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Neon Blue

Posted on May 29, 2026

Just a late-night glitch
shuddered in rasping touch,
beneath broken moans,
whispers and empty promise.
Between breaths no one noticed
the song had ended.
With skipping rhythm and heartbeat
we sang to ourselves
clad in crestfallen skies
to dance like two fools
searching for a place
where for a moment
nothing mattered.
Don’t stop—
Don’t pray to the fading notes
between neon kisses,
where silence listens to the dark.
I wanted to linger in the glow,
the color of her voice,
but she needed to forget.
So, we invented pretty truths
that renamed empty streets
once crowded with surging bodies.

From the Poetry Collection of Justin’s Personal Web Journal.

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Welcome to the blog and creative hub of Justin Andrew Mason.

I am a professional and freelance game designer and developer, ENnie award-winning best selling author, and Map Master award-winning fantasy and science fiction cartographer (among the many other hats I often wear in the game design industry).
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General Information: Justin resides in Hopkinsville, Kentucky and serves as a creative collaborator for dozens of game design companies worldwide, contributing to projects across a wide range of genres and TTRPG platforms including Dungeons & Dragons and Pathfinder RPG.


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I have worked and licensed with dozens of publishers, studios, and game companies. Here is a list of a some of them:

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     • Mythoard
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     • Wyrmworks Publishing


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This is a really good, system-neutral first look at the Vikmordere, one that does not SPOIL any of the modules featuring them, while giving players a good first grasp of these peoples. My final verdict will clock in at 5 stars + seal of approval.

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