One of the bonuses of ConFABulous is getting to experience the wild, convoluted magic of 1980s board game design

Don't forget to bid in ConFABulous' silent auction, held by @geekps.bsky.social! Get some human made art! Support sending kids to Space Camp! The auction runs through Sunday so make sure you check it out! There are over a hundred lots and all proceeds go to good causes

Come for the games, panels, and community, stay for the food! Or vice versa! ConFABulous 2026 Oct 2-4 Register now at confabulous.org

It has come to our attention that a previous post included a potential typo. We present to you a corrected version of said meme. We also present an alternative explanation for said typo. Which interpretation do you prefer?

Just 9 more days until ConFabulous!

Come to ConFabulous! The cozy queer Relax-a-Con of your dreams! October 2-4, 2026 at the Crown Plaza Suites MSP Airport confabulous.org

Naomi Haleen gives a quick review of the Arkham Horror games, a perennial favorite at ConFABulous.

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A rundown of the the Arkham Horror Franchise

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Join us Oct. 2-4 for ConFABulous, an LGBTQ+ gaming relaxacon. Check the ConFABulous website for more info!

If you can't make the whole weekend at #Gaylaxicon2025, day rates are still available for Saturday and Sunday at gaylaxiconmn.org

There are only a few banquet tickets remaining. 7 pm this evening, dine with and get to know Gaylaxicon's guests of honor!

ncgaylaxians.bsky.social@ncgaylaxians.bsky.social · last yr.

Dine and mingle with #Gaylaxicon2025 Guests of Honor at our Friday Banquet (October 3). Tickets are $40 for convention members and enter you for a chance to win door prizes. Register at gaylaxiconmn.org

Amanda Meuwissen is the author of the LGBT Fantasy #1 Best Seller, Coming Up for Air. She is a queer author who primarily writes gay fiction and romance. You can find Amanda in the dealers room and on the panels: Queering the Classics, Advice for Queer Authors, and Universal Studio Monsters.

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Today marks the first day of the return of Gaylaxicon to the Twin Cities! @ncgaylaxians.bsky.social Besides some great queer authors, there promises to be great vendors, an awesome game room, fantastic programming and just a grand ol' time. Who's coming?! I have copies of Zel on hand!

#Gaylaxicon2025 starts TODAY! We’re kicking things off at 1 pm. Visit gaylaxiconmn.org for the full program and to register if you haven’t already! Hope to see you all there! #BoldlyInclusive

We had a wonderful evening with the #Gaylaxicon2025 guests of honor at DreamHaven Books! Thanks to all who attended and made the evening special. The convention is less than a day away and there are just a few hours left to save $5 on a full membership. Be sure to register at gaylaxiconmn.org

I'm in town for Gaylaxicon, but before we kick off, I'm at DreamHaven Books at 6:30PM tonight! You want to get a copy of the standalone Singing Hills novella A Mouthful of Dust early? This is where ya do it! dreamhavenbooks.com/event/pre-ga...

Pre-Gaylaxicon Signing Event - DreamHaven

When: 2025.10.02 @ 18:30 Join us for a signing with Gaylaxicon Guests of Honor Nghi Vo, Emma Törzs and K.D. Edwards (and Greg Ketter) the night before the convention! They will be here at 6:30 pm, ...

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This evening at DreamHaven - an early release of Nghi Vo’s A Mouthful of Dust and rapid readings with Gaylaxicon’s guests of honor!

ncgaylaxians.bsky.social@ncgaylaxians.bsky.social · last yr.

#Gaylaxicon2025 is kicking off with a free event open to the public, featuring our guests of honor! Join us for the early release of Nghi Vo's A Mouthful of Dust, plus rapid-fire readings with Emma Törzs, K.D. Edwards, and Jim Johnson. 🗓️ Thursday, October 2 at 7 pm 📍 DreamHaven Books & Comics

Twin Cities, my next event is here at home! I'm an invited guest at Gaylaxicon (@ncgaylaxians.bsky.social) from Friday October 3 to Sunday October 5. Check out my panels and signing times here: www.bluedelliquanti.com/posts/find-m... And the Gaylaxicon site here: www.gaylaxiconmn.org

Our annual Chocolate Symposium is this Saturday, Oct. 4 at 3 pm! Gaylaxicon will supply an array of chocolates. Stop by the ConSuite and bring your favorite chocolates to share! Find our full programming for #Gaylaxicon2025 at www.gaylaxiconmn.org#preview

Dine and mingle with #Gaylaxicon2025 Guests of Honor at our Friday Banquet (October 3). Tickets are $40 for convention members and enter you for a chance to win door prizes. Register at gaylaxiconmn.org

Can’t make the whole convention? Day rates are now available for #Gaylaxicon2025! Register for the full convention or by day at gaylaxiconmn.org

GUEST ANNOUNCEMENT: E.M. Hamill is a writer of #queer #scifi & #urbanfantasy. Their novel Peacemaker was a finalist in the BookLife Prize for Fiction. Whiskey and Warfare was runner-up in the LesFic Bard Awards & a top-four finalist in the Self-Published Science Fiction Competition. #Gaylaxicon2025

@ncgaylaxians.bsky.social made the Twin Cities Gay Scene as the Gayest SF Convention in Town! www.twincitiesgayscene.com/editorial/sc...

Scene Stories!

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This week's CaFae Convo: I sat down with DnD content creator @diceandautism.bsky.social to talk RPGs, writing pet peeves, and crazy adventures. youtu.be/dqwWEl4kxco

CaFae Convo: Dice & Autism

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The latest project I managed as, uh…project manager, is now available for pre-order! The Fallout 2d20 supplement Royal Flush! A long time in the works, I am happy to have played a small role in getting it to the finish line. Big team effort from Jesse Heinig, Ben Maunder, and so many others.

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Ring-a-Ding-Ding! Preorders are now available for Fallout: The Roleplaying Game: Royal Flush! 😉👍 A brand-new quest book for levels 1-20 set in the Mojave! Will you accelerate or defuse the war? ROW buff.ly/kjuWSKT NA buff.ly/M6I5ADn #Fallout

#Gaylaxicon2025 is kicking off with a free event open to the public, featuring our guests of honor! Join us for the early release of Nghi Vo's A Mouthful of Dust, plus rapid-fire readings with Emma Törzs, K.D. Edwards, and Jim Johnson. 🗓️ Thursday, October 2 at 7 pm 📍 DreamHaven Books & Comics

GUEST ANNOUNCEMENT: Dax Schwartz is the author of the novels Superpowers, a Nebula finalist, & Gooseberry Bluff Community College of Magic. They also write short stories & nonfiction and are currently writing a #mystery novel with an #autistic, #nonbinary detective in Minneapolis. #Gaylaxicon2025

GUEST ANNOUNCEMENT: Lee Brontide is an artist, author, and therapist from St Paul. After a decade in indie comics, they now write novels about family, disability, trauma, and queerness. Their #YA #sci-fi series includes the novels Secondhand Origin Stories and Names in Their Blood. #Gaylaxicon2025

GUEST ANNOUNCEMENT: Haddayr Copley-Woods is a #Minneapolis writer, radio commentator & essayist. Her stories have been published in Apex, Fantasy & Science Fiction, Uncanny Magazine, & Best American Erotica. She writes #darkfantasy & #horror short stories on #disability & queerness. #Gaylaxicon2025

GUEST ANNOUNCEMENT: Joe, aka J.M. Lee, is a #Minneapolis writer best known for his television, novels & comics within the world of Jim Henson's #TheDarkCrystal. He teaches on world building, magic systems, and constructed languages. His most recent novel is The Nightland Express. #Gaylaxicon2025

GUEST ANNOUNCEMENT: Stephanie Burt is the Donald and Katherine Loker Professor of English at Harvard, where she teaches classes on sci-fi, comic books, #poetry, being #queer & trans, and Taylor Swift. Her most recent books are Super Gay Poems and We Are Mermaids. #Gaylaxicon2025 #comicbooks #scifi

GUEST ANNOUNCEMENT: Watt started making small watercolor zines during the COVID-19 pandemic. Their tabletop RPG writing creates a venue to explore existential anxiety, body horror, climate change, and connect with friends. Register at gaylaxiconmn.org #Gaylaxicon2025 #TTRPG #zines