Tag: larp

  • Listening to the Music of Larp

    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…

  • Sex and Death : To be Human and Larping

    Sex and Death : To be Human and Larping

    (Featured photo by Photo by Cyrus Crossan on Unsplash) Sex and death – the two things in life that are impossible to escape. Even if you are ace and you decide to never touch a human being sexually, I bet that informs a whole bunch of your human interactions – I know figuring it out…

  • “I’m Down for Anything”: how NOT to fill out a LARP Application

    “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…

  • Safety is Personal: Wearing Your Larp Seatbelt

    Safety is Personal: Wearing Your Larp Seatbelt

    (Featured photo by Stephen Andrews on Unsplash.) Every time you get in a car, you put on a seatbelt (at least, I really hope you do.) Not because you plan to get in an accident that day, or because you think you are with a bad driver, but because things happen. Even with all the…

  • The Confidence Concoction

    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…

  • Meyerhold Onto That Feeling

    (This is an old post from an old, old blog I used to run. It seemed quite relevant to my work nowadays, so I wanted to repost things here. Written by Ericka Skirpan, 2013) It has always been important to me, as a gamer and a storyteller, to live in the moment. Now, you may…