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September 2007 Issue

Features

From the Editors
Craft Check: Handkerchief Dice Bags
Gaming in the Media: Reflections on Princess Peach...
Market to Me: Feminine gamers

Interviews

Blogger Interview: Regina Buenaobra [Acid for Blood]

Articles

Gender & Live-Action Role Play: LARP and Social Darwinism
Author: Samara Hayley Steele

Samara continues her series on gender and LARP.

D&D for Girls?
Author: John Kim

John discusses a recent incident involving gender and the official Dungeons & Dragons discussion forums, what went wrong and some ideas for making it right.

Reclaiming Pink
Author: Olivia Luna

Olivia takes a critical look at the some of the uses of the color pink in the world of handheld gaming.

Sisterhood is powerful: women-oriented gaming communities
Author: Andrea Rubenstein

Andrea brings up some of the positive aspects of women-oriented gaming communities.

Is Gamerdom Really a Bastion of Masculinity?
Author: Latoya Peterson

Latoya looks at the perceptions of gaming and gamers and what that means for the female gamers out there.

Gamer Stories

The Dice of Evil
by Robyn Fleming

Reviews

Puzzle Quest
by Olivia Luna
Nocturne
by Bonnie Moxnes
Retro Review: Castle of Dragon

by Abby Wilson

Odds 'n Ends

The Back Page

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Welcome to the Back Page! This is where we publish the odds and ends that our readers send in, from artwork and writing, to shout outs, thoughts on gaming, and whatever fun and silly things we can come up with. If you have something you want to show off to the rest of our readers, head over to our submissions page and fire off an e-mail to us!

Shout Outs!

A big shout out to Robin Sevakis from all the editors here at Cerise: Thanks for the cover artwork, it looks great!

“It ain’t easy being a Drow”

A pointed (and pointy!) drawing by Andrea Rubenstein

Andrea Rubenstein, known as tekanji on Iris’ forums, muses on the plight of the Drow (if you’re wondering what, exactly, that plight is, go here). Of course, now that’s it’s done she is regretting not adding a whip to the proposed sale.