Keith Ammann
@themonstersknow.com
ENNIE-winning author of The Monsters Know What They're Doing and other stuff. Humanist, antifascist, curmudgeon. Teeth on the board. ✶✶✶✶
Home: spyandowl.com
Blog: themonstersknow.com
Newsletter: onefootinfairyland.com
Mastodon: dice.camp/@KeithAmmann
Home: spyandowl.com
Blog: themonstersknow.com
Newsletter: onefootinfairyland.com
Mastodon: dice.camp/@KeithAmmann
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Looking for a gift for the GM on your list? MAKING ENEMIES is the gift that keeps on giving: You give it to your GM, and they give you encounters with weird, wacky and terrifying new adversaries. Win-win!
Find purchasing links here: spyandowl.com/making-enemies
Find purchasing links here: spyandowl.com/making-enemies
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Now *these* were snowstorms, baby.
Legendary Blizzards — A Chicago Stories Documentary
YouTube video by WTTW
youtube.com
December 1, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Now *these* were snowstorms, baby.
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Does anyone want a survivorship bias shortbread
November 29, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Does anyone want a survivorship bias shortbread
Where are you doing your holiday shopping this #SmallBusinessSaturday?
November 29, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Where are you doing your holiday shopping this #SmallBusinessSaturday?
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Black Friday Sale! Get 50% OFF everything at Darker Hue Studios! Dive into award-winning worlds:
Haunted West – Supernatural horror meets the Wild West
Harlem Unbound – Lovecraftian horror in the Harlem Renaissance
Everything is HALF OFF through December 2nd.
Haunted West – Supernatural horror meets the Wild West
Harlem Unbound – Lovecraftian horror in the Harlem Renaissance
Everything is HALF OFF through December 2nd.
November 27, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Black Friday Sale! Get 50% OFF everything at Darker Hue Studios! Dive into award-winning worlds:
Haunted West – Supernatural horror meets the Wild West
Harlem Unbound – Lovecraftian horror in the Harlem Renaissance
Everything is HALF OFF through December 2nd.
Haunted West – Supernatural horror meets the Wild West
Harlem Unbound – Lovecraftian horror in the Harlem Renaissance
Everything is HALF OFF through December 2nd.
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Chain×Link is a dungeon-defying semi-cooperative RPG.
Play as disparate rebel leaders escaping a megadungeon while gathering the best assets to further your faction's goals.
Play as disparate rebel leaders escaping a megadungeon while gathering the best assets to further your faction's goals.
Chain×Link | Glyphtide Games
A semi-cooperative dungeon-defying roleplaying game
glyphtide.games
November 29, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Chain×Link is a dungeon-defying semi-cooperative RPG.
Play as disparate rebel leaders escaping a megadungeon while gathering the best assets to further your faction's goals.
Play as disparate rebel leaders escaping a megadungeon while gathering the best assets to further your faction's goals.
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Fun fact, indie booksellers are always happy to order books, even if they don't have them in stock, for you to pick up in-store or have shipped. Heck, you can even ask faraway indie bookstores to ship a book, or you can purchase through bookshop.org and support indies across the US and the UK!
November 28, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Fun fact, indie booksellers are always happy to order books, even if they don't have them in stock, for you to pick up in-store or have shipped. Heck, you can even ask faraway indie bookstores to ship a book, or you can purchase through bookshop.org and support indies across the US and the UK!
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So wild to me that monumental advances in fundamental biomedical research are happening at the same time as a farcical, lethal hatred of science is taking over our public health systems
GOOD NEWS! Researchers have made a HUGE breakthrough towards a UNIVERSAL antiviral. By targeting sugar molecules found on the surface of many viruses that SHARE structural similarities, they identified FOUR compounds that successfully BLOCKED infections from SEVEN different viruses.
November 28, 2025 at 11:13 PM
So wild to me that monumental advances in fundamental biomedical research are happening at the same time as a farcical, lethal hatred of science is taking over our public health systems
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Hey guys! Iron Circus Comics publishes really awesome stuff, they're based in Chicago, they don't screw over their artists/writers, and they're getting screwed by Baker & Taylor closing. You should check them out, they are so cool and have something for everyone.
For just ⏱️2️⃣4️⃣ HOURS, EVERYTHING, and we mean EVERYTHING, is 50% OFF! This is the largest sale of the year for us, and a prime way to support us outside of campaigns! Get that one eye-catching title you wanted, and maybe a little extra for a friend! Treat yourself! Now's the time!
store.ironcircus.com
store.ironcircus.com
November 28, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Hey guys! Iron Circus Comics publishes really awesome stuff, they're based in Chicago, they don't screw over their artists/writers, and they're getting screwed by Baker & Taylor closing. You should check them out, they are so cool and have something for everyone.
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It’s infuriating to me that I need to evaluate media to determine whether it’s AI generated now. The great “time saver” technology wastes incalculable time and energy for people who want to retain their grasp on reality
November 28, 2025 at 8:48 PM
It’s infuriating to me that I need to evaluate media to determine whether it’s AI generated now. The great “time saver” technology wastes incalculable time and energy for people who want to retain their grasp on reality
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Looking for prezzies for the GM on your list? Give 'em one of my books!
But—here's the important part—today, this weekend and through Cyber Monday, DON'T BUY FROM AMAZON OR TARGET. BUY INDIE! BUY LOCAL! #WeAintBuyingIt
Order from your favorite independent bookseller at bookshop.org/beta-search?...
But—here's the important part—today, this weekend and through Cyber Monday, DON'T BUY FROM AMAZON OR TARGET. BUY INDIE! BUY LOCAL! #WeAintBuyingIt
Order from your favorite independent bookseller at bookshop.org/beta-search?...
November 28, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Looking for prezzies for the GM on your list? Give 'em one of my books!
But—here's the important part—today, this weekend and through Cyber Monday, DON'T BUY FROM AMAZON OR TARGET. BUY INDIE! BUY LOCAL! #WeAintBuyingIt
Order from your favorite independent bookseller at bookshop.org/beta-search?...
But—here's the important part—today, this weekend and through Cyber Monday, DON'T BUY FROM AMAZON OR TARGET. BUY INDIE! BUY LOCAL! #WeAintBuyingIt
Order from your favorite independent bookseller at bookshop.org/beta-search?...
See that area in the middle? That's where the green dragon breath weapons your party when you step out into the open.
November 28, 2025 at 8:51 PM
See that area in the middle? That's where the green dragon breath weapons your party when you step out into the open.
Looking for prezzies for the GM on your list? Give 'em one of my books!
But—here's the important part—today, this weekend and through Cyber Monday, DON'T BUY FROM AMAZON OR TARGET. BUY INDIE! BUY LOCAL! #WeAintBuyingIt
Order from your favorite independent bookseller at bookshop.org/beta-search?...
But—here's the important part—today, this weekend and through Cyber Monday, DON'T BUY FROM AMAZON OR TARGET. BUY INDIE! BUY LOCAL! #WeAintBuyingIt
Order from your favorite independent bookseller at bookshop.org/beta-search?...
November 28, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Looking for prezzies for the GM on your list? Give 'em one of my books!
But—here's the important part—today, this weekend and through Cyber Monday, DON'T BUY FROM AMAZON OR TARGET. BUY INDIE! BUY LOCAL! #WeAintBuyingIt
Order from your favorite independent bookseller at bookshop.org/beta-search?...
But—here's the important part—today, this weekend and through Cyber Monday, DON'T BUY FROM AMAZON OR TARGET. BUY INDIE! BUY LOCAL! #WeAintBuyingIt
Order from your favorite independent bookseller at bookshop.org/beta-search?...
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Happy consumerism bonanza day!
Throw tomatoes at target/Walmart/Amazon! Get some freaky little presents from artists!
Big corps make the wealthy wealthier & artists are trying to buy wet food for their cats.
Artists, drop your shops!
For a start, check out SquidFacts.net
More of my faves below
Throw tomatoes at target/Walmart/Amazon! Get some freaky little presents from artists!
Big corps make the wealthy wealthier & artists are trying to buy wet food for their cats.
Artists, drop your shops!
For a start, check out SquidFacts.net
More of my faves below
Support Skype a Scientist with the Squid Facts shop!
The Squid Facts shop supports Skype a Scientist! We match scientists with classrooms, scout troops, and libraries. We also connect people with...
SquidFacts.net
November 28, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Happy consumerism bonanza day!
Throw tomatoes at target/Walmart/Amazon! Get some freaky little presents from artists!
Big corps make the wealthy wealthier & artists are trying to buy wet food for their cats.
Artists, drop your shops!
For a start, check out SquidFacts.net
More of my faves below
Throw tomatoes at target/Walmart/Amazon! Get some freaky little presents from artists!
Big corps make the wealthy wealthier & artists are trying to buy wet food for their cats.
Artists, drop your shops!
For a start, check out SquidFacts.net
More of my faves below
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Today's architecture column. In an ironic twist, the Commission on Chicago Landmarks next month will weigh granting preliminary landmark status for 30 N. LaSalle St., the nondescript building for which Louis Sullivan’s masterpiece, the Chicago Stock Exchange Building, was sacrificed in 1972.
Loop skyscraper that replaced Louis Sullivan masterpiece heads toward landmark protection
In an ironic twist, the Commission on Chicago Landmarks next month will weigh granting preliminary landmark status for 30 N. LaSalle St. for which Sullivan's masterpiece was sacrificed.
chicago.suntimes.com
November 28, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Today's architecture column. In an ironic twist, the Commission on Chicago Landmarks next month will weigh granting preliminary landmark status for 30 N. LaSalle St., the nondescript building for which Louis Sullivan’s masterpiece, the Chicago Stock Exchange Building, was sacrificed in 1972.
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Blades '68! It's all go!
Here are some chapter openers I've been working on.
Here are some chapter openers I've been working on.
November 28, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Blades '68! It's all go!
Here are some chapter openers I've been working on.
Here are some chapter openers I've been working on.
5. Joe Jackson, Big World, "Wild West"
4. Nilsson, Nilsson Schmilsson, "Gotta Get Up"
3. Common Market, Common Market, "Re-fresh"
2. The Clash, London Calling, "London Calling"
1. The Who, Who's Next, "Baba O'Riley"
4. Nilsson, Nilsson Schmilsson, "Gotta Get Up"
3. Common Market, Common Market, "Re-fresh"
2. The Clash, London Calling, "London Calling"
1. The Who, Who's Next, "Baba O'Riley"
November 27, 2025 at 2:05 AM
5. Joe Jackson, Big World, "Wild West"
4. Nilsson, Nilsson Schmilsson, "Gotta Get Up"
3. Common Market, Common Market, "Re-fresh"
2. The Clash, London Calling, "London Calling"
1. The Who, Who's Next, "Baba O'Riley"
4. Nilsson, Nilsson Schmilsson, "Gotta Get Up"
3. Common Market, Common Market, "Re-fresh"
2. The Clash, London Calling, "London Calling"
1. The Who, Who's Next, "Baba O'Riley"
Fooblitzky (1985).
November 26, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Fooblitzky (1985).
Looking for a gift for the GM on your list? MAKING ENEMIES is the gift that keeps on giving: You give it to your GM, and they give you encounters with weird, wacky and terrifying new adversaries. Win-win!
Find purchasing links here: spyandowl.com/making-enemies
Find purchasing links here: spyandowl.com/making-enemies
November 26, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Looking for a gift for the GM on your list? MAKING ENEMIES is the gift that keeps on giving: You give it to your GM, and they give you encounters with weird, wacky and terrifying new adversaries. Win-win!
Find purchasing links here: spyandowl.com/making-enemies
Find purchasing links here: spyandowl.com/making-enemies
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Most publishers (there are always exceptions) decide whether or not to buy a second book (or a third etc) based on how the previous book did. So when you pirate a book in most cases it’s less about the money you just stole from both author and publisher it’s about the future book you just killed.
November 25, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Most publishers (there are always exceptions) decide whether or not to buy a second book (or a third etc) based on how the previous book did. So when you pirate a book in most cases it’s less about the money you just stole from both author and publisher it’s about the future book you just killed.
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That feel when your new bookshelf crumples under the weight of your ttrpg collection. 🥲 Guess I am asking Santa for a proper wooden shelf this year. 🤣
November 25, 2025 at 6:40 PM
That feel when your new bookshelf crumples under the weight of your ttrpg collection. 🥲 Guess I am asking Santa for a proper wooden shelf this year. 🤣
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I have talked with friends about “what the heck happened to air travel and subsequently to air travelers to make the process so stressful/awful?”
It’s not that people stopped being “nice,” it’s that airline carriers stopped treating us like people and more like desperate walking coin purses.
It’s not that people stopped being “nice,” it’s that airline carriers stopped treating us like people and more like desperate walking coin purses.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy wants air travelers to be nice this holiday season. A new DOT campaign asks passengers to help each other and thank flight attendants.
The U.S. Transportation Department is urging air passengers to be on good behavior
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy wants air travelers to be nice this holiday season. A new DOT campaign asks passengers to help each other and thank flight attendants.
n.pr
November 25, 2025 at 11:59 AM
I have talked with friends about “what the heck happened to air travel and subsequently to air travelers to make the process so stressful/awful?”
It’s not that people stopped being “nice,” it’s that airline carriers stopped treating us like people and more like desperate walking coin purses.
It’s not that people stopped being “nice,” it’s that airline carriers stopped treating us like people and more like desperate walking coin purses.
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maybe i am going insane
November 24, 2025 at 6:49 PM
maybe i am going insane
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Five Fires, my love letter TTRPG to 80s/90s hip-hop, is launching in February. Join us! www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti...
Get Ready for Five Fires
From Thoughtcrime Games LLC - Get Ready for Five Fires
www.backerkit.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Five Fires, my love letter TTRPG to 80s/90s hip-hop, is launching in February. Join us! www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti...
This, right here. The publishing industry has become deranged, and nearly every author is anxious about whether they'll ever get another book deal again. Sales are the only metric of success that publishers recognize. Pirating books poses a direct existential threat to authors' careers as authors.
Look, I am very small potatoes as an author. I make too little in royalties to live off them. But I can tell you the reason I got to write my 2nd book was bc the sales of the 1st were very good. That's what else you're eating into by pirating, our ability to keep writing what you claim to love.
November 24, 2025 at 2:03 PM
This, right here. The publishing industry has become deranged, and nearly every author is anxious about whether they'll ever get another book deal again. Sales are the only metric of success that publishers recognize. Pirating books poses a direct existential threat to authors' careers as authors.