Rascal ⚔ Lin Taylor

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omg everybody go draw a horse this is what the internet was made for

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anyone who can acquit themselves in a Knives Out can succeed on the muppets

Thirteen Swords That Made a Prince: Highlights from the Arms & Armory Collection This exhibition presents pieces from our permanent collection that are rarely displayed together, in order to illuminate the life of one of our most celebrated early rulers, Nizararuddin Zafer Abu …

@sharangbiswas.bsky.social 's story strangehorizons.com/wordpress/fi... has haunted my brain for a while, but I couldn't remember the title and had to go beg a hand finding again. I absolutely love the structure of it and the way the story is perfectly integrated into it

Tonight’s dumb napkin cartoon…

FLIP, my latest original graphic novel, about a scholarship student who swaps bodies with her crush. You can check it out here: us.macmillan.com/books/9781250179524/flip/

Beginner’s Guide to Black Science Fiction and Fantasy A while back, I created the first beginner's guide to black science fiction & fantasy in answer to two realities.

Hat tip to @geraldcoleman.bsky.social for doing The Work.

An internet of checkpoints For seemingly no reason at all, thousands of people told intimate stories about themselves in internet comments. Here's why.

a while back i wrote a story about internet checkpoints and interviewed @rebane2001.bsky.social; on the occasion of her doomscrolling wikipedia feed i decided it was time to Put That Shit Online. i hope you enjoy it newsletter.bijanstephen.blog/an-internet-...

the people of Minnesota may not be out of the woods but they fucking won and no one can take that from them

refreshing social media and feeling bad is not part of any activism paradigm. if that's what you're doing, please try to interrupt the cycle. that behavior doesn't help others, and it harms you. you're better off doing almost anything else. log off, and find and take action if you're able.

DreamHaven Books owner Greg Ketter emerging from a cloud of tear gas that ICE agents fired into the streets of Minneapolis.

Remember the other day when I was saluting my friend Greg Ketter, owner of Minneapolis’ DreamHaven Books? This is him the following day. Greg will never say this, so I will — now is a great time to buy books from DreamHaven. Support Americans who stand up vs. 🧊. dreamhavenbooks.com

But I need folks to understand that if they can see themselves in Alex Pretti or Renee Good, and they haven't been able to see themselves in Philando Castille or Breonna Taylor?

If it feels different, now?

I need you to examine that.

It's not an accusation. I'm glad you're here with us now.

remember: one day you will feel this happy for real

Hi folks, I'm seeing a lot of "Eyes on Minneapolis" & "We support Minnesota" sentiment. Here's a tangible way you can help:

Trump just suspended federal funding for SNAP benefits to Minnesota. Second Harvest Heartland is an MN-based hunger-relief org.

Please donate what you can.

www.2harvest.org

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hey so like are any of these incredibly skilled writers i know and adore ever going to get hired

or are we all just going to be screaming into the void forever as the field slowly dies and the same $5-20 is passed around between indie startups

asking for a friend

I want to help make a government that isn’t evil and works so well that you don’t really think about it

uh holy SHIT?

📜 GRIM TIDINGS: 2025 In Review Newsletter | 12-25 | Grim Get more from Grim on Patreon

December was awful, so I looked back at the rest of 2025, including:
• 2 new Twine templates
• 2 new short games
• My first GDC
• 2026 plans

consider joining me on patreon for free to keep up with my Grim Tidings; all patrons and free members can read this post www.patreon.com/posts/146567...

Women are usually the ones who have dependents in their care, the ones who suffer harassment in the office, the ones who benefit most from remote work.
Companies love to brag about how inclusive they are but they haven't stopped for a single second to think about these issues.
It's a boys club.

my sister gave me a butterfly knife so now I'm googling "how to look cool with a butterfly knife safely"

So I am going to say something about romance as a genre.

A lot of people think that romance is ignorable because <insert thing they think about romance> and romance authors don't count because <insert thing they think about romance>.

This thread is not about whether you have to like romance.

no fan of genai but if you spend your time hunting down uses of it you probably need to find a pleasant, constructive hobby idk

A post by c.a.t.y.a.y that reads, "I wonder what my art could've been if I didn't quit". Iggy responds, "I wonder what it will be if you start again"

Going into 2026, a reminder for everyone who's fallen off the creative wagon, game dev, writing, art, music, whatever, no matter how long:

PROXIMATE on Steam Congratulations, contractor! You've been approved to trial our cutting-edge AI visor. Use it to explore the Neuras lab and recover the staff's research. Your visor is safe, reliable, and up to 99% acc...

Proximate, which scared me so so much, is played entirely through computer terminals or a visor interface store.steampowered.com/app/2957800/...

global adoption of linux gets pushed back by 6 years every time a Linux Guy starts talking at me like max headroom

Backup job turned out to be the stable career🙃I was making headway with freelance games writing but I wanted something for lean periods so: library. I'm in a two year lean period

(I also really like library work and I'd be happy to do more, it's just, I miss games, how are they so good and so bad)

Two young men embracing in bed in the middle ofna steampunk-y cluttered room. A fan, dials, books, calendars.. a patchwork blanket and pillows..

A young man holding up a bird woman in front of a blue flowering tree. PaIestinian sunbirds perch atop the frame

Two lovers sharing a locket for a head

Moon phases shown as broken shells and a little hermit crab representing the full moon

Happy first day of transgender awareness week. I am an indigenous isneg-hiligaynon trans man. And I like drawing trans guys. All I want is for you guys to look at my art.

This might be the most realistic portrayal of being an artist working for indecisive directors/leads I've ever seen on tv. Everyone needs to be watching The Chair Company.

excellent piece on tolkien, the changing faces of d&d, and the history of ~fantasy racism~. good shit in here

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