Erika Ensign

Podcaster (#DoctorWho, #UncannyMagazine, The Incomparable, #trivia, #books, #DnD, more)
Writer (day-job, neglected blog)
Geek (born-and-raised on #SFF)
Award-winner (Hugos, Parsecs, British Fantasy)
Do-gooder (supporting BIPOC, 2SLGBTQIA+, disabled community, more)

Emigrated from Teejop, Ho-Chunk Land (Madison, WI, USA) to Amiskwacîwâskahikan, Treaty 6 Territory (Edmonton, AB, Canada)

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2026-08-16 17:03:17 UTC

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@nprofile…6jyx My actual favourite is probably the salted caramel, but I mostly avoid dairy, so I don't get it too often. I'm so happy that they always have multiple options that are dairy-free, and I've liked all the ones I've tried! What's your go-to?

2026-08-16 16:38:10 UTC

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@nprofile…6jyx oh no worries -- I'm still getting used to life with chronic illness (even after a couple years of adjustment), but I'm definitely focused on being happy about what I CAN still do and not mourning what I can't. If we go slow and take a break to rest, I can make it to Kind Ice Cream and back, and that just makes me SO THRILLED!

2026-08-16 15:49:25 UTC

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@nprofile…6jyx
I live in Wîhkwêntôwin, really close to the river valley, and I adore it so much. So many things are within walking distance (or would be if I could walk much these days--but even my limited radius gets me to a lot of great stuff).
Though now I want a cat cafe that's closer! 😆

2026-08-01 05:49:29 UTC

#BookReview time! I'm late to the party on this one.
*Dungeon Crawler Carl* by Matt Dinniman -- Okay, I get the hype. I also understand why some folks bounced off this hard. But I'm the kinda sicko who wanted way *more* deep-dive info about stats and loot boxes. Will the second book have some sweet min-maxing scenes? Don't tell me; I want to be surprised. Speaking of surprises, it should surprise no one that I adore Princess Donut. -- 4.5 stars

2026-07-17 12:07:57 UTC

So it turns out there's a 3:30 in the *morning* 🥱

2026-07-09 18:28:04 UTC

When I take a sick day and then fall back asleep until after noon, that's my body saying it was good to take a sick day.
I might almost feel human again. Maybe.

2026-05-28 18:28:11 UTC

Calling all fans of #DnD, nonsense, podcasts, and #DoctorWho related anagrams: A new @nprofile…9ter season started this week!
It's a great jumping-on point -- a new adventure with all new (level 1!) characters.
We're starting WATERDEEP: DRAGON HEIST, and I'm playing Starah Jhasmine: Halfling Bard and Star Reporter! (She's not sure how she got embroiled in this mess!)
https://www.theincomparable.com/tpk/555/

2026-02-28 05:03:26 UTC

I don't watch all the superhero shows, but when I do, my favourite bonus is listening to @nprofile…7z5z after each ep or 2. I've loved both #WonderMan and the Biff coverage as well.

2026-02-27 02:17:18 UTC

This book is fun! It's fast-paced! It's exciting!
You should totally pre-order if you like those things!
#nevent1q…755m

2026-01-18 21:37:30 UTC

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@nprofile…nekg
RSS, the truest of heroes 🏅
That's a good point! But *I* will still have to look at it, and this is a hurdle I'm not ready to leap! 😆

2026-01-18 21:33:46 UTC

I've been wanting to resurrect my sad, neglected blog, but I haaaaate what it looks like. And I have no energy (or time or visual art skills/taste/knowledge) to make it look good and usable and just...nice.
But I just thought of a hilarious thing I'd like to write up.
Woe!

2025-11-23 19:46:58 UTC

Sluggish brain day, but I managed to write the script for tomorrow's special edition of Random Pursuit (that's right! another silly experiment!)
Now, a book break before editing We Contain Multitudes
#PodcastWorkDay

2025-11-17 02:38:41 UTC

forgot the word "volume" so I called it "noise temperature"

2025-10-29 00:05:40 UTC

Finally finished #TheUmbrellaAcademyS4
Would someone please take some of these feelings? I seem to have too many

2025-10-03 23:03:26 UTC

I read #Neuromancer for the very first time -- for a podcast! (shocker, I know)
I had some thoughts as a first-time reader here in 2025, and @nprofile…yfxm, @nprofile…wjva, @nprofile…j9rx, and @nprofile…xtm5 helped me understand the original context and what it was like loving the book at the time (and since). (Antony even wrote an album inspired by it!)
https://www.theincomparable.com/theincomparable/786/

2025-10-02 03:04:42 UTC

Wow! Hearing Mukwonago and Oconomowoc mentioned (in a familect) on the @nprofile…2uaj podcast was not on my bingo card for today!
I went to high school in Mukwonago and drove past/through Oconomowoc many times. Come to think of it, I'm pretty sure my 10-year high school reunion was held in Oconomowoc. (I did not attend. Nothankyou verymuch.)

2025-08-02 22:24:14 UTC

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@nprofile…2uaj
It is! And Netflix clearly doesn't know me as well as it thinks it does -- or it would show me a thumbnail of Matthew Goode (the star!) for DEPT Q instead of 2 random young side characters.
My spouse looked on his own profile, and there was the good Mr. Goode front and centre!
Poor showing, Netflix.

2025-06-17 16:01:48 UTC

🚨 🚨 NEW MOTION CITY SOUNDTRACK ALBUM COMING IN SEPTEMBER! THIS IS NOT A DRILL! 🚨 🚨

2025-06-01 06:04:52 UTC

I've really enjoyed talking about this season of #DoctorWho with @nprofile…yfxm and @nprofile…gn0f (sometimes more than the eps themselves!)
No idea when we'll reconvene, but this was a great discussion to go out on for a while! https://www.theincomparable.com/dwf/92/

2025-05-17 23:25:54 UTC

I had many thoughts about "The Interstellar Song Contest" -- sind good, some ... wary and worried #DoctorWho https://www.theincomparable.com/dwf/90/

2025-03-29 19:04:19 UTC

I'm LIVE on the internet recording a VERY silly game show all about the number 7 and the letter C!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lczS7af0_Pc

2025-03-04 23:25:22 UTC

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@nprofile…dwme Does this add an actual "follower" to the Twitter account? or rack up page views for Twitter?
There are some accounts there I'd really like to see, but I want to limit how much I do anything that looks like "support" for the site

2025-01-30 02:02:11 UTC

I can't phrase my support for trans people as eloquently as some of my friends already have, but I want to be crystal clear that I do -- bathrooms, healthcare, being left a-goddamn-lone to live their dang lives -- they deserve all of this and more!
I will continue to vote/fund/support candidates and organizations with this full support in the front of my mind.

2025-01-15 23:35:54 UTC

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@nprofile…2uaj @nprofile…9kl0
What has surprised you most about the data you get from the leaderboards and any internal stats tools you have?
And whatever that is, has it affected how you design subsequent puzzles?

2024-12-12 23:42:14 UTC

We have a mouse.
No, this is not desired.

2024-09-24 16:10:08 UTC

SHOCKTOBER returns with a new adventure, Vecna: #NestOfTheEldritchEye!
#TPK #DnD DMs @npub1c5n…24hn & @npub1na9…nagt with @npub16za…6yre @npub1qmu…lwzz
@npub1wvz…qkfx @npub18yh…g80r and Tiff Arment
https://www.theincomparable.com/tpk/468

2024-09-23 23:14:51 UTC

HAPPENING NOW!! #DnD
https://wandering.shop/@HollyGoDarkly/113188887106619309

2024-07-10 04:07:48 UTC

Today I listened to an interview with writers who took over a major franchise after the original author passed. Wanna know the moment I noped out and deleted the ep?
When one claims people should read one of their prequels before the first book the original author wrote. 😳
I mean, read in any order you like, but that is some grade-A hubris.

2024-07-08 16:48:20 UTC

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@npub1xxt…f2tp References acknowledged! And yes -- if you leave things too long, you risk forgetting a lot. Ask me how I know.

2024-05-27 19:49:35 UTC

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@npub1xxt…f2tp
If you cut it in pieces and mix it all up, then I will 200% accept that. This is a pre-salad.

2024-05-27 19:42:19 UTC

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@npub1xxt…f2tp
I see *several* types of salad on that plate.
Contrary to what some short podcasts might tell you, it's the dressing that makes something a salad, not the presence of lettuce!

2024-04-01 02:12:17 UTC

I live the light in our kitchen at this time of day
https://stockroom.wandering.shop/media_attachments/files/112/193/538/443/734/631/original/27c2261fea45cde5.jpg

2023-11-29 03:38:17 UTC

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@npub1hvz…mle9
My worlds colliding! Hi @npub1hvd…9sq9!

2023-10-30 00:39:07 UTC

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@npub1hvd…9sq9
I don't remember the specifics, but I do know I personally wrote off Fry for being a disappointment several years ago. So I'm sadly not surprised 😕

2022-11-19 18:56:46 UTC

Hello new Mastadonians! Nice to meet you!
I'm a too-prolific #podcaster & not-prolific-enough #writer (except in my dayjob as writer-editor for a govt correspondence unit).
I podcast about #DoctorWho #DnD #SFF #WynonnaEarp #Babylon5 #NHL #hockey
I've won a handful of awards for podcasting on Verity!, The Incomparable, & @nprofile…m3t2 (Parsecs, Hugos, & a British Fantasy Award)
I post mostly nonsense, but also about #podcasting, #MentalHealth, #Canada (#yeg) & whatever media I'm enjoying.