Crying is a Free Action is my corner of the internet for all things tabletop role-playing.

Here you’ll find thoughts on running games, building worlds, telling better stories at the table, and surviving the occasional rules argument. I write about Game Mastering, player habits, storytelling tricks, and the strange, wonderful chaos that happens when a handful of people sit down with dice and imagination.

Some posts are practical advice. Others are reflections from behind the GM screen after many years of rolling dice and making things up as I go.

Whether you’re a veteran GM, a curious player, or someone who just loves the idea of collaborative storytelling, you’re welcome at the table.

Grab your dice, check your character sheet, and remember:

Sometimes the only thing left to do… is cry. 🎲

The Chop Shop is where things get a little darker.

This corner of Rambles & Whimsy is dedicated to horror in all its strange and wonderful forms. Here you’ll find essays on unsettling history, disturbing curiosities, eerie folklore, and the stories behind some of the genre’s most fascinating creations.

Sometimes we’ll dig into real-world horrors that are stranger than fiction. Other times we’ll explore the films, books, monsters, and ideas that make the genre tick.

If it’s creepy, macabre, grotesque, or just plain fascinating, it probably belongs here.

So step inside, if you dare. The lights are low, the scalpel is sharp, and there’s always something interesting on the table.

Rambles & Whimsy is my little corner of the internet where curiosity gets to stretch its legs. Here you’ll find odd stories, strange history, creative musings, and the occasional rabbit hole that was simply too interesting not to follow.

Some posts explore writing and storytelling, others dig into peculiar facts, folklore, forgotten people, or the weird corners of culture that make you pause and think, “Huh… I didn’t know that.”

Think of it as a cabinet of curiosities in blog form. A place for ideas that don’t quite fit anywhere else, but are too fascinating to ignore.

If you like stories, strange trivia, creative thinking, and the occasional bit of delightful oddness, you’re in the right place.

Pull up a chair, pour yourself a cup of tea, and have a ramble.