My name is pronounced “ma ought,” and my pronoun is “they” (an occasional “she” is ok). I love crafting stories, designing games, and helping others.

I’m an ENNIE award-winning writer, illustrator, and sensitivity reader. I’m also the Sensitivity and Inclusion Lead and Community Manager for Adventurers League, Dungeons and Dragons’ organized play system. Before that, I worked for over a decade as a prevention educator, discussing abuse, respect, and consent in relationships and sex.

Let’s safely escape into the fanciful, mingle with misunderstood “monsters,” and emerge with insights into kindness!

Find me here and on BlueSky @maatcrook.