It's BATS! (cackling incoherently in "was a kid who went as a bat for halloween way too many times and still gets psyched to see them in the sky/lost their mind at that Austin Bat Bridge"), anyway BATS! For Ranger Rick.

Hey there #portfolioday I'm Pam Wishbow, an illustrator who works in a limited color printerly manner. I love working in publishing and am over the moon when working with games find more on my website pamwishbow.com, represented by How Do You Do

It’s the final hours of the second edition of my students’ favorite Austen TTRPG, Good Society. If you teach Austen, this is a fascinating addition to your library of adaptations. The Deluxe edition is a clever set of tools that I will be curious to put in front of students.

Hayley G@storybrewersroleplaying.com · last mo.

🎩🍰Call for tea and biscuits as Good Society 2nd edition is live upon the Kickstarter! 🍰🎩 We're back with more romance, scandal, and drama than ever. Come visit upon us and take a look at this Jane Austen rpg 💌 www.kickstarter.com/projects/sto...

My commissions are open! Please get in touch if you are looking for art :) leeshahannigan.com

Oh: I really can’t emphasize enough how useful it is to check — literally right now, do it. Likely, it’s peace of mind in a couple of minutes. At worst, you still have time (barely) to remedy it.

Magpie Is Learning@magpielaughs.bsky.social · 2w ago

A huge thanks for the reminder. My registration was good but my 19 year old’s wasn’t. Trying to fix it by Monday!

oh yeah I forgot IT'S HALLOWEEN SEASON which means it's finally time for It's Bitter to shine! please enjoy my 34-page horror comic about 3 teenagers on October 31st, 1994 keezyyoung.itch.io/its-bitter

update, travel sketches, & reading notes! here's a favorite sketchbook spread 🎨 www.patreon.com/galesaur/pos...

“I’ve never wavered on these issues, and politically, I’ve been successful,” Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan said in an interview with The Advocate, going on to say that allies aren’t “willing to hurt a community to score political points.” Some centrists get it.

Assigned Media@assignedmedia.org · 3w ago

Check it out: Not one but TWO Democratic governors recently spoke out against the party abandoning trans rights. Plus Cheryl Reeve continues to be a stand out ally at the WNBA and a lawsuit confronts the impact of Trump's discriminatory policies in HIV/AIDS care. assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...

Reading Jude Doyle's new piece today reminded me of how chilling watching Velvet Goldmine for the first time in college was (in 2006). It felt like a warning. .... and now Pom Poko is also coming to mind. Damn.

This is a brilliant essay. I could not possibly say it better than Jude does in this piece.

CELEBRITY DIRT #4 out now@judedoyle.bsky.social · 4w ago

It's Monday morning, and I am reluctantly entering into the discussion about what The Democrats should do about The Trans, most of which translates to "believe in something, for once in your life, for fuck's sake." No paywall on this guy: jude-doyle.ghost.io/transformer-...

A friend suggested the "how to make a one-hour larp" chapter from Nine Space Games might be inspirational and a good format for folks to try out for the Golden Cobras, so I updated it and added a neutral worked example. I hope it inspires you! bpglink.com/freeform

18: serpent #swordtember

hey so some of yall may remember when i totaled my car two weeks ago! well the lovely @lonelamplighter.bsky.social has set up a gofundme to help me gather some funds for a new car - something thats kinda necessary to have out here when my closest grocery store is 100 miles down the road

Sylvan Lawrence Is Long Hauled Again@lonelamplighter.bsky.social · last mo.

Not sure who here heard already, but Nic from IPR was in a really bad car crash two weeks ago, and his car is completely totaled. Anything you can give would be immensely appreciated, and even if you can't, please please please spread the word on this! www.gofundme.com/f/support-ni...

I scarcely know how to describe that room. It became, in a way, every room I had ever been in and every room I find myself in hereafter will remind me of Giovanni’s room.

New (well, updated) anniversary essay on what really happened in New York City and the, well, hijacking of what that day meant by the Bush Administration to justify its wars at home and abroad.... www.meditationsinanemergency.com/9-11-the-c/

Hey so, book promotion makes me want to crawl into a hole and cry, but today and tomorrow Barnes & Noble members can get 25% off my next novel, Should I Stay Or Should You Go. www.barnesandnoble.com/w/should-i-s...

Should I Stay or Should You Go?

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I’m not the first person to make this observation but the prevalence of nauseating ai-generated business logos means stuff like this hits CRAZY for me now

Mosaic inlay fragment with the eye and upper gills of a fish mosaic glass, ground thin; c. 100 BC-100 AD 3.5 x 3.2 cm. Alexandria, Egypt Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto #MosaicMonday 🏺

Thank you Tree House Books, Running Press, and Philly for another great Literacy Day block party!

Four! Thousand! Words! About! CAMP MIASMA!!! And none of them are paywalled, which I will regret: jude-doyle.ghost.io/notes-teenag...

Notes on Camp: Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma (Jane Schoenbrun, 2026)

Before we begin, fair warning: This is a post about sex. Before we continue, an even fairer, more specific warning: This is a post where I talk about how I have sex. I talk about my body, and how I f...

jude-doyle.ghost.io

if you have not played all of Avery's games, you owe it to yourself to pick something new from her catalogue and check it out. She does not miss.

Avery Alder, Buried Without Ceremony@lackingceremony.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Do you love any of the games that I have created? Whether it's Monsterhearts, Dream Askew, The Quiet Year, Going For Broke, or a deeper cut, now would be a great time to hit quote-tweet and tell your friends about it! It's been a slow month. 💕✨ store.buriedwithoutceremony.com

dolly parton taught millions of children to read dolly parton raised millions of dollars for cancer research and disaster relief dolly parton stood by the lgbtq community her entire life dolly parton personally helped fund the moderna vaccine if there was a right side of something she was on it

dolly was the rare famous person who treated being famous as a means to an end, and that end was actually making the world better. few better uses of celebrity than shaming every other celeb who does less.

Finally finished Wait For Me, a solo journaling game by @jeeyon.bsky.social & @kevinkulp.bsky.social. I loved it. Completely coincidentally, I stumbled onto a diary from high school this week, and reading that in the context of this surprised me with some much needed recognition and acceptance.

NEW: It finally happened, a 10/10 from Geoffrey. The Mermaid Mask is a deft and delightful murder mystery that sets a marker for how a game should be voice acted (with special mention for @amberleeconnors.bsky.social and @edwyntiong.com) and how good point-and-click games can, and should, be.

The Mermaid Mask Review - The Wand Report

The Mermaid Mask slots itself into the pantheon of detective fiction with a deft, compelling, and delightful murder mystery.

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Y'all, Betsy and I did a SEQUEL! Pop Goes the Fairy Tale will be out June 2027 from Union Square Kids and believe me when I say we truly lost our minds with this one (in the best way). Check it out for more meta adventures of weasel & secretary bird! @fuse8.bsky.social @unionsquarekids.bsky.social

this thread is amazing

Chef Kennedy🐸🏳️‍🌈@kennedy.northsky.social · 2mo ago

Mid Century Modern tableware and where I think it would stand on trans issues, a thread