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John Walter

@johnpwalter.bsky.social
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An always-already cyborg waiting for the Singularity | Digital rhetoric | Technical Communication | Digital Curation | Media Ecology | Medieval Studies | TTRPG gamer |

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Yochai Gal @yochaigal.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I wrote a post about keying, and how it's weird that we don't have a name for all the various styles! Note: this post is not about the best kind of keying (though my preference does exist). It's more about naming the thing so we can discuss the thing. newschoolrevolution.com/the-keys-to-...
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The Keys to My Heart
My day job consists largely of reading adventures and providing feedback. And while I've read hundreds of OSR modules by now, I still don't have a good way...
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John Walter @johnpwalter.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Iran @koboldpress.com’s River Bank cozy cottagecore TTRPG for the first time Sunday, running a situation I wrote. I’ve been wondering how the game would play. Players bounced off the fact one rolls to randomly determine which Stat one uses for a challenge test, but everyone had fun.
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Graham Walmsley 🎲 @grahamwalmsley.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Play Unsafe is now available from @allrolledup.bsky.social, who are lovely people and good at shipping things to all corners of the globe, if you imagine a globe with corners. www.allrolledup.co.uk/product/play...
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Sarah Cole @irny.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
If you're attending Gen Con this week and want to pick up a copy of Darkened Hill & Dale or TERMINUS, I believe that Studio 2 should have some copies in stock! My books may have crossed an ocean to get there, but every copy has been carefully packaged by yours truly. ☺️
A copy of Darkened Hill & Dale, with its Constable-like cover, atop a pile of the accompanying player handouts. A copy of TERMINUS, with its Paolozzi-style mosaic cover art, resting atop its accompanying map handout.
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Pelgrane Press @pelgranepress.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
A Brief History of Narrative In RPGs #ttrpg #gmtips #dungeonmaster
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jwmuk ⚖️ GrogLaw 17 Oct @jwmuk.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
My entry into the Liminal Horror Summer Jam - itch.io/jam/liminal-... It's a Horror (aka monster) called the ossuary mechanic, this blog explains how it came about. Lots of respect to the Liminal Horror community for encourage myself and others to do #ttrpg. buttondown.com/theraspyrave...
https://theraspyraven.itch.io/the-ossuary-mechanic

A bloody brown skull peers over a clock
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Bastionland Press @bastionland.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
In the Bastionland Readings I'll be revisiting some of my blogposts. I've got a few of these to drop over the next few weeks. Let's start with a little taster. open.spotify.com/episode/2fgN...
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To Baztium
Bastionland Podcast - Tabletop Roleplaying Game Design · Episode
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John Walter @johnpwalter.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
In case you’re like me and for reasons I know repeatedly forget Watabou exists, here’s a friendly reminder.
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John Walter @johnpwalter.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
I have both Terminus and Darkened Hill and Dale, and they are lovely in their horror.
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Sarah Cole @irny.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
And we're live! 🥳
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Pelgrane Press @pelgranepress.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Miss Marple Meets Bucolic Fantasy #cozy #ttrpg #fantasy
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jwmuk ⚖️ GrogLaw 17 Oct @jwmuk.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Morning #ttrpg work A Sheep in Wolf's Clothing An incompetent squire steals a legendary Warrior's armour and charges into danger, leaving the Lesser Orders to clean up the mess. I'm 🤞 turning it into a publishable .GIF adventure for Sanction by @paulbaldowski.bsky.social Art: patreon.com/kimholm
A .GIF A Sheep in Wolf's Clothing, some art from Kim Diaz Holm
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John Walter @johnpwalter.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
I rather love Paranoia and have the pleasure of running it from time to time.
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🌱Elaine Lithgow🌱 @elainelithgow.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
I have run more combats in more systems than I can count, and my one universal piece of advice to make them fun is: JUST KEEP ROLEPLAYING! - Have the enemies talk shit, taunt, joke, monologue, confess! - Ask how PCs feel! Why? - Make actions emotion driven! Hatred! Fear! Jealousy! Envy! Love!
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jwmuk ⚖️ GrogLaw 17 Oct @jwmuk.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Just set up my @rpg-trader.bsky.social store, only two Liminal Horror items for now, but hoping to get Sanction, Trophy Dark, Lasers & Feelings and The Esoterrorists out in the next few months. rpg-trader.com/creator/734/... #ttrpg
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The Raspy Raven on RPG Trader
Writer, publisher, and lifelong tabletop roleplaying gamer. Owner of The Raspy Raven, an online TTRPG community bringing players and GMs together from across the world. Creating games inspired by folk...
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John Walter @johnpwalter.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
I am so looking forward to this game.
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RPG Trader @rpgtrader.com · 09/06/2026
RPG TRADER IS NOW LIVE. FOR REAL. 🔥 Tell your friends, fellow creatives, imaginary dragons and your followers! We’ve already got: ⚔️ 250+ creators 📚 1,500+ RPG products live (and more on the way) 🌍 A marketplace built for indie RPG chaos in the best way 👉 RPG Trader is officially open.
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John Walter @johnpwalter.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
@grahamwalmsley.bsky.social’s Cosmic Dark has arrived!
Cover of the Cosmic Dark rule book, a weird-space horror TTRPG. Image is of small spaceship flying toward a nebula and the “Glitch,” a golden tear in the fabric of the galaxy that plays prominently in the game.Image of the introduction to Cosmic Dark, a weird-space horror TTRPG. 

 The introduction is titled “Welcome to the Dark.”
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jwmuk ⚖️ GrogLaw 17 Oct @jwmuk.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
It's #gothic writing season on The Raspy Raven (see link in bio). We've been tasked by @groewe.bsky.social to write a #TTRPG game or scenario by 31/Aug. But what is Gothic? What are the key tropes? How do you make it gameable? What system? What genre? Any thoughts? Please share this post 🙏
A red satin background, a black mirror, the shadow of dead raven. It's Gothic season on The Raspy Raven!
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Guy Milner (BurnAfterRunning / Unconventional GMs) @burnafterrunning.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
@morkborg.com and its cousins make perfect one-shot #TTRPG games, right? Here's how I hack them to improve the experience burnafterrunningrpg.com/2026/04/17/h...
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Hacking #Borg Games
It’s hard to deny the impact that Mörk Borg and its cousins have had on the game space. With a punk aesthetic and layout just this side of legible, the quick-and-dirty system and open license has e…
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jwmuk ⚖️ GrogLaw 17 Oct @jwmuk.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
There's a mad rush for @elevatedpachyderm.bsky.social's OSR III Season on The Raspy Raven (link in bio). Games are filling up fast... #TTRPG Pic: Russ Nicholson
a mad prisoner runs at your with a broken table leg, what do you do?

The amazing Russ Nicholson. Not the prisoner, the artist.
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John Walter @johnpwalter.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Played a delightful game of Goblyn Market run by @jerodleupold.bsky.social himself. Our three goblyns — I played Snowball, aWrathful Cat Baker who is well-rounded and a pickpocket — were tasked with changing Scrooge's heart of coal into a heart of gold. We succeeded.
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John Walter @johnpwalter.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
I’m slacking apparently. Only game in the schedule that I’m GMing is Yazeba. Anyway, the Raspy Raven, a great server. And this reminds me I need to schedule some more Paranoia.
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John Walter @johnpwalter.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
I've now run a second group through the playtest of Arc Dream's The Black Company RPG. Both groups did very different things, and both groups loved the scenario and the mechanics. I had a blast and can't wait until this game comes out.
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The Black Company RPG Playtest Launches
The rules. Characters. A scenario. Help us develop the RPG based on Glen Cook’s classic novels of soldiers and sorcery.
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Geek Native @geeknative.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
If you liked the dramatic interplay of Hillfolk but struggled to get a group together, Pelgrane’s latest might be the solution.
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Robin D. Laws returns to drama with Page Turners, a duet RPG from Pelgrane Press
Pelgrane Press has announced release dates for Page Turners, a new duet RPG from Robin D. Laws designed for one player and one GM.
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Cthulhu Reborn @cthulhureborn.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
The rules PDF is supported by some spiffing Elizabethan character sheet designs (below). We know there are other great Elizabethan RPGs out there (especially Just Crunch's awesome Dee Sanction RPG, an indie fave), but this fills a hole in our range of rulesets. Plus I guess you could mix the two.
Front side of the Cthulhu Eternal Elizabethan Age character sheet.Reverse side of the Cthulhu Eternal Elizabethan Age character sheet.
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UKGamerspodcast @trebormills.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
I have several games on DTRPG and Itch, including my own systems as well as a few Sanction Genre Setups. My most recent release is an adventure for the Dee Sanction "The Roots of Evil". I am currently working on a 2nd adv for TDS. www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
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The Roots of Evil - Trebormills Games | Sanction | DriveThruRPG
The Black Assize Strikes Again! It is January 1587 and the Agents have been sent to Exeter to investigate a series of curious deaths. Dee suspects foul play of a magical nature. The Agents must asc...
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Kevin Kulp @kevinkulp.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
New Swords of the Serpentine article about building foes from scratch — in this case, giant killer sharks! Lordy, I’m predictable. pelgranepress.com/2025/12/22/b...
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Building Foes from Scratch in Swords of the Serpentine
By Kevin Kulp Swords of the Serpentine adversaries are designed to be easily tweaked and modified. But what if you want a foe that’s quite different from
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John Walter @johnpwalter.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
Some of last year’s reading.
StoryGraph screen shot summarizing my 2025 book reading. 75 books, 15,713 pages. The first book I read was Fireside Warmers (a cookbook) and the last book in finished was the Night’s Black Agents Dracula Dossier Director’s Handbook.
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Chris Spivey (Author) @darkerhue.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
Want to game with me? 👀 I’m happy to run Traveller, Shadowrun, Necroscope, D&D 3.5, Palladium Rifts or pretty much whatever you’re itching to play. 🎯 Join the Patreon, pick a tier, and let’s roll some dice. Your table, your game. #TTRPG #ActualPlay #TabletopGaming #Patreon #GameMaster #IndieRPG
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Get more from Chris Spivey (Author) on Patreon
Writer, Game Desiger, Arc Dream Production Director, & Podcaster
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John Walter @johnpwalter.bsky.social · 28/12/2025
About a week ago, @irny.bsky.social’s TERMINUS arrived, so beautifully wrapped I was hesitant to open it. I did start to unwrap it, stopped, and tried to put it back together to photograph it.
A small book wrapped in red tissue paper. Sealed with a black and white sticker of a skull and the words”This Blighted Isle.”The cover of the TERMINUS book. The cover is an image of a mosaic. The title TERMINUS dominates the middle of the image, tilted about 45°, with the T in the lower left and the S in the upper right. The lettering is black, the background is mostly white, and a multi-colored border frames the title.

In the upper left of the cover has the front of a train in a circle.
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Seth Skorkowsky @sskorkowsky.bsky.social · 27/12/2025
There's a conspiracy theory about the serpent people having a tunnel complex beneath Denver International Airport. This probably isn't helped by the inexplicable fake ruins that look straight out of "The Two-Headed Serpent" Pulp Cthulhu campaign in Terminal C like the Lost Continent of Mu.
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Paul Baldowski 🔜 Furnace, Sheffield (Oct. 10–11) @paulbaldowski.bsky.social · 27/12/2025
My "Font of All Evil" is the @drivethrurpg.com Deal of the Day! Not just a deal, but 80% OFF until tomorrow. #RiversOfLondon heads out to investigate a gruesome murder scene in Ealing. Hoarding, a troubled type, and a foreshore trip. @chaosium.bsky.social www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/4...
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Rivers of London: The Font of All Evil - Chaosium | DriveThruRPG
Murder and Mayhem Beside the Thames What's Inside The Font of all Evil is a stand-alone scenario for Rivers of London: the Roleplaying Game based on the novels by Ben Aaronovitch. Buy the PDF or get...
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John Walter @johnpwalter.bsky.social · 21/12/2025
I’ll note that both Darkened Hill and Dale and TERMINUS are lovely.
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Savage Spiel @savagespiel.bsky.social · 21/12/2025
One final seasonal RPG scenario recommendation: if what you really want is a classic ghost story taking inspiration from the works of M. R. James, A Winter Haunting should be just the thing. Written for Cthulhu Dark, and adaptable to other horror games. www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/4...
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A Winter Haunting - Savage Spiel | DriveThruRPG
“For most, Christmas is a time of good cheer and merrymaking, and the sight of decorations and the smell of mulled wine brings joy and delight. But I find that after one particular Christmas I find it...
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Chris Spivey (Author) @darkerhue.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
Have you joined the Company yet? It’s not too late, you can still enlist in the #BlackCompanyTTRPG playtest! ⚔️🎲 Don’t get left behind...your feedback can help shape where the game goes next. Fall in, soldier. #ArcDream
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Arc Dream Publishing Launches Public Playtest for The Black Company Roleplaying Game
A deadly, suspenseful RPG based on Glen Cook’s legendary dark fantasy series
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Pelgrane Press @pelgranepress.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
Swords of the Serpentine Alternative Genres #rpg #ttrpg
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John Walter @johnpwalter.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
Ran session zero for a Coriolis: The Third Horizon today. A player asked the others whether they wanted to engage in political intrigue/factional politics and another player responded “Has there ever been a RPG campaign that didn’t get become about political intrigue?” They weren’t wrong.
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jwmuk ⚖️ GrogLaw 17 Oct @jwmuk.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
I wrote a monster and some scenario ideas for @pelgranepress.bsky.social Fear Itself & The Esoterrorists. As it is 2025, I threw in some random tables. echovore pelgranepress.com/2025/12/11/e...
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Echovore
Located in rural or urban noise-dense areas Writing: Jim McCarthy; Art & Design: Graham Roewe; Illustration: Kim Diaz Holm A formless parasite that seeps
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Dennis Detwiller @drgonzo123.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
Join our playtest of #TheBlackCompanyRPG. Help boost our recruiting call by sharing and liking.
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The Black Company Roleplaying Game
The Black Company Roleplaying Game is a fast-paced, deadly game of swords, sorcery, and soldiers. Play this tabletop RPG with friends in person or online. The all-too-mortal soldiers of the Black…
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jwmuk ⚖️ GrogLaw 17 Oct @jwmuk.bsky.social · 30/11/2025
Borg Season is live, well the Google Forms lottery sign up is, a week of Borg games on The Raspy Raven Discord from 19-15 Jan. All curated by @savagespiel.bsky.social 🙏🏻 forms.gle/SeFx7om5wYJn...
the bones of a vulture, swathed in green gas and murk reach out to the words proclaiming Sue's Borg Season Jan 2026 The Raspy Raven
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Kobold Press @koboldpress.com · 31/10/2025
A gift from the Pumpkin King: a free Halloween oneshot adventure! #ttrpg #dnd5e #tov koboldpress.com/need-a-quick...
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Need a quick Halloween one-shot adventure? The Pumpkin King arrives! - October 31 2025
In the spirit of the season (especially when some players might miss a session due to trick or treating) meet the Pumpkin King, For your D&D or Tales of the Valiant roleplaying game!
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John Walter @johnpwalter.bsky.social · 01/11/2025
Happy Halloween!
A large Jack-o-lantern with flames coming out of the top.
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jwmuk ⚖️ GrogLaw 17 Oct @jwmuk.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
A Raspy Raven episode that goes deep into the dark heart of Ex Tenebris from @armadajosh.bsky.social & @beckyannison.bsky.social Kickstarting to 9/Oct - www.kickstarter.com/projects/bla... open.spotify.com/episode/0v9i... Please like and share and help out these wonderful indie RPG designers!
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So you want to write an adventure for Ex Tenebris
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John Walter @johnpwalter.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
For Roll20 Con, I'm running the Alien RPG scenario "Mission FUBAR." The game does cost $5 per person to play, with all proceeds going to the Trevor Project and both Roll20 and Start Playing Games matching donations.
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jwmuk ⚖️ GrogLaw 17 Oct @jwmuk.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
Check out our talk with @savagespiel.bsky.social as we discuss how to write an adventure for her Brindlewood styled game, Matrons of Mystery. The C word may be used, Cosy that is. open.spotify.com/episode/1EWQ... #TTRPG
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So you want to write an adventure for Matrons of Mystery?
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Paul Baldowski 🔜 Furnace, Sheffield (Oct. 10–11) @paulbaldowski.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
Until the end of the Cörk Børd Kickstarter (in 48 hours time), all three Core Books — Cthulhu Hack, Sanction and The Dee Sanction — are 25% off on @drivethrurpg.com www.drivethrurpg.com/en/publisher...
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Awkward pause @awkwardpause.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
I’m sad that so many Americans do t know what this photo shows or why it matters (metro train sign showing trains arriving within 2-4 minutes of each other, a mechanical feat of great proportions involving complex systems and systems analysis to deliver er us safely)
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John Walter @johnpwalter.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
As part of Roll20 Con 2025 (Sept. 26-28), I'm running three online TTRPG one-shots: "The Swan's Way" (Swords of the Serpentine), "Mission FUBAR" (Alien RPG), and "Moonbase Blues" (Mothership). Each game is $5, with all proceeds going to the Trevor Project. Games described in thread.
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John Walter @johnpwalter.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
Need some cuteness in your day? Here’s the Meeper. Now just about 6 years old, we found her one bitterly cold night when she was about six weeks old. She’s deaf, has a mild case of wobbly cat syndrome, and believes if anything is worth doing, it’s worth doing 211%.
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