Portcullis, The Fanzine That Never Was

In the later months of 2016, an idea began to formulate in my head about creating a fanzine for OSR (Old School Renaissance) content that my wife and I had been creating for our own campaign. We wanted to share our ideas and creations with the community, and perhaps even receive feedback and suggestions. Our plan was to include short stories, artwork, adventures, and recommendations of products that we found interesting and valuable.

As I started researching how to create a fanzine and talking with interested parties, it soon became apparent that the scope of the project would be beyond my available free time. The idea of creating a fanzine began to feel like an unachievable dream, and I was disappointed.

But then, a discussion with a good friend, David Baymiller, turned my disappointment into a renewed hope. David suggested that instead of a fanzine, we could create a blog that could release shorter articles on a regular basis. This format would work better with my time-crunched schedule, and still allow us to share our ideas and creations with the community. And so, Portcullis the fanzine was transformed into Portcullis the fan-blog.

David's suggestion was a game-changer for us. We realized that we could still achieve our goal of sharing our creations with the community, and that the blog format offered even more possibilities for interaction and collaboration. With renewed enthusiasm, we set out to create Portcullis the fan-blog, and it has been a rewarding and fulfilling experience ever since.

David's suggestion was a game-changer for us. We realized that we could still achieve our goal of sharing our creations with the community, and that the blog format offered even more possibilities for interaction and collaboration. With renewed enthusiasm, we set out to create Portcullis the fan-blog, and it has been a rewarding and fulfilling experience ever since.

From the Green Fairy Book, Illustrator: H. J. Ford - Original image in the Public Domain