Robin Bea

Robin Bea is a freelance writer focused on the intersections of queer culture, indie TTRPGs, and video games. She lives in Pittsburgh where she can be found cat-proofing her apartment, making coffee, and telling herself she’s just about to learn to sew one of these days. Robin produces and co-hosts Girl Mode, a gaming and media criticism podcast, with Inverse writer Willa Rowe. She also contributes game reviews to GameCrate.

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