Authors Note: This post was written in 2014 on Medium before being picked up for publication in College of Wizardry: The Magic of Participation in Harry Potter Larps. The text has been reposted here for archival purposes. If you were to ask me what I thought about Poland, I’d probably…

The story of Milo Cypress, the would-be Prince of Glam and Inspiration, truly began a decade ago, during a time when I could most credibly be called a musician. True, I was only a teenager back then. But like many things, I showed up late to the party. For example…

Five years. Five games. One final flight. — It is night, although within the CIC, it’s always night. But this is a dark hour, as screens flash gravitational warnings and everyone assumes crash positions. Throughout the room, the squeaking and creaking of a spaceship can be heard. The Rising Star is a medical ship, and it’s being held…