Ann Granger1995 mystery, eighth of Granger's novels of Chief Inspector Alan Markby and non-detective Meredith Mitchell. Eleven years ago, someone set up a candle and flowers on the altar, but it never became clear why; now, the skeleton of a young woman has been discovered in the churchyard…

**Rev. Roger BW** @RogerBW@discordian.social · 3d

Rev. Roger BW @RogerBW@discordian.social

Different Kinds of Crunch #TTRPG #BlogFiredrakeOrg https://blog.firedrake.org/archive/2025/04/Different_Kinds_of_Crunch.html

RogerBW's BlogDifferent Kinds of CrunchIt is a truism that RPGs can be divided into "crunchy" (lots of fiddly details) and "fluffy" (never mind consistency, let's just tell a good story). But I think there's a significant subdivision.

**Rev. Roger BW** @RogerBW@discordian.social · 4d

Rev. Roger BW @RogerBW@discordian.social

Bye Bye Smith's #BlogFiredrakeOrg https://blog.firedrake.org/archive/2025/03/Bye_Bye_Smith_s.html

RogerBW's BlogBye Bye Smith'sBack before the pandemic began I named WH Smith in my corporate dead pool. At long last it has happened.

**Rev. Roger BW** @RogerBW@discordian.social · 5d

Rev. Roger BW @RogerBW@discordian.social

The Weekly Challenge 314: Stringy Columns #Perl #RakuLang #RustLang #Postscript #CrystalLang #PerlWeeklyChallenge #BlogFiredrakeOrg https://blog.firedrake.org/archive/2025/03/The_Weekly_Challenge_314__Stringy_Columns.html

RogerBW's BlogThe Weekly Challenge 314: Stringy ColumnsI’ve been doing the <a href="http://theweeklychallenge.org/">Weekly Challenges</a>. <a href="https://theweeklychallenge.org/blog/perl-weekly-challenge-314/">The latest</a> involved string manipulation and sorting. (Note that this ends today.)

**Rev. Roger BW** @RogerBW@discordian.social · 6d

Rev. Roger BW @RogerBW@discordian.social

The Mystic Marriage, Heather Rose Jones #Books #Fantasy #Romance #BlogFiredrakeOrg https://blog.firedrake.org/archive/2025/03/The_Mystic_Marriage__Heather_Rose_Jones.html

RogerBW's BlogThe Mystic Marriage, Heather Rose Jones2014 Ruritanian fantasy-romance, second of its series. Antuniet Chazillen left the country after her brother was executed for treason, but someone's after her and she's run out of places to flee. Jeanne de Cherdillac is a scandalous widow and social butterfly.

**Rev. Roger BW** @RogerBW@discordian.social · Mar 28

Mar 28

Rev. Roger BW @RogerBW@discordian.social

Three Colours: Blue (1993) #BlogFiredrakeOrg https://blog.firedrake.org/archive/2025/03/Three_Colours__Blue__1993_.html

RogerBW's BlogThree Colours: Blue (1993)1993 drama, dir. Krzysztof Kieślowski, Juliette Binoche, Benoît Régent; <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108394">IMDb</a> / <a href="https://www.allmovie.com/movie/am4415">allmovie</a>. After the great composer dies in a car crash, his widow tries to pick up her life.

**Rev. Roger BW** @RogerBW@discordian.social · Mar 27

Mar 27

Rev. Roger BW @RogerBW@discordian.social

Spellswept, Stephanie Burgis #Books #Fantasy #Romance #BlogFiredrakeOrg https://blog.firedrake.org/archive/2025/03/Spellswept__Stephanie_Burgis.html

RogerBW's BlogSpellswept, Stephanie Burgis2018 fantasy novella, side story in the Harwood Spellbook series. Before the events of the novels, Amy Standish is a rising young pollitician who must marry a magician to gain rank in the Boudiccate. But Jonathan Harwood, resolutely non-magical, remains her temptation…

**Rev. Roger BW** @RogerBW@discordian.social · Mar 26

Mar 26

Rev. Roger BW @RogerBW@discordian.social

The Blair Witch Project (1999) #Movies #Horror #BlogFiredrakeOrg https://blog.firedrake.org/archive/2025/03/The_Blair_Witch_Project__1999_.html

RogerBW's BlogThe Blair Witch Project (1999)1999 found-footage horror, dir. Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sánchez, Heather Donahue; <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0185937">IMDb</a> / <a href="https://www.allmovie.com/movie/am5963">allmovie</a>. Three filmmakers enter, no filmmakers leave.

**Rev. Roger BW** @RogerBW@discordian.social · Mar 25

Mar 25

Rev. Roger BW @RogerBW@discordian.social

Wraith, M. R. Forbes #Books #ScienceFiction #BlogFiredrakeOrg https://blog.firedrake.org/archive/2025/03/Wraith__M__R__Forbes.html

RogerBW's BlogWraith, M. R. Forbes2021 SF, first of a planned five-book series. An exploration ship vanishes. The captain's father, a naval hero from the last war, doesn't trust the authorities to do a good enough job looking, so arranges to "borrow" a starship and go hunting himself.

**Rev. Roger BW** @RogerBW@discordian.social · Mar 24

Mar 24

Rev. Roger BW @RogerBW@discordian.social

Airecon in 2025 #BoardGames #BlogFiredrakeOrg https://blog.firedrake.org/archive/2025/03/Airecon_in_2025.html

RogerBW's BlogAirecon in 2025My eighth Airecon, and the event's tenth anniversary. With images; <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/">cc-by-sa</a> on everything.

**Rev. Roger BW** @RogerBW@discordian.social · Mar 23

Mar 23

Rev. Roger BW @RogerBW@discordian.social

The Weekly Challenge 313: Broken and Reversed #Perl #RakuLang #RustLang #Postscript #CrystalLang #PerlWeeklyChallenge #BlogFiredrakeOrg https://blog.firedrake.org/archive/2025/03/The_Weekly_Challenge_313__Broken_and_Reversed.html

RogerBW's BlogThe Weekly Challenge 313: Broken and ReversedI’ve been doing the <a href="http://theweeklychallenge.org/">Weekly Challenges</a>. <a href="https://theweeklychallenge.org/blog/perl-weekly-challenge-313/">The latest</a> involved sliding strings and partial modifications. (Note that this ends today.)

**Rev. Roger BW** @RogerBW@discordian.social · Mar 22

Mar 22

Rev. Roger BW @RogerBW@discordian.social

The Poseidon Adventure (1972) #Movies #BlogFiredrakeOrg https://blog.firedrake.org/archive/2025/03/The_Poseidon_Adventure__1972_.html

RogerBW's BlogThe Poseidon Adventure (1972)1972 disaster, dir. Ronald Neame, Gene Hackman, Ernest Borgnine; <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069113">IMDb</a> / <a href="https://www.allmovie.com/movie/am6547">allmovie</a>. The luxury cruise is not going to end well.

**Rev. Roger BW** @RogerBW@discordian.social · Mar 21

Mar 21

Rev. Roger BW @RogerBW@discordian.social

Moose Madness, Mar Delaney #Books #Fantasy #Romance #BlogFiredrakeOrg https://blog.firedrake.org/archive/2025/03/Moose_Madness__Mar_Delaney.html

RogerBW's BlogMoose Madness, Mar Delaney2021 paranormal romance novella. Maggie grew up in Moose Point, never one of the Popular Girls, and has ended up working at the local (and only) Bar. Fiona was the chief Mean Girl and vanished away as soon as she could, but now she's back for her cousin's wedding…

**Rev. Roger BW** @RogerBW@discordian.social · Mar 20

Mar 20

Rev. Roger BW @RogerBW@discordian.social

Lawrence of Arabia (1962) #Movies #BlogFiredrakeOrg https://blog.firedrake.org/archive/2025/03/Lawrence_of_Arabia__1962_.html

RogerBW's BlogLawrence of Arabia (1962)1962 historical drama, dir. David Lean, Peter O'Toole, Omar Sharif; <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056172/">IMDb</a> / <a href="https://www.allmovie.com/movie/am1857">allmovie</a>. In a world… one man… epic.

**Rev. Roger BW** @RogerBW@discordian.social · Mar 19

Mar 19

Rev. Roger BW @RogerBW@discordian.social

Heavenly Tyrant, Xiran Jay Zhao #Books #ScienceFiction #BlogFiredrakeOrg https://blog.firedrake.org/archive/2025/03/Heavenly_Tyrant__Xiran_Jay_Zhao.html

RogerBW's BlogHeavenly Tyrant, Xiran Jay Zhao2021 SF, second of what is now planned to be at least a trilogy. Wu Zetian overthrew the old corrupt order. Now things should be better, right?

**Rev. Roger BW** @RogerBW@discordian.social · Mar 18

Mar 18

Rev. Roger BW @RogerBW@discordian.social

Cidade de Deus (2002) #Movies #BlogFiredrakeOrg https://blog.firedrake.org/archive/2025/03/Cidade_de_Deus__2002_.html

RogerBW's BlogCidade de Deus (2002)2002 drama, dir. Fernando Meirelles and Katia Lund, Alexandre Rodrigues, Leandro Firmino Da Hora; <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0317248/">IMDb</a> / <a href="https://www.allmovie.com/movie/v265461">allmovie</a>. Your can be the biggest toughest gang leader on the streets, but you're still on the streets.

**Rev. Roger BW** @RogerBW@discordian.social · Mar 17

Mar 17

Rev. Roger BW @RogerBW@discordian.social

Baltic Adventure, constantlearner #Books #BlogFiredrakeOrg https://blog.firedrake.org/archive/2025/03/Baltic_Adventure__constantlearner.html

RogerBW's BlogBaltic Adventure, constantlearner2014-2015 fiction, fanfic connected to the Swallows & Amazons books. In 1938 with war looming, there's one last adventure to be had…

**Rev. Roger BW** @RogerBW@discordian.social · Mar 16

Mar 16

Rev. Roger BW @RogerBW@discordian.social

The Weekly Challenge 312: Minimum Time in the Box #Perl #RakuLang #RustLang #Postscript #CrystalLang #PerlWeeklyChallenge #BlogFiredrakeOrg https://blog.firedrake.org/archive/2025/03/The_Weekly_Challenge_312__Minimum_Time_in_the_Box.html

RogerBW's BlogThe Weekly Challenge 312: Minimum Time in the BoxI’ve been doing the <a href="http://theweeklychallenge.org/">Weekly Challenges</a>. <a href="https://theweeklychallenge.org/blog/perl-weekly-challenge-312/">The latest</a> involved daisywheels and a list breakdown. (Note that this ends today.)

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