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Stacy King @stacyking.com · 25/09/2026

I am awed to learn that this marvel of home decor has been right around the corner from me for years. Probably decades. (for the curious: www.realtor.ca/real-estate/... )

A living room with two orange couches with a bolder orange-and-black floral print, red carpet, orange curtains and lavender wallpaper with a repeating gold vine pattern. A large Asian-style fan is above one couch. The effect is eye-sheering.

A room that opens onto a hallway on the left and a set of stairs on the right. The floor is covered in red carpet. The walls are papered with pink wallpaper that has a gold vine pattern, like the first room. The stairs have dark wood paneling that goes up half the wall. There's a cuckoo clock on the wall and a round mirror on the stairs to reflect back the glory of the room you are departing.

The upstairs hallway, with stairs leading down on the left and three open doors on the center to right. Each open door reveals a new wallpaper horror. The hall is covered with ivory wallpaper that has a dizzying geometric pattern in gold. The doors are a mid-toned wood. There is another Asian fan decorating the wall.

It is a nightmare made drywall.

An unfinished murder basement, with bare stone walls and a dirt floor. You could bury so many bodies down here.

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Stacy King @stacyking.com · 25/09/2026

I am awed to learn that this marvel of home decor has been right around the corner from me for years. Probably decades.

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Stacy King @stacyking.com · 22/09/2026

Dungeon Keeper! I played it obsessively while recovering from a combination root canal & wisdom teeth removal procedure, so I was high on painkillers and imprinted deeply on the satisfaction of smacking chickens to make them explode.

Cover for the Dungeon Keeper video game featuring a red devil face with horns and a nose ring against a stone wall background, with the tagline "Evil is Good".

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Stacy King @stacyking.com · 18/09/2026

I think it's pretty fun that this statement is so bizarre that my phone wants to translate it for me.

The above post, but with the word "translate" underneath.

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Stacy King @stacyking.com · 04/09/2026

The shoulder piece is from Gelareh, a brand I hadn't heard of before, but it's very well made. It also goes for $950 USD on their website, which is waaaay more than I paid for it :) gelarehdesigns.com/collections/...

Front shot of a leather shoulder piece with triangle cut-outs, short sleeve caps, a front zip and straps that go under the arms.

A back shot of the same piece, showing off the very neat central design element that mimics a spinal column.

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Stacy King @stacyking.com · 04/09/2026

The sneakers fit shockingly well (I have wide feet and they are surprisingly adjustable on that axis) and are new-with-tag. That means they weren't use on the show (boo) but it also means I got a fantastic bargain (yay)!

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Stacy King @stacyking.com · 04/09/2026

I successfully resisted the temptation of the local Star Trek production auctions until the VERY last one, which included a bunch of pieces from a dystopian / avant-garde designer that were actually in my size, remarkably enough!

A cyberpunk-style sleeveless onepiece jumpsuit in washed grey denim with way too many pintucks, a pair of black pants with way too many pintucks, a leather shoulder harness and a pair of washed grey denim high-top sneakers with, yes, way too many pintucks.

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Stacy King @stacyking.com · 02/09/2026

Interesting things happening around Toronto bike lanes lately.

A bike lane sign with a weird Halloween mask with bookish glasses perched on its edge. In the background is Bloor Street, busy with cars going in the wrong direction in their own lanes and the posts protecting the dedicated bike lanes that Doug Ford is planning to remove.

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Stacy King @stacyking.com · 02/09/2026

It's genuinely baffling how Hilroy managed this, given that it's the same map graphic they've been using for years!

A Hilroy Canada exercise book with the same map of Canada, only this one is correct.

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Stacy King @stacyking.com · 31/08/2026

After Dark sparked my love of indie & art house cinema. It's where I first discovered Videodrome, Forbidden Zone, Bad Taste, Polyester and so many other fantastic films, plus an obnoxious amount of horror and some truly terrible pr0n (Edward Penishands still haunts my nightmares).

Flyer for the opening of After Dark Video in 1985.

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Stacy King @stacyking.com · 28/08/2026

It's fascinating to me that this is legally restricted to sale in a handful of countries (not that it will prevent collectors elsewhere from using a proxy to get one). North and South America are both excluded!

Screen shot from the Queen Studios website, detailing edition size (99), delivery date (Q3 2026) and Product availability: Mainland China, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, South Korea, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, India, Hong Kong SAR

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Stacy King @stacyking.com · 28/08/2026

The list of where it can be purchased is fascinating - North America is excluded, but not Europe? I wonder if that's related to likeness legal protections in various places...

Screen cap from Queen Studios website, showing edition size (99), delivery date of Q3 2026, and Product Availability: Mainland China, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, South Korea, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, India, Hong Kong SAR

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Stacy King @stacyking.com · 21/08/2026

This seagull might have been the most entertaining thing on the entire trip to me, because I am a sucker for cute but very dumb critters. I kept tossing them fries and they kept not noticing the food while continuing to beg for more.

The seagull is not impressed by me showing off a pint of Guinness which they cannot share in. In the background are some older warehouse roofs.

The seagull has a very sweet begging face at they peer through the window, hoping to earn another French fry.

The seagull scratching their neck and ignoring the bit if French fry right beside them. Their beak is stuck into their feathers and their neck is weirdly elongated, like a miniature ostrich. They will never notice the fry.

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Stacy King @stacyking.com · 30/07/2026

Both Penguin Random House and our booth sold out of Dungeons & Dragons Crochet before the end of the first day of GenCon. I am blown away by the support and we are trying to find out if we can rush ship more copies to the show (fingers crossed 🤞).

The Penguin Random House booth at GenCon with a crocheted owlbear and copies of D&D Crochet in the front right corner, beside my friend Andrew Wheeler's "Puncheons & Flagons" cocktail book and other D&D related titles.

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Stacy King @stacyking.com · 29/07/2026

Wondering when & where to find me at #GenCon? You can now mark that quest as complete!

Schedule for Stacy King @ GenCon 2026
Publisher Booth Signings
Friday, July 31st 3-4 pm
Saturday, August 1st at 3:45 – 4:45 pm
PRH Booth 621, Main Exhibit Floor

Panel
Making the Multiverse: Craft, Food and Fandom in Dungeons & Dragons
Saturday, August 1st at 1-2 pm
Crown Plaza Hotel, Conrail Room

Home Booth
1349 with Jim Zub, Sandra Taylor & Howard Taylor!

Map of GenCon 2026 exhibit floor showing my home booth (1349) and my publisher's booth (621).

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Stacy King @stacyking.com · 26/07/2026

Please enjoy my friend's dog looking like a model for a luxury watch brand.

A very posh looking Chihuahua wearing a harness leash sits on a wooden park bench. His ears are perked, his fur is flawless, and he's looking off to the side with a studied insouciance worthy of a 90s-era supermodel.

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Stacy King @stacyking.com · 24/07/2026

The universe must have gotten the message that I could use a little extra luck getting through this month.

A slightly tattered but still authentic four-leaf clover, held between finger and thumb.

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Stacy King @stacyking.com · 22/07/2026

I motivated myself to take a walk around the block and the universe rewarded my efforts with a rare double-bunny sighting!

Two wild brown rabbits on a grass and weed covered gravel parking spot. There are taller plants near the fence in the background. One bunny is boldly in the lower left corner, while the second is half-hidden by plants in the top right.

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Stacy King @stacyking.com · 14/07/2026

Baby racoon headed back through the danger zone but this time navigated safely away.

Baby raccoon stepping onto a fence from between a tree and a telephone pole

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Stacy King @stacyking.com · 14/07/2026

Help needed! This baby #racoon is has its back foot stuck between my fence and a telephone pole. I've tried using a crowbar to pry the gap wider but it's not doing much. Is there a safe oil or some other technique to help free them? #animalrescue

Tiny racoon paw stuck between fence post & telephone pole.

Location of racoon on other side of the fence.

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Stacy King @stacyking.com · 13/07/2026

If you are a fan of ROCK BEACHES, do I have a province for you! 90% of the beaches in Newfoundland are mainly rock. This is the beach where I spent my childhood summers, for instance.

Conception Bay South beach in Newfoundland. There are SO MANY ROCKS. You can also see some trees, ocean water and a little bit of Bell Isle in the background. Do not let the blue color of the sky fool you; that is not typical of Newfoundland.

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Stacy King @stacyking.com · 29/06/2026

I can't lie, this quote from a Gen Z-er thinking that Millennials used to get party invites in the mail is making me cackle. Even Gen X only uses mailed party invites for weddings.

Article quote: “As a millennial, when you got an invitation in the mail, you never knew how many people were going to be there, and you didn't know who was going to be there,” Strobel says. “Peeking in the windows to a party isn't helping etiquette in 2026.”

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Stacy King @stacyking.com · 26/06/2026

This is the ideal Bsky post. You may not like it, but this is what peak posting looks like.

I'm gonna be very honest with you: I realized a while a go I had misred the og post but a couple of my points still stand and clarifying this would be honestly too time consuming so i'm muting most of this

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Stacy King @stacyking.com · 24/06/2026

There are a pair of buns who live in our laneway and they make me so happy every time I spot them.

Small grey-brown rabbit on green grass, showing off a white fluffy tail.

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Stacy King @stacyking.com · 11/06/2026

Jim is away at a con and I decided to not just live on Banjara's butter chicken while he is gone (for once).

Oven-baked salmon and asparagus with lemon and rice with thyme.

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Stacy King @stacyking.com · 10/06/2026

For sale: Yoda doll, definitely haunted. maxsold.com/listing/8087...

A probably-haunted doll that claims to be Yoda from Star Wars but looks like a cranky old man with pointed ears and a white bathrobe who just happens to be green. It's clearly made with a lot of effort and skill, but combined with the aesthetic taste of a grumpy goblin.

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Stacy King @stacyking.com · 06/06/2026

Giles smothered so Amos could shoot. (I seriously love both these scenes)

Two images from the TV show the Expanse, where Amos says "You're not that guy / I am that guy" and kills a bad person so a good person doesn't have to.

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Stacy King @stacyking.com · 27/05/2026

I'm really loving VILLIAN so far, but also wondering what exactly my husband did to deserve this fictional fate (jk). (It might be a coincidence, but in a book about supervillains, that seems unlikely....)

Excerpt from the novel "Villian" reading

"Zub's not getting the arm back," the lieutenant was saying. Her hair was pulled back so tight it lifted her eyebrows.

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Stacy King @stacyking.com · 21/05/2026

No shade on folks who like marijuana, but I am delighted to see it ranked as less cool than reading books.

Article quote: "according to a new survey. In fact, marijuana is considered less cool than things like sourdough bread, country music, math, word games and reading books."

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Stacy King @stacyking.com · 30/04/2026

Happy (early) Murderbot Day! Big thanks to @bakkaphoenix.bsky.social who let me pick up my pre-ordered copy before the "official" release date. I was in the store 30 minutes after they sent me the email, because my self-control has gone to shit since disabling my governor module. #murderbot

A hardcover book titled "Platform Decay" by Martha Wells, with an image of a character in a white-ish spacesuit. Also shown is a bookmark from Bakka-Phoenix Books with a quote from an earlier Murderbot book on it!

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Stacy King @stacyking.com · 18/04/2026

Spotted this nice end-of-row placement at the St Clair & Dufferin library today, btw ❤️

A library bookshelf with Anthony's novel DAYSPRING visible.

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Stacy King @stacyking.com · 07/04/2026

Hamilton ON! I will be at the Bear & Board Game Cafe next Monday, April 13 for their D&D Crochet Social Hour, starting at 7 pm. Please check out the event invite for more information: www.eventbrite.ca/e/dungeons-d...

Invite for a Dungeons & Dragons Crochet Social Hour at the Bard and Bear Games Cafe in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada at 7 pm on Monday, April 13th. There is a crocheted Mind Flayer, which is disturbingly cute.

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Stacy King @stacyking.com · 01/04/2026

No photo, because we do not take photos of strangers in public, especially for purposes of posting on the interweebs. But there was a red nose, blue afro, bright baseball cap and a multi-coloured scarf involved. Instead, enjoy this festive garbage can from Logan Square Station.

A black metal garbage can on a concrete and pebble floor, with more concrete in the background. It's really bleak and grey, is what I'm saying, except for the Christmas wreath with a red bow that's been hung on the garbage can. Festive!

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Stacy King @stacyking.com · 01/04/2026

On this Trans Day of Visibility, I have been listening to "The Spirit Bares Its Teeth" by Andrew Joseph White, which is the haunted Victorian trans boy trapped in a sanatorium gothic romance that I didn't know I needed but is so, so good.

Audiobook cover for "The Spirit Bares Its Teeth" by Andrew Joseph White.

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Stacy King @stacyking.com · 28/03/2026

Oooh, that puts me in mind of the greater star spawn emissary mini, although the clear mucous aspect definitely makes the gore-ooze even creepier!

A greater star spawn emissary from the Ravenloft miniatures set, perhaps one of the grossest minis ever officially released for D&D.

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Stacy King @stacyking.com · 26/03/2026

I'm excited to announce that I'll be at @goblinmkt.bsky.social in Chicago, IL next Tuesday, March 31, to celebrate the launch of Dungeons & Dragons Crochet! Event details and store location are online here: goblinmkt.com/events/2026-...

Announcement graphic for a signing of Dungeons & Dragons Crochet on Tuesday, March 31, 2026, at 6 pm, located at Goblin Market Manga, Comics & Curiosities in Chicago, IL.

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Stacy King @stacyking.com · 24/03/2026

If you haven't yet pre-ordered Dungeons & Dragons Crochet, now's your chance to do so for 25% off via Barnes & Noble! The book releases next Tuesday, March 31, so you won't even have long to wait. www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dungeons-d...

Announcement of a Barnes & Noble premium & rewards member pre-order sale for select upcoming titles, including the Dungeons & Dragons Crochet book, set to hit stores next week. Preorder code is PREORDER25!

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Stacy King @stacyking.com · 27/02/2026

They also don't specify size. Japanese beer companies often have a 135 ml can that makes the "challenge" even easier!

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Stacy King @stacyking.com · 21/02/2026

Late reply but: I do have two of these! They are fairly small for men's clothing (about 16" across at the top of the shoulders) but let me know if you are interested. One is tagged as "Nicholas DBL" but I can't guarantee that means either of them was worn by Joseph Potter in the show.

Interior frock coat tag reading "Nicholas DBL"

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Stacy King @stacyking.com · 19/02/2026

Sounds like the Brits may be taking the Al Capone approach, given that this charge seems related to business trade secrets rather than, y'know, the actual crime.

Screenshot from article lined below: "Last week, Thames Valley Police, which serves areas west of London, said they were examining claims that the former Prince Andrew sent confidential trade reports to disgraced business mogul Jeffrey Epstein during his time as the U.K.'s envoy for international trade."

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Stacy King @stacyking.com · 09/02/2026

Thanks for this! A few of the frockcoats I have match the one that Joseph Potter is wearing in this scene (S2 episode 3), which is pretty cool. This is giving me a great excuse to re-watch season two lol

Two brown frock coats on a white tile floor.

Still from Interview with the Vampire, Season 2, Episode 3, with the same frockcoat on the actor on the right.

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Stacy King @stacyking.com · 09/02/2026

Although the lot was listed as season 3, there are a number of season 2 leftovers, based on the name tags inside a few pieces. This pajama set, for instance, is from the S2 character Quang Pham. Other tags include "Gustave" (S2 played by Jake Cecil) and "Nicholas", who I couldn't find on IMDB.

A set of men's cotton pajamas in burgundy with blue dots, shown on a wood floor.

Name tag inside the pajama bottoms reading "Quang Pham". This photo is a more accurate capture of the item's color than the previous picture.

A promotional photo of Tuan Pham as Yung and KP Phangnasay as Quang Pham in Interview with the Vampire season 2. KP Phangnasay is wearing the same pajamas as in the previous photos, under a blue dressing gown.

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Stacy King @stacyking.com · 07/02/2026

As a costume nerd, this has been a lot of fun! I am learning a ton about professional costuming for TV from going through this stuff. But also: I have three of these lovely Michael Kors trenchcoats and they have all been attacked by a blowtorch. 🤷‍♀️

A very nice Michael Kors pleather trenchcoat, size small, black, that looks like it has been through the fires of hell with multiple burn marks. I now understand why John Constantine sticks to the classic fabric jacket.

Close-up of the coat's shoulder showing the burn damage texture.

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Stacy King @stacyking.com · 07/02/2026

The distressing hasn't been done with some fancy cosplay technique, from what I can tell. It's just dirt. My hands are filthy from touching this stuff, despite washing them constantly. Then there's costuming stuff like this:

Four plaid button-down shirts. Three have been cut apart and sewn onto green long-sleeved t-shirts so that they will still look like a complete shirt when worn under a coat.

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Stacy King @stacyking.com · 07/02/2026

Something I need to clarify: the reason the auction only showed 8-12 items was because those were the best things in each lot. By far. There have been a few other treasures, but a lot of it is closer to this:

Two pairs of men's breeches on a white tile floor. The left pair is blue, with jagged hems and a heavy coating of dirt. The right pair is beige, also with heavy staining.

Two pairs of matching men's breeches, with a third pair visible on the left. They are made from scratchy faux-wool in a green stripe pattern. The top pair is covered with reddish dirt.

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Stacy King @stacyking.com · 06/02/2026

Mount Costume has now been sorted into categories and I have begun measuring pieces. @jimzub.bsky.social has been shilling this "opportunity" widely in a desperate bid to reclaim our living room. So far he's lined up a few friends, a costume rental store and a pair of school theatre troupes.

Photo of what might have once been a nice dining room table, before it was piled with costume pieces (coats, robes, pajama sets, houseboats and assorted scarves, plus sweater vests on the floor).

A couch that is piled with men's vests and assorted women's clothes, with piles of pants and a bin full of socks & tights nearby. Not visible: my husband's growing despair.

A four- foot high pile of men's breeches (knee-length pants, as in the days of yore). Yes, this is a different pile than the two by the couch. There are two other pant piles not shown.

A long wall-mounted coat rack hung with men's vest-and-breeches sets and more frock coats.

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