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Admit It: You’ve Used Larp as Therapy
A Guest Post by Anna Velilla (Featured Photo by Meridian Photos from Atropos Studio’s Mayfair Larp.) Whether or not you intended to, you’ve used larp as therapy at one point or another. Whether or not you intended to, you’ve used larp as therapy at one point or another. Not because you neglected your mental health,…
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Listening to the Music of Larp
(Featured Photo by M. G. Norris Photography from Helicon Run 1, US designed by Katrine Wind and Maria Pettersson, Produced by Journeys and Tales.) “You wanna dance this next one?” “Sure, mind if I follow?” “Not at all, I’ll lead.” And then we walk to the closest open spot on the floor and wait. My…
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“I’m Down for Anything”: how NOT to fill out a LARP Application
(A huge thanks to Aj Mooney for this brilliant guest post! Please read more about our author at the end of this blog! Featured photo also by Aj Mooney) Let me tell you about my mistakes…. As a rather new initiate to the world of Freeform LARPing, filling out an application for a game can…
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The Confidence Concoction
Put on your best, most sexy, amazing looking underwear. If you do the bra thing, put the matching one on too. Now, parade around your dwelling a bit, knowing you look great. Cover that all up with some clothing that entirely hides it, but go out in public. Do you still feel a little more…
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Flying High with a Larp Safety Net
For every game you’ve played with safety mechanics as a part of the system, I want you to think back to how many times you’ve used them. Chances are, it’s been rare, but not never. I’ve gone through the gamut of safety mechanics from having almost none to having WAY too many. After years of…
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We Have a Responsibility to Do Better
(Featured photo by The New York Public Library on Unsplash.) As someone who is considered a community leader within larping circles, there’s been pressure to make a statement or take clear action against the current COVID-19 crisis that our country is facing. Communities all around the world are cancelling public gatherings because social distancing is…
The Space Between Stories 