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Illuminating David Keenan's "Xstabeth" (2020) with Apuleius' "The Golden Ass," i.e. "The Metamorphoses"

Following ledfox's lists that recommend great, little, hand-sized weird texts, I read "Xstabeth" (2020) by David Keenan. It took me some time to figure out (or convince myself I had figured out) something about the novel. In order to explain what it was, I found myself needing to compare it to Apuleius' bawdy novel from ancient Rome.

Has anyone else read either of these works? Please let me know what you think!

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u/PhDnD-DrBowers — 21 days ago
▲ 74 r/ravenloft

Banemaw in R:THW

This is a detail of the Shadowlands map. I guess Banemaw, whether real or not, at least has a lair!

u/PhDnD-DrBowers — 24 days ago
▲ 84 r/ravenloft

I like this: you can have a Core if you want, but it’s not required

I’m just posting this as a follow-up to its companion post about the Core-tolerant update to the setting, which I like.

You want a Core? Fine! You don’t? Fine! Let a thousand flowers bloom.

u/PhDnD-DrBowers — 1 month ago
▲ 114 r/ravenloft

Cores and Clusters in RtHW

So a couple weeks ago, I chimed in among the predictions for RtHW, specifically claiming that, while the Core will not be re-canonized, they *were* going to pitch the idea of *Cores* and *Clusters* for the sake of larger adventures. I thought they’d mention The Grand Conjunction, but instead we got some direct references to 2e lore; otherwise my prediction was correct. Behold!

u/PhDnD-DrBowers — 1 month ago
▲ 9 r/michaelcisco

Hey everyone!

I really want to hear from other people who read and enjoyed *Black Brane.* I am proud of what I think I figured out, but I can’t escape the feeling that I missed something really fundamental. What are your thoughts?

u/PhDnD-DrBowers — 2 months ago
▲ 3 r/michaelcisco

"Black Brane" by Michael Cisco is a masterpiece of weird fiction, unreliable narration, and conceptual play with themes of nothingness and nonbeing. Read it. Read it multiple times!

Here's my video essay, which is just now premiering on YouTube.

https://youtu.be/VV6_IJTKTQ0?si=uT-RBHjKecsNzxJX

The video will be up on YouTube in a few days; meanwhile it’s on Patreon! 🦶 💥 🕳️

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u/PhDnD-DrBowers — 3 months ago
▲ 2 r/michaelcisco

By now, if you’ve read *Black Brane* a couple of times, you probably have a theory about what happened to Gross, i.e. what put him in the hospital, as well as which event, or series of events, he’s desperately trying *not* to remember.

So let’s share! What are you thoughts on the secrets of *Black Brane*?

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u/PhDnD-DrBowers — 4 months ago