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I earned my PhD at Illinois Institute of Technology in Technology and Humanities. I am interested in researching and designing weird, strange, and experimental games that draw from LGBTQ lived experiences. I am a professional lecturer at DePaul University in the College of Computing and Digital Media (CDM).
Kitchen Witch Scrying
Golden Montero
Golden Mart
Alebrijes, Tiny Generator
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Spellchitects!   - You're all Spell Architects - a Spellchitect!
Chasing the Ace   - A card-prompt storytelling game about mecha pilots caught in the shadow of their legendary squadron leader.
A Diner at the End   - A storytelling game about times passed.
Bee-on Genesis: An Invertebrate Mech TTRPG   - The world's only game about being a bug and piloting the discarded exoskeleton of another bug! (I think.)
Bad Time Game SRD   - How To Make A Bad Time Game!
What Dust Remains   - Build your legacy - but at what cost?
Rules & Roberts   - A democratic roleplaying game
Voyage   - A mapmaking game about a journey at sea
Kitchen Contest   - A Competitive Cooking Story Game
Let's Rob RJ McElhenny and Steal Her Golden Quill   - A story game about wizard crime and bad authors
The Library is Haunted - A Bookmark RPG   - Explore a haunted library with a bookmark
Reunification   - A Letter-Writing Game about Reconciliation
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The Witch's Almanac   - A magical game of solo exploration.
Enchanted Blend   - Infuse your favorite hot drink with some magic to help you through your day.
Unincorporated   - A game of petty small-town drama
Alone in the Labyrinth   - A Journaling and Mapping Game
Pine Shallows   - Small town, big adventures
The Land and the People   - A solo journaling / mapping game following a cartographer on a mission.
Alone on a Galactic Map   - A sci-fi solo ttrpg map making game
Waffles for Esther   - A solo mystery journaling game of small town hijinks.
Cave dominoes   - A print and play game for 1 to 4 players and/or a mapping tool for TTRPG
Renewal & Riot   - A hopepunk-themed Lasers and Feelings hack for 2-5 players
Back To The Woods We Go   - Save your small town from a threat deep in the woods
HI!HO! DOWN TO APPLETOWN! (And the Ruins at Pibroch.)   - A system agnostic small town guide
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Soft Focuses   - You are an alternate version of yourself. You have ADHD.
The Pried Eye: A Trophy Dark Incursion   - Step into cosmic body horror and ego death
The Portal at Hill House   - a solitaire journaling game of existential dread
Lighthouse Keepers   - a game of marine horror
d36: Issue 1   - A strange zine
Syndrome   - Cyberpunk psychics in a floating, neon lit city.
CTHULHU DEEP GREEN   - Conspiracy Horror inspired by the Cthulhu Mythos. 3-6 players.
VIGIL - Lights in the Dark   - A downloadable TTRPG
Liminal Horror   - A Modern Horror TTRPG
Locus   - Personal Horror Roleplaying game.
Into the Black   - Gig-economy adventures in space.
Unspeakable: A Game of Unutterable Horror For Two   - A journaling-adjacent word game for the end of the world, guided by tarot.