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Let the World Be Changed by What You Find Beautiful
"I believe in the power of beautiful things." Haly shares thoughts about the magic in beauty, engaging in community economics, and the simple joy of…
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It's Here It's Here It's Finally Here: Haly's End-of-Year Update & GenCon Announcement!
Haly, the Moonlight Bard celebrates a difficult year & peels back the velvet curtain on yarn dyeing plans for GenCon 2026.
Dec 20, 2025
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FiC: Introducing WordiGirl the BabyBard!
A new Fiction is Culture initiative to support WordiGirl through a rough month.
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Nick Winney
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Luke Warfield
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FiC: Introducing WordiGirl the BabyBard!
Nov 18, 2025
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Haly, the Moonlight Bard ✒️
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Tom Schecter
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Emil Ottoman
,
M.P. Fitzgerald
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Zani D
,
Dylan Bosworth
,
James Worth
,
Andrew Robert Colom
,
Vinny Reads
,
Zachary Dillon
,
Nick Winney
,
Luke Warfield
,
Slater Henatay
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Pablo Báez
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Judith Ashcraft
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Keith Long
, and
Brent Robbins
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It's Official: We're Moving to Television Sky
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Indebted
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The Importance of "Ugly" Art
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Ask the Bard #41: What Does Fiction is Culture Mean to Me?
Sep 10, 2025
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Guillotine of Judgement pt. I
Aug 9, 2025
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Ask the Bard #41: What Does Fiction is Culture Mean to Me?
Spoiler alert: everything.
Sep 10, 2025
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Ask the Bard #40: The Personal Evil of a World Without Words
For this week's worldbuilding advice column, Haly tackles a question designed (by her husband) to drive her over the edge: building a world without oral…
Sep 3, 2025
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Ask the Bard #39: Turning Contrast Into Conflict
In this week's worldbuilding advice column, Haly starts the new cycle with a look at the key difference between contrast and conflict and how one…
Aug 27, 2025
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Haly at GenCon
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It's Here It's Here It's Finally Here: Haly's End-of-Year Update & GenCon Announcement!
Haly, the Moonlight Bard celebrates a difficult year & peels back the velvet curtain on yarn dyeing plans for GenCon 2026.
Dec 20, 2025
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13 Days 'Til GenCon!
With less than two weeks until GenCon hits Indianapolis, Haly is here to touch base! Tickets are still available for Crafty Villainous. Get them quick!
Jul 19, 2025
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GenCon 2025: Haly's FULL Event Schedule
The GenCon event catalog has gone live, and with nearly a week until registration officially opens, ALL OF HALY'S EVENTS have been added, including yarn…
May 12, 2025
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The Importance of "Ugly" Art
Because a troll tried to troll me by man-splaining the "rules." Also: Feed the Ducks, I'm returning to Twitch, Will Christopher Baer has a new book…
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It's Official: We're Moving to Television Sky
Welcome to a new era for Real Worldbuilding, punk-as-fuck storytelling, and independent media.
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Ask the Bard #42: Life, the Universe, Everything!
Haly returns with answers to questions about where she's been, what's she's been doing, who she's working with, and more!
Oct 22, 2025
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