Print n’ Play
Since January 2025 I have been the managing editor of Back Alley Games, an independent gaming magazine.
Project statement
Each month we publish a full-color, glossy zine and distribute it to our subscribers. Since joining the project, the readership of Back Alley Games has increased significantly. In response, the publication is switching to a larger, quarterly format.
All written editorial content is either produced or edited by me with help from the other members of the editorial staff. My work has included interviews with developers, original investigative reporting, and opinion pieces.
In addition to writing, my work on this project extends to formatting and direction. In 2024, Back Alley Games (then called the Indie City Games Zine) was an organization newsletter distributed mainly in pdf format.
Starting in January 2025, the editorial team and I focused on a more traditional editorial vision with an emphasis on consistency from issue to issue. As part of this work, I created the Back Alley Games stylebook that is still in use by the editorial staff and contributors to the publication.
My work on this project is ongoing and currently concerns the shift from a smaller monthly format to a larger quarterly schedule. As part of that process, the editorial team is attempting to shift the focus away from video games alone, grow our subscriber base, and increase our web presence.
Print Magazine: April 2025 – Dec. 2025
These spreads were created alongside layout editor Jonah Lillioja and include work from Back Alley Games issues produced between April and December of 2025.
Besides creating and/or editing the text, I sourced many of the included images, drafted captions, and edited the layouts themselves for text issues such as orphan words, misspellings, and general readability.
This compilation is not comprehensive. Feel free to reach out for full pdf copies of Back Alley Games issues or for further information on this project.
Back Alley Games website: Aug. 2025 – Feb. 2026
Between August 2025 and February 2026, I produced and maintained these versions of the Back Alley Games homepage. The website is still live and can be accessed here.
Beginning as a place to direct subscribers to during an in-person event, the Back Alley Games website has, under my direction, transformed into a repository for all the publication’s written content, a tool for gathering and managing subscriptions, and an online store.
I continue to maintain the website.
