Dad, spouse, former Solaris kernel adept, NYS cybersecurity, Ennie-award winning designer for Kobold Press, Ars Magica, Starfinder, co-editor of Sub Rosa fanzine. Opinions mine (he/him) https://linktr.ee/BenMcFarlandhttps://bsky.app/profile/benmcfarland.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/benmcfarland.bsky.social/post/3mkhzau6frk2pThis is easy. $38m to pay medical bills $38m to fund scholarships $10m to sponsor TTRPG projects $7m to administrative costs $4m to pay production costs for 21 books $3m to pay 3 award guardians $125k/year to pick awards and curate stories.27 Apr 2026 11:56 +0000at://did:plc:5bl5vx6fwlwmathhvuvyhzde/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkhzau6frk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/benmcfarland.bsky.social/post/3mjqbgxnk322dYou have a choice. An Arby's half pound roast beef. Or. A handful of museum gift shop gemstones after a grade school field trip.18 Apr 2026 01:19 +0000at://did:plc:5bl5vx6fwlwmathhvuvyhzde/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjqbgxnk322dhttps://bsky.app/profile/benmcfarland.bsky.social/post/3mge67hv2qs2qThe JarJar comic is definitely not for me. I'm not entirely sure who it's for and if that person hasn't suffered some kind of terrible trauma, but definitely not me06 Mar 2026 01:33 +0000at://did:plc:5bl5vx6fwlwmathhvuvyhzde/app.bsky.feed.post/3mge67hv2qs2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/benmcfarland.bsky.social/post/3mfio6dfjk225This is a decidedly super book nerd research thing to be irritated about, but I finally found a copy of a book on eBay that I'd been hunting for years, based on an illustration, and it turns out I really needed the 2003 French edition and not the 2007 English, because the illustration is not inside23 Feb 2026 03:04 +0000at://did:plc:5bl5vx6fwlwmathhvuvyhzde/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfio6dfjk225https://bsky.app/profile/benmcfarland.bsky.social/post/3mbd6qw3bss2oAnother year in the books... Thank you @thestorygraph.com ;) #storygraph01 Jan 2026 01:04 +0000at://did:plc:5bl5vx6fwlwmathhvuvyhzde/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbd6qw3bss2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/benmcfarland.bsky.social/post/3m7j6p4ycbs2tWhy copy editors are important @wnyt.bsky.social08 Dec 2025 23:29 +0000at://did:plc:5bl5vx6fwlwmathhvuvyhzde/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7j6p4ycbs2thttps://bsky.app/profile/benmcfarland.bsky.social/post/3m75xzeeei223So far, it's been a really fun and cool Advent(ure) calendar from emberglow gaming https://linktr.ee/emberglowgaming04 Dec 2025 12:30 +0000at://did:plc:5bl5vx6fwlwmathhvuvyhzde/app.bsky.feed.post/3m75xzeeei223https://bsky.app/profile/benmcfarland.bsky.social/post/3m5epelo2nc2wSmall moments11 Nov 2025 17:53 +0000at://did:plc:5bl5vx6fwlwmathhvuvyhzde/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5epelo2nc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/benmcfarland.bsky.social/post/3m4lr6hhmzk2m#IYKYK01 Nov 2025 19:49 +0000at://did:plc:5bl5vx6fwlwmathhvuvyhzde/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4lr6hhmzk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/benmcfarland.bsky.social/post/3m327mg2khk22Got 2024 in @thestorygraph.com13 Oct 2025 02:55 +0000at://did:plc:5bl5vx6fwlwmathhvuvyhzde/app.bsky.feed.post/3m327mg2khk22https://bsky.app/profile/benmcfarland.bsky.social/post/3lxl6oglrzs2qThis is fantastic29 Aug 2025 23:12 +0000at://did:plc:5bl5vx6fwlwmathhvuvyhzde/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxl6oglrzs2q