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Author: Laidback DM

I’m a writer/graphic designer creating content for tabletop role playing games since 2019. And poetry. Don't forget the poetry.😊
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Fumes of You. A poem.

September 16, 2018September 10, 2018 Laidback DM

Your scent was different, lingering in my nostrils, a whiff of nostalgic free fall and extra sensory motion. The fumes of you twisted around me and consumed every pore and fibre of my unwholesome being. Should I have let that … Continue reading Fumes of You. A poem.

Mental Health, Poetry, Writing8 Comments

Moon Thoughts. A poem.

September 15, 2018September 7, 2018 Laidback DM

The moon waxes and wanes, in afterthoughts of the bitter-sweet variety. My wanderings have brought me closer to an undistinguished end, and yet still I cling to the filaments of monopolised undertakings. Moonlight fill my spirit, build it up in … Continue reading Moon Thoughts. A poem.

haiku, Poetry, Writer Interrupted, Writing14 Comments

Writer Interrupted: Writing Haiku

September 14, 2018September 13, 2018 Laidback DM

What is a Haiku? The Haiku is a poetic form that originated in Japan as early as the 9th or 13th Century, depending on what you read, but wasn’t known by the term Haiku until the 19th century. Want to … Continue reading Writer Interrupted: Writing Haiku

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Make Your Way. A poem.

September 13, 2018 Laidback DM

Indecision rules in every fool, the uninspired and undecided. Confusion reigns and fear sustains the paltry and the parodied. Mark this day, make your way from the aimless and objectionable. I write a lot of poems, some from my head, … Continue reading Make Your Way. A poem.

Role Playing Games, The Laid Back Dungeon Master, WritingLeave a comment

The Laidback DM: Big Books of Monsters – mini-reviews

September 12, 2018September 18, 2018 Laidback DM

I love using new monsters in D&D and other fantasy role playing games (RPGs), and players love the uncertainty and the challenge that comes with them. Like many time-poor DMs, I’m always on the lookout for new monster books so … Continue reading The Laidback DM: Big Books of Monsters – mini-reviews

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Anvil. Part 19.

September 11, 2018September 10, 2018 Laidback DM

Shi-Cho smiles grimly as Flotsam station appears in the transteel cockpit window. At this distance it is little more than a tiny spinning tin can, a shining diamond against the charcoal disk of the planet below. Captain Hansen, seated in … Continue reading Anvil. Part 19.

Mental Health, Poetry, Writing3 Comments

Died Inside. A poem.

September 10, 2018September 4, 2018 Laidback DM

And as I slowly died inside within the canny matrices of my mind, I came to understand it all everything I’d ever been done and seen, as if every strand was a flower bud opening for the first time. And … Continue reading Died Inside. A poem.

An Upstart Photographer, Poetry, Writing3 Comments

Upstart Photographer: Things #1

September 9, 2018September 8, 2018 Laidback DM

I like to write poems. I like to take photographs. Sometimes I take photos of things. Here’s one, with an accompanying poem. I don’t normally write poems about things, but for my photos I can make an exception. Cheers Steve … Continue reading Upstart Photographer: Things #1

Mental Health, Poetry, Writing5 Comments
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Nostalgia. A poem.

September 8, 2018 Laidback DM

Nostalgia On my mind A keepsake Turn it over In my hands A snow globe Filled with memory And the dust Of fickle years And absent foes Now long forgotten But present still I write a lot of poems, some … Continue reading Nostalgia. A poem.

haiku, Poetry, Writing2 Comments

Haiku Friday: Third Degree. A haiku.

September 7, 2018 Laidback DM

Third Degree Caustic heart branding third degree burns on my soul. Tell me again—why? Haiku is a Japanese poetic form with a strict 5/7/5 syllable and line structure. Cheers Steve 🙂 I write a lot of poems, some from my … Continue reading Haiku Friday: Third Degree. A haiku.

Mental Health, Poetry, Writing5 Comments

Heel. A poem.

September 6, 2018August 30, 2018 Laidback DM

Why concern yourself with where you walk? I am just a reed beneath your heel cracking until broken, outlined in your footprint. I write a lot of poems, some from my head, some from my heart. Many don’t appear on … Continue reading Heel. A poem.

DM Hints, Role Playing Games, The Laid Back Dungeon Master10 Comments

The Laidback DM: Murder Hobos vs. Negotiators

September 5, 2018June 26, 2023 Laidback DM

Is your party the kind that prefers to fight their way through a role playing game encounter (known in the trade as ‘Murder Hobos’)? Or one that likes to talk to the bad guys, using their role playing ability or … Continue reading The Laidback DM: Murder Hobos vs. Negotiators

Dating, Love, Mental Health, Poetry, Writing2 Comments

Dual. A poem.

September 4, 2018August 29, 2018 Laidback DM

My/Your Greatest Fear Is That If You/I Really Knew Me/you You/I Wouldn’t Want To Know Me/You I write a lot of poems, some from my head, some from my heart. Many don’t appear on this website. For more of my … Continue reading Dual. A poem.

Love, Mental Health, Poetry, Writing12 Comments

Vagrant Heart. A poem.

September 3, 2018August 30, 2018 Laidback DM

And now every time I pass by you, I remember when you were my muse. My inspiration, a living rhyme to hang my aching heart, in time.           (I could and did, ‘til I was blue, … Continue reading Vagrant Heart. A poem.

Mental Health, Poetry, Writing5 Comments

Surburbia. A poem.

September 2, 2018August 27, 2018 Laidback DM

                                My hurt                                 My tears         … Continue reading Surburbia. A poem.

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