Joseph Wales

Joseph Wales is a content strategist and writer with a background in storytelling and a lifelong fascination with gaming, world-building, and the places where narrative and community meet.

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A painting of various D&D characters of different backgrounds and races, gathered around a table full of food, laughing and smiling

Personal Essay

The tavern keeper I couldn't be: How running a restaurant made me a better Dungeon Master

Being a DM and running a restaurant both require high emotional intelligence and awareness

Joseph Wales Feb 10, 2026

Which independent websites should I read?

My 10-year journey to save Life Is Strange's Chloe Price, and how doing so saved me, too

Silent Hill was always feminist, Part 3: Silent Hill 2, James Sunderland, and the murder no one calls murder

The tavern keeper I couldn't be: How running a restaurant made me a better Dungeon Master