Merritt K

Jun 4, 2024 | otherstrangeness.com | Merritt K

DescriptionMiniature painting can seem daunting, but it doesn’t have to be. In this class, we’ll cover the theory and process of painting miniatures for games like Dungeons and Dragons, Warhammer 40,000, and more in the chill setting of FARSIDE Bar in Hamilton, Ontario. Specifically, we’ll be learning the “slap chop” method, which lets you get miniatures painted quickly and easily while having a lot of fun in the process.

Jun 4, 2024 | otherstrangeness.com | Merritt K

DescriptionMiniature painting can seem daunting, but it doesn’t have to be. In this class, we’ll cover the theory and process of painting miniatures for games like Dungeons and Dragons, Warhammer 40,000, and more in the chill setting of FARSIDE Bar in Hamilton, Ontario. Specifically, we’ll be learning the “slap chop” method, which lets you get miniatures painted quickly and easily while having a lot of fun in the process.

Jun 3, 2024 | otherstrangeness.com | Merritt K

“Do you like to draw? Or paint? Or maybe just sketch and doodle?” I must have heard this line a hundred times as a kid, whiling away my summer Saturday afternoons watching old movies on TV. It was delivered by a pleasant-looking man with gray hair in a suit hawking a “free art test” over relaxing music. As a kid I was always kind of interested in these commercials but my parents told me it was some kind of a scam.

May 20, 2024 | otherstrangeness.com | Merritt K

When I was just thirteen years old I discovered the terrible injustice at the center of my community. On that day I could no longer enjoy the tranquil fields or pleasant weather of the place of my birth. I walked through the beautiful gates with nothing but the following:BackpackCloth clothing (no armor protection)Length of ropeWalking stick5 gold coinsI was only a child, with little knowledge of the world and nothing but the natural exuberance of youth in my favor.

May 10, 2024 | otherstrangeness.com | Merritt K

After they legalized all drugs in the United States, a handful of men became very, very rich. Nobody really inquired as to whether they’d been able to corner the market as a result of a head start they’d had running the illicit market, and the remnants of the federal government had essentially abdicated governing to the states. Small-time pushers and importers were crushed and the winners built fortunes far beyond the imaginings of even the most ambitious old cartel leader.