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With the turn of the month, Summer Camp 2026 is officially closed, and the Reading Challenge begins! Anything you're particularly excited to read about? I have a theme in mind for my reading, but it might take me some time to assemble. If you're looking for more to read, I have two suggestions:

First, I've closed out the #submissions">2026 Show Your Colors challenge from June, and there are several lovely stories available for your reading pleasure. They don't count for the official reading challenge, but if you have 3 minutes to spare I highly recommend picking a story and giving the author some love!

Second, you know I can't make this post without sharing my own Summer Camp articles. This year, I started on an epistolary worldbuilding project, in which each article is a series of journal entries. If you're interested in something not quite fantasy, not quite sci-fi, and all quite speculative, you can read the first entry or #articles">see all my SC-submitted articles.

As for me, I'm going to be reading some settlements. After that, I'm very excited to resume work on talos. I have a new project for it I can't wait to start.

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Happy June, World Anvil! I come bearing gifts! Well, gifts that are also self-promotion BUT they're nice things for you, too!

Gift the first is my Pride Month unofficial challenge, linked below. This challenge is for an ultra-short story featuring queer joy. It runs until the end of the month and there are already five submissions (plus one from me and a seventh that was technically too long for the challenge but still available for reading).

These stories are all so sweet and lovely. If you're looking for something nice to read in 3 minutes or less, check them out and support their authors. You still have two weeks if you'd like to add your own to the list!

Gift the second is what I'm calling the altscotch, or alternative hopscotch. Summer Camp Prep this year is in the style of hopscotch, with each week having a new set of 7 tasks. The hopscotch is adorable but the prep tasks weren't working for me. So I created an alternative set of tasks that are more thematic.

If you're struggling with the official tasks or just want to check out some alternatives, you can find my altscotch at the link below. I'll be writing more on my own prep throughout the week, and adding to the altscotch once the fourth and final theme is revealed on Saturday.

Some of you may recall voting for what future guide I should write. A guide on navigation was the winner, and I'm now over halfway done that article. I won't promise an ETA, but it's coming Soon(tm)!

Happy Pride, Happy Prep, and Happy Worldbuilding!

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A first attempt at a scene that has been foundational for one of my campaigns, done as prose. Submitted to the#submissions"> 2026 Show Your Colors challenge

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