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@mdthomas.bsky.social

Anime/Manga/Game reviewer for The Fandom Post (https://www.fandompost.com/), English/writing professor, unmedicated ADHDer, and unrepentant deadline ignorer.

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Only anime can make crippling anxiety adorable.

05.11.2025 20:25 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Playing catch-up. Got a lot to catch up! Hazama is a great character.

04.11.2025 18:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Available now at your favorite digital store! They Hunt by Night by Lyn Worthing, Lee Allred, Tami Veldura, Leigh Saunders, L.D.B. Taylor, Sidney Williams, Elizabeth Hosang, John Di Donna, L.A. Selby, T.C. Ross

Great spooky season reading!

20.10.2025 22:33 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#NoKings Miami!

18.10.2025 15:56 β€” πŸ‘ 36985    πŸ” 8931    πŸ’¬ 197    πŸ“Œ 252

Adorable start. I think the assistant is going to be the star of the season.

08.10.2025 19:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

You expressed an opinion. That's the kinda thing that ends careers in this business.

03.10.2025 20:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

You never know! CR Gatcha is just a click away!

03.10.2025 18:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It's not a bug. It's a feature. Mystery calendar. Could be anything behind that blank box. Maybe it's a new season of your favorite anime. Maybe it's a reboot of Eiken. You don't know until you click. It's a fun game!

03.10.2025 18:26 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Looks like this one is destined to be the prime fluffy comfort food of the season.

03.10.2025 16:27 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh noes! You make me watch the animes! Whatever will I do!?

03.10.2025 16:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Local Man Knew Billy Vaughn

He knew Billy Vaughn,
Orchestra leader,
Or something like that.

When they were young.
Billy made things fun 
Way back when,
In Kentucky, 
Or somewhere like that.

Billy was gone by then, though.
This was an old man
In a wheelchair 
On a porch.

Arthritis.
His fingers were 
Twisted too.

His wife tried 
To hide them
And combed his hair.
And said sitting on
The porch there
Perked him up.

Talking to a reporter
Of the memories about that
Just-gone Billy Vaughn
Might too.

So I listened 
Wrote it up
Moved on
From him and Billy Vaughn.

But then one time 
Not too much after when
A closed road
Detoured me
Past his house again…

He was in 
The same spot,
On his porch,
Looking across the lawn
Maybe recalling better days
With Billy Vaughn.

They fixed the road
And I never drove
That way another time
To see the porch
Devoid of all his
Once upons.

Local Man Knew Billy Vaughn He knew Billy Vaughn, Orchestra leader, Or something like that. When they were young. Billy made things fun Way back when, In Kentucky, Or somewhere like that. Billy was gone by then, though. This was an old man In a wheelchair On a porch. Arthritis. His fingers were Twisted too. His wife tried To hide them And combed his hair. And said sitting on The porch there Perked him up. Talking to a reporter Of the memories about that Just-gone Billy Vaughn Might too. So I listened Wrote it up Moved on From him and Billy Vaughn. But then one time Not too much after when A closed road Detoured me Past his house again… He was in The same spot, On his porch, Looking across the lawn Maybe recalling better days With Billy Vaughn. They fixed the road And I never drove That way another time To see the porch Devoid of all his Once upons.

Local Man Knew Billy Vaughn

He knew Billy Vaughn,
Orchestra leader,
Or something like that.

When they were young.
Billy made things fun 
Way back when,
In Kentucky, 
Or somewhere like that.

Billy was gone by then, though.
This was an old man
In a wheelchair 
On a porch.

Arthritis.
His fingers were 
Twisted too.

His wife tried 
To hide them
And combed his hair.
And said sitting on
The porch there
Perked him up.

Talking to a reporter
Of the memories about that
Just-gone Billy Vaughn
Might too.

So I listened 
Wrote it up
Moved on
From him and Billy Vaughn.

But then one time 
Not too much after when
A closed road
Detoured me
Past his house again…

He was in 
The same spot,
On his porch,
Looking across the lawn
Maybe recalling better days
With Billy Vaughn.

They fixed the road
And I never drove
That way another time
To see the porch
Devoid of all his
Once upons.

Local Man Knew Billy Vaughn He knew Billy Vaughn, Orchestra leader, Or something like that. When they were young. Billy made things fun Way back when, In Kentucky, Or somewhere like that. Billy was gone by then, though. This was an old man In a wheelchair On a porch. Arthritis. His fingers were Twisted too. His wife tried To hide them And combed his hair. And said sitting on The porch there Perked him up. Talking to a reporter Of the memories about that Just-gone Billy Vaughn Might too. So I listened Wrote it up Moved on From him and Billy Vaughn. But then one time Not too much after when A closed road Detoured me Past his house again… He was in The same spot, On his porch, Looking across the lawn Maybe recalling better days With Billy Vaughn. They fixed the road And I never drove That way another time To see the porch Devoid of all his Once upons.

Playing with memoir in the form of a poem.

#poetry

03.10.2025 10:44 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

First episode didn't really stand out, but there's potential here.

03.10.2025 14:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

And the first of the season from @mdthomas.bsky.social, who will be taking on this series for us in small batch reviews.

Are you watching this series?

03.10.2025 14:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

So happy to finally see this game brought back. Enhanced mode has a lot of good QoL additions.

30.09.2025 18:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Things definitely picked up in the latter stages of the series, but I still found it overall not as good as the earlier Rascal stuff.

29.09.2025 17:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Sounds like it might be time for a wacky heist.

24.09.2025 22:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I think Akira is my spirit animal.

23.09.2025 17:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It's all starting to come together now (finally).

23.09.2025 17:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I mean, if you are looking for a place to get rid of them, I might know a guy...😢

23.09.2025 04:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Same energy.

20.09.2025 13:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Super looking forward to seeing how they handle the Coffin cosplay...

except for the knowledge that it's over right after. 😒

17.09.2025 22:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Finally giving Sakuta a reason to be part of this story.

17.09.2025 14:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I get this, but as somebody who used to sell shoes and who used to be involved in quite a few running based activities (and therefore know more about shoes than any sane person who doesn't make them should), I'm guessing your shoes probably needed replacing long before now. You just didn't know it.

16.09.2025 13:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Hey, I finally liked one of these. Can't be because Haruhi is barely in it, can it?

16.09.2025 02:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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a cartoon character with a blue and red helmet covering his face with his hand ALT: a cartoon character with a blue and red helmet covering his face with his hand

Not if she has anything to say about it!

12.09.2025 05:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Corporate consolidation FTW!

11.09.2025 19:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity Episode #01 – 02 #Anime Review The series finally escapes #Netflix Jail and begins to release its episodes – weekly. What...

The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity Episode #01 – 02 #Anime Review

09.09.2025 19:06 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

They are really good at this.

10.09.2025 15:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Think Mai is getting tired of all the attention Sakuta gets from other cute girls and is (politely) starting to tell them all to f-off. Understandable.

08.09.2025 16:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Poor Marin needs a cuddle.

08.09.2025 14:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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