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My guest post, Rolling for Initiative, for the A-to-Z Challenge 2026 is up on the A-to-Z homepage, wherein I look at 40 years of TTRPG gaming and how it can be a catalyst in your narrative fiction writing, with or without friends, or in "soloing," a.k.a., "journaling."

I want to thank the moderators of A-to-Z for the recognition and the opportunity. I'll be in the comments there if you have any questions. But I'll look for comments here on my dice driven fiction What the River Owes here. 

Prost! 🍻

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