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John's Bear Cave @stardewfarmerjohn.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Getting ready for a meet and greet as a newbie not behind a table. But I had to make sure to show I'm a bear of good character with a few choice pins and a fabulous bag. Did I succeed? #gaybear #popculture

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John's Bear Cave @stardewfarmerjohn.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Tea on the Thames gave me some really great Thames snapshots (and my first real scone - with red currants nonetheless)

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John's Bear Cave @stardewfarmerjohn.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

This Get Baked 25 layer chocolate cake came in so many permutations that I had to make some choices and I choose the first and maybe best of the chocolatey fun =) #cake #chocolate #gaybear

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John's Bear Cave @stardewfarmerjohn.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Most gay men are Trekkie from Avenue Q at heart. Let's be honest about it.

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John's Bear Cave @stardewfarmerjohn.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Had to go see Avenue Q! One of my favorite if not favorite puppet based #musicals and had to get a little nod to Trekkie in the social media background thing. Love the actors in this West End production and hope to work with at least one in the future in my shows =D

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John's Bear Cave @stardewfarmerjohn.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Had to visit the Globe while I was in London before I headed into my new program =) Made the tour guide pick a favorite Shakespeare show and that was fun! They were getting ready to do Much Ado but sadly didn't stay for that - may go back later for more!

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John's Bear Cave @stardewfarmerjohn.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Brand new board game arrived right before I left for England and I want to celebrate one of my newest and heaviest #boardgame beauties

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John's Bear Cave @stardewfarmerjohn.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Also Unlikely Angel where she played Ruby Diamond is one of the best guilty pleasure movies you can have during the holidays. Not to mention much like Lucille Ball, Dolly's work gave us not just Buffy but also one of the first docs about the AIDS quilt.

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John's Bear Cave @stardewfarmerjohn.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Which Dolly Parton songs are your faves? She was the highlight of Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, brought gems 2 life like Wildflowers in Trio and between her upbeat tempos like 9 to 5 to bittersweet religious melodies like in Me and Little Andy - she was always kind, always surprising. Loved Dolly

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John's Bear Cave @stardewfarmerjohn.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Your entrance exam for Unseen University is nearly ready. Are you? #discworld #ttrpg

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John's Bear Cave @stardewfarmerjohn.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Just a couple of weeks until I head to England! Very exciting!

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John's Bear Cave @stardewfarmerjohn.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

This fall, I'm going out of this world with a tabletop game that twists and turns just where you think it might. Or perhaps at least hope it to do so. And yes, that is what you think it is.

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John's Bear Cave @stardewfarmerjohn.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Mike Bennett's take on Arcanine absolutely makes me giggle. His whole experience doing the #pokemon in Gen 1 is phenomenal and I'm lucky to have experienced his art in person in previous years =D

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John's Bear Cave @stardewfarmerjohn.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

This is why I prefer a Ghirardelli mix, this Pillsbury mix gotten for me does a cakier brownie. It's fine but for #brownies I'm more a fudgy guy. How about you?

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John's Bear Cave @stardewfarmerjohn.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

With the most rocking hot pink decored organ motif this side of Phantom of the Opera to boot!

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John's Bear Cave @stardewfarmerjohn.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

The news has left me feeling very shaken and fragile, even as I get ready for a new adventure in a new country. Still, there is comfort. Right at the tale end of June, something new and important for my bookshelf from a favorite historian @herreraimages.bsky.social

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Scott Bryan @scottygb.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

An episode of The Good Life will be shown on BBC Two this evening in tribute to Dame Penelope Keith.

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John's Bear Cave @stardewfarmerjohn.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Got a whole bunch of stuff from Pride Knights and it showed up just in time!

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John's Bear Cave @stardewfarmerjohn.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Tobey and I got up to some shenanigans at the excellent #pokemon #fossil #museum exhibit. Tobey was a rescue Growlithe. His nearsightedness means he couldn't work with an Officer Jenny so we ended up perfect companions. =) The only time things go awry is when he and Houndoom Trev fight over food.

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John's Bear Cave @stardewfarmerjohn.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Have you ever done your Enneagram? I don't think anyone should be super surprised by my results 🤔

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John's Bear Cave @stardewfarmerjohn.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

It's fitting one of my last favorite moments in Chicago before the move and the next phase of my career came during IML and came in the form of a great too quick elevator convo with one of my contemporaries/heroes of the stage and other spaces @showoffjonah.com who I owe a book recc to

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John's Bear Cave @stardewfarmerjohn.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Tonight, the Rangers must choose a path to uncover the secrets of Angel Grove. Assuredly, their new mysterious Zords will likely aid greatly against Serpentera but after that - will they choose to track down Skull, investigate the Dead City time loop, or is there another option? A #ttrpg conundrum

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John's Bear Cave @stardewfarmerjohn.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

My backyard is small but mighty #nekoatsume (the sequel)

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John's Bear Cave @stardewfarmerjohn.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

My friend in the spooky and the uncanny did a blog post about my horror ttrpg kickstarter! Come read about my inspirations, how they influenced the work, and perhaps back if you feel so intrigued! jenniferbrozek.com/blog/post/20...

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Tell Me - John McDonald - Jennifer Brozek

John McDonald tells me how his newest indie RPG book links into his favorite “Found Footage” film, and how leaning into the tropes of the genre can

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John's Bear Cave @stardewfarmerjohn.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

The start of Act 2 in my Power Rangers #ttrpg deserved a new visual. Welcome to Angel Grove, Rangers. Ready to find out why they call it a Dead City?

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John's Bear Cave @stardewfarmerjohn.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Looked fabulous this weekend in my volunteer swag =D

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John's Bear Cave @stardewfarmerjohn.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

So stoked to hang out and volunteer at CAKE tomorrow and see what the indie comics artists are up to these days! Gives me lots of ideas but also just fun to see art and spend a bit of cash if I can =D Will I see you there?

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John's Bear Cave @stardewfarmerjohn.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

@tabcreations.com The ghoulish adventure story has begun its next chapter! Known any folks that love horror ttrpgs? 💀🤡👻 www.kickstarter.com/projects/hel...

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Hell House LLC: Feats of Fright

A ttrpg based on the Abaddon Hotel's ghoulish found footage franchise "documentary".

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John's Bear Cave @stardewfarmerjohn.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

I am curious to see how this kickstarter poll shakes out for Hell House LLC. How will horror and ttrpg fans vote? Let you voice be heard, even if it is merely in shrieks and screams.

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John's Bear Cave @stardewfarmerjohn.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

The doors are open on this very sacred halfway to halloween midnight - and your room is ready. What more could you possibly need? #ttrpg #horrorttrpg #halfwaytohalloween #horror www.kickstarter.com/projects/hel...

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Hell House LLC: Feats of Fright

A ttrpg based on the Abaddon Hotel's ghoulish found footage franchise "documentary".

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John's Bear Cave @stardewfarmerjohn.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

All are welcome, all are invited, all can find their place at the Abaddon Hotel ....

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John's Bear Cave @stardewfarmerjohn.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

We're nearly #halfwaytohalloween and on that illustrious yet spooky occasion - you'll be able to back a #ttrpg #kickstarter that will let you tell the spookiest of stories. What do you have to lose? Nothing much. Peek at my website or find the game on ks itself and join us.

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John's Bear Cave @stardewfarmerjohn.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

You might think being a future award winning #playwright of #theater both musical and otherwise would mean I'm only working on Cobblestone Kingdom for upcoming table reads and rehearsals but you are wrong. How about a musical for men of a certain age afterwards? Perhaps with a vibrant theme?

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John's Bear Cave @stardewfarmerjohn.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Well #powerrangers fans, it's that time! The first and maybe the most well known of the Ranger miniseries is up for review. And let me tell you, it was a process and a revelation all at once! And it all begins with the arrival of Tommy Oliver. www.youtube.com/watch?v=n20o...

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Episodes 17 - 21: Green With Evil Miniseries

YouTube video by John McDonald

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John's Bear Cave @stardewfarmerjohn.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Man, I Would Do Anything For Love is a long song but it is an amazing song with an absolutely fabulous and wild music video. I would kill a male/male rendition of it

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John's Bear Cave @stardewfarmerjohn.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

@copperhead999.bsky.social I cannot thank you enough for this wonderful collection you've bestowed upon my bookshelf and my body (I also got the shirt during the kickstarter)

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John's Bear Cave @stardewfarmerjohn.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

@tabcreations.com will you signal boost about my upcoming Hell House LLC ttrpg kickstarter? For those who love halfway to Halloween shenanigans? (If you can believe we are just a couple of weeks away from that!) www.kickstarter.com/projects/hel...

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Coming soon: Hell House LLC: Feats of Fright

A ttrpg based on the Abaddon Hotel's ghoulish found footage franchise "documentary".

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John's Bear Cave @stardewfarmerjohn.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

On an unrelated note, does anyone want to go to costco and get me one of those giant now reduced priced ten pound chocolate bunny things?

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John's Bear Cave @stardewfarmerjohn.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

If you're not following @lucasmajcher.bsky.social for all your moom comics needs, then you're missing some fabulous comics you don't get elsewhere. Also the answer to the previous post about their kickstarter was of course the bear bundle =)

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John's Bear Cave @stardewfarmerjohn.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Indie comics are a cause near and dear to my heart! Some of my best art friends make indie comics and I've got at least one of these artist's works coming to my bookshelf soon. I'll let you decide which one ;) www.kickstarter.com/projects/moo...

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Silence 5+6: DREAM / NIGHTMARE

🌈 Enter the dream: Your favorite silent comic anthology is back with a brand-new theme!

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John's Bear Cave @stardewfarmerjohn.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

My #pokopia world is coming along nicely! Treehouse has some bookshelves, hopped over to the SS Anne to liberate a few windows, and have a pretty fabulous field of flowers to romp through =) More to come!

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John's Bear Cave @stardewfarmerjohn.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

I'll tell you what - I'll learn as much French as need be to attend that Celine Dion Paris concert since I'll be in at least the UK at that point in time =)

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John's Bear Cave @stardewfarmerjohn.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

I'm making myself a massive treehouse in the Withered Wastes overlooking a vast plateau of flowers taken from all the areas of the island. It's beautiful in day or night and each of my beloveds get their own room (except for Growlithe, he sleeps in my bed like all my best bois do) #pokopia

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John's Bear Cave @stardewfarmerjohn.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

www.kickstarter.com/projects/hel... It may not yet be halfway to Halloween but that doesn't mean you can't earmark a fright for later. This #ttrpg will be to die for. And you can trust me. I spent last night at the Abaddon Hotel myself #hellhousellc

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Coming soon: Hell House LLC: Feats of Fright

A ttrpg based on the Abaddon Hotel's ghoulish found footage franchise "documentary".

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John's Bear Cave @stardewfarmerjohn.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Pokopia gave me the option of having my favorite little buddy follow me around and I had to take it

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John's Bear Cave @stardewfarmerjohn.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Also! Just before the official launch of the kickstarter for ttrpg Hell House LLC: Feats of Fright - I have a table filling up for spooky shenanigans and souls looking to get a little lost or be a little back-stabby.

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John's Bear Cave @stardewfarmerjohn.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

There's a Meow Wolf Tavers ttrpg primer out to look at when I have free time! Squee!

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