Charlie Brooks
@chabrooks.bsky.social
he/him
University employee, starving writer, and celebrity you've never actually seen. I write stuff, and most of it can be found at https://babbling-brooks.com.
University employee, starving writer, and celebrity you've never actually seen. I write stuff, and most of it can be found at https://babbling-brooks.com.
I don't think I had heard Bad Bunny's music before, but I loved his halftime show. It's not often that I feel grateful for having seen one of those performances.
February 9, 2026 at 3:29 AM
I don't think I had heard Bad Bunny's music before, but I loved his halftime show. It's not often that I feel grateful for having seen one of those performances.
Things I would say to my younger self if I had the chance...
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Conversations with My 18-Year-Old Self
Originally published on BabyCenter.com June 13, 2014 I often have imaginary conversations with my 18-year-old self. The 18-year-old version of me is a kid who is stuck in the worst year of his life…
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February 5, 2026 at 9:21 PM
Things I would say to my younger self if I had the chance...
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The realm of Blackwood has stood for almost 1,000 years, but now faces destruction in the events of Shadowslayers.
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Shadowslayers: The World of Blackwood
The empire of Blackwood existed for almost 1,000 years before Derrezen the Dragon-God broke free from his eternal prison. Although the realm has held Derrezen’s attacks off for the last twent…
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February 5, 2026 at 11:59 AM
The realm of Blackwood has stood for almost 1,000 years, but now faces destruction in the events of Shadowslayers.
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Greystone Valley is home to only one major city, but it's a city with many secrets.
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Greystone Valley: The Great City
Listen for the clock chimes in the Great City…When the clock strikes midnight, count the bells and make a wish. If the chime rings thirteen times instead of twelve, your wish will come true. Most o…
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January 30, 2026 at 4:07 PM
Greystone Valley is home to only one major city, but it's a city with many secrets.
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Meet Meddling Heroes' 110-year-old man.
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Meddling Heroes: The Last Titan
The elevator reaches the bottom subbasement. General Lucas punches in another code to open the doors, followed by a voice prompt. “Lucas, Robert B,” he says in a slow, clear voice. “Authorization 0…
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January 29, 2026 at 11:52 AM
Meet Meddling Heroes' 110-year-old man.
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The evolution of my story Reality Check, from some scribbling son a receipt to a published novel.
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Reality Check: A Tale from the Night Shift
My novel Reality Check has a publication date of 2008, but it began on the back of a receipt tape eight years earlier. I worked the night shift at a small-town convenience store. That meant I spent…
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January 21, 2026 at 4:21 PM
The evolution of my story Reality Check, from some scribbling son a receipt to a published novel.
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I got quoted in a recent article about clinical trials at UVM.
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What Are Clinical Trials? Should You Participate? | Office of Medical Communications | The University of Vermont
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January 20, 2026 at 3:49 PM
I got quoted in a recent article about clinical trials at UVM.
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Looking for the perfect Phantom of the Opera adaptation is like trying to find a lost city of gold.
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Phantom Histories: Gaston Leroux’s Phantom of the Opera
The Phantom of the Opera is one of my favorite stories but also one of the most frustrating.
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January 16, 2026 at 12:05 PM
Looking for the perfect Phantom of the Opera adaptation is like trying to find a lost city of gold.
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Over-analyzing Doctor Seuss books is one of my favorite hobbies.
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Some Random Thoughts about Doctor Seuss
Originally published on BabyCenter.com April 15, 2014 My son has taken a strong liking to Dr. Seuss stories at bedtime. This is partly due to the fact that I have read them to him repeatedly since …
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January 15, 2026 at 2:09 PM
Over-analyzing Doctor Seuss books is one of my favorite hobbies.
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I don't think there's anything quite like Golden Age Superman, but I would love to see something like it in the modern era.
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The Golden Age Superman was a Badass Vigilante (Part 1 of 2)
I had the good fortune of picking up Superman: The Golden Age, Vol. 1 while it was on sale at Comixology.com a few weeks ago. I like the Golden/Silver Age stuff as a historical artifact of how comi…
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January 13, 2026 at 7:51 PM
I don't think there's anything quite like Golden Age Superman, but I would love to see something like it in the modern era.
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It's been twenty years since I published my first book. I've learned a lot since.
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Shadowslayers, Twenty Years Later
This year marks the 20th anniversary of my first published novel, Shadowslayers. While the tale didn’t become the best-selling modern fantasy classic I hoped, it provided me with some very us…
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January 12, 2026 at 10:25 PM
It's been twenty years since I published my first book. I've learned a lot since.
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I feel like Hasbro keeps chasing the idea that D&D IP is an untapped goldmine. Beholders are nice and all, but they and the other "marketable" parts of D&D are replaceable and will never be the reason I play a game.
December 12, 2025 at 2:38 PM
I feel like Hasbro keeps chasing the idea that D&D IP is an untapped goldmine. Beholders are nice and all, but they and the other "marketable" parts of D&D are replaceable and will never be the reason I play a game.
One of my favorite things I've written for Greystone Valley is a short Christmas-themed blog entry: screamsheet.wordpress.com/2025/12/05/c...
Christmas in Greystone Valley
Greystone Valley is home to many different holiday celebrations, but few capture the imagination as completely as Christmas does. It is said that the mysterious wizard who created the valley was fr…
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December 5, 2025 at 6:41 PM
One of my favorite things I've written for Greystone Valley is a short Christmas-themed blog entry: screamsheet.wordpress.com/2025/12/05/c...
Want a fast getaway for your villain? My article about the Knaves' Alliance is part of the most recent En5ider Magazine!
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D&D 5E (2024) - Issue 8 of EN5ider Magazine Turns Up The Dial On Skullduggery
Take a dip into society's underworld with this month's issue of EN5ider Magazine.
A party of 4–5 adventurers of 3rd level can make a real change in a city’s fate with just a little bit of subterfuge ...
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December 2, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Want a fast getaway for your villain? My article about the Knaves' Alliance is part of the most recent En5ider Magazine!
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Go ahead and call him Doctor Who. He doesn't mind.
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They Call Him Doctor Who
When a “true fan” of Doctor Who wants to get really pedantic, they’ll correct a casual viewer who accidentally calls the title character Doctor Who rather than just the Doctor. &#…
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November 21, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Go ahead and call him Doctor Who. He doesn't mind.
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Flashback to the introduction of Kay, Greystone Valley's most bumbling wizard.
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Greystone Valley: Meeting Kay
The door creaked open. Sarah gave another groan. She was sure her mother had come into her room unbidden, determined to pull her off to a big breakfast and a busy day. “It’s Sunday,” said Sarah fro…
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November 18, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Flashback to the introduction of Kay, Greystone Valley's most bumbling wizard.
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I'm still working out the details, but I'm probably going to make some cosmetic changes to my website next year.
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Upcoming Site Changes
Although it has changed homes a few times, the Screamsheet has been around since 2000 when I got my first domain on Geocities. The name came from the news sheets in the Cyberpunk 2020 role-playing …
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November 17, 2025 at 3:37 PM
I'm still working out the details, but I'm probably going to make some cosmetic changes to my website next year.
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The crew of the Realms Master says farewell, and I shed a tear over how good this final story is.
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Comics & Quests: Wake of the Realms Master
Since I don’t own copies of the Dragonlance or Spelljammer comics, this entry marks the end of my 1990s D&D comics. While there were other D&D comics over the years, it would take two…
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November 12, 2025 at 8:08 PM
The crew of the Realms Master says farewell, and I shed a tear over how good this final story is.
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I've been waiting for this one...
November 7, 2025 at 3:58 PM
I've been waiting for this one...
The Alien Core AMA is live! Ask your questions, and the other authors and I will answer them!
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November 6, 2025 at 1:57 PM
The Alien Core AMA is live! Ask your questions, and the other authors and I will answer them!
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It was a nice run of happy and productive days, but the unexpected death of one of my parakeets has brought my depression back with a roar.
November 4, 2025 at 1:29 PM
It was a nice run of happy and productive days, but the unexpected death of one of my parakeets has brought my depression back with a roar.
Wanna know more about the Starfinder Alien Core? I'll be joining several other authors for an AMA next week. Come with your questions about space beasties!
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November 1, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Wanna know more about the Starfinder Alien Core? I'll be joining several other authors for an AMA next week. Come with your questions about space beasties!
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Happy Feynight!
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Greystone Valley: Feynight
In a world where ghosts, goblins, and other monsters are real, most people in Greystone Valley don’t feel a need to celebrate Halloween. Still, October 31st is an important day for inhabitants of t…
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October 31, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Happy Feynight!
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I miss the Forgotten Realms of the 1990s. There were so many stories that occasionally overlapped but were often their own thing, and the world felt huge.
The modern Realms are...okay, but they're mostly, "Let's see what's happening to the marketable characters on the Sword Coast."
The modern Realms are...okay, but they're mostly, "Let's see what's happening to the marketable characters on the Sword Coast."
October 28, 2025 at 5:25 PM
I miss the Forgotten Realms of the 1990s. There were so many stories that occasionally overlapped but were often their own thing, and the world felt huge.
The modern Realms are...okay, but they're mostly, "Let's see what's happening to the marketable characters on the Sword Coast."
The modern Realms are...okay, but they're mostly, "Let's see what's happening to the marketable characters on the Sword Coast."
I feel like most parenting advice boils down to "talk to your kids," but it's really good advice.
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Prevent Sexual Violence by Talking to Your Kids
Originally published on BabyCenter.com October 10, 2013 You need to talk to your kids about sex, and you need to do it earlier than you might think.
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October 27, 2025 at 5:05 PM
I feel like most parenting advice boils down to "talk to your kids," but it's really good advice.
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