Play Again
Last year, Long John Massura and Mary Lee Kemper, with Virginia Plottel, hosted PLAY in Sharonville, OH. We had space for 40 people. We played games of all kinds for 4.5 days. We had a BLAST! And now for PLAY AGAIN!
Party Smart
Party Angels, June 2026
Switching our swag to an online, one-off service means faster delivery, better quality, and a much bigger selection of HELL's M's swag—reducing our need to manage inventory. More choices, less work, happier M's, right? Cast your vote now!
Recent Party Animals — June 2026
Please send pictures of new Party Animals and write ups to the Editor at PartySmart@hellsms.com.
Top Ten Things You Can Do on Our New Website
This is our definitive (for now) list of things you can do on our new website.
What’s Next in the Booteak?
Switching our swag to an online, one-off service means faster delivery, better quality, and a much bigger selection of HELL's M's swag—reducing our need to manage inventory. More choices, less work, happier M's, right? Cast your vote now!
From the Cover — February 2026
An owl from the UN in Geneva
Recent Party Animals — February 2026
Please send pictures of new Party Animals and write ups to the Editor at PartySmart@hellsms.com.
How to Elect a Party Animal
Your HELL’s M’s ExComm has voted to allow Party Animals to be elected at Virtual Regional Gatherings (VRGs). VRGs may be the trend for quite some time. VRGs are still great parties that can be held in the tradition of partying smart.
Party at Sea in Southeast Asia
Our next Party at Sea will take us to Southeast Asia and the wonderful sights there. Our trip starts in Taiwan and ends in Singapore.
10 Years Having Pun
At age 25, I got to celebrate the 10th anniversary of my pun Halloween costumes by winning “Best Pun” at WeeM with my It’s Raining Men costume! I handmade my umbrella using fishing line and pearls from the craft store, and added little action figures that I thrifted to the bottom. Beth asked me to write up the history of my pun costumes for Party Smart, so here it is!