I love a good headline—especially the kind that makes you pause and say, Wait… what?! 

A while back, one floated across my feed that made me blink twice: 

“Florida man, 37, arrested for kidnapping 27 people and forcing them to play Yahtzee for 36 hours straight.” 

Because if you live in Florida, you get it. The phrase “Florida Man” is practically a genre at this point. And if I’m being honest, the headline didn’t even crack my top five. We’ve all heard wilder. 

Still, something about this one stuck with me. I kept wondering: What if it wasn’t just a joke headline? What if there was a reason behind it? 

What if the dice weren’t random?

 What if Yahtzee was a ritual?

 What if the players… wanted to be there? 

And just like that, The Yahtzee Club of Central Florida was born.  

🎲 The Game Was Just the Beginning

This story isn’t just a satire or a play on a meme—it became a strange, psychological tale about belief, control, community, and what it means to surrender yourself to something bigger… even if that something is a dusty old board game in the middle of nowhere. 

The first chapter kicks off the serial with a simple question: Would you follow someone who made you feel seen—even if everyone else said they were crazy? 

It’s weird. It’s slightly unsettling. It’s very Florida. And it’s 100% me.  

💡 Where Stories Begin (Spoiler: It’s Not Always a Dream)

Writers are always asked, “Where do you get your ideas?” And while I could say dreams, or long walks on the beach, or whispered inspiration from the muses—I’d be lying. 

Half the time it’s something like: 

• A bizarre news article I couldn’t stop thinking about.
• A “true story” that sounds fake (or vice versa).
• A throwaway joke that ends up spiraling into a full-on plot.

Headlines are stories waiting to be cracked open. And in a world where truth is often stranger than fiction, I love the challenge of turning something absurd into something layered and meaningful.
 
So yes—sometimes a fake headline inspires a real narrative.
 And sometimes, a little dice game becomes a door into something much deeper.

 
 📖 Chapter One Is Now Live

If you’re curious about The Yahtzee Club of Central Florida, I invite you to listen to the first chapter for free below. You can also be alerted of all future free chapters by  subscribing to my newsletter . It’s one of the strangest, sharpest stories I’ve written this year, and I can’t wait to hear what you think.
 

 
And if you enjoy stories that blend satire, suspense, and strange truths—stick around. More chapters are on the way. All completely free, and will be available on my YouTube channel.