@joshuawolens.bsky.social pc gamer article on MUDs has completely shifted the plans for my night www.pcgamer.com/games/mmo/no... I didn’t realize how much I missed playing a MUD. And I need to check out Sil-Q too. So many fun 90s memories in one acronym :)

No MMO will ever have graphics as good as the text MUDs I played for years

A word says a thousand polygons.

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I’m still baffled at people using A.I. powered A.I checkers to determine something is written by A.I. I watched a video at one point that showed one checking work by Dickens that came up 30% or something A.I. written. I see the chaos and bugs this stuff creates in code every day 1/2

About to hit the 3/4s mark in Chuck Wendig’s The Calamities and I really don’t want this dark and twisted ride to end :)

While I wait (excited) for feedback on my latest batch of Supernatural Philadelphia edits, I’m back to working on A Dragon’s Guide to Estate Sales. My main character, Tuli, is a cantankerous 1500+ year old dragon who just wants to get her damn horde back. Oh, and she hates trying to park in Boston.

For the record, I absolutely support the fight to keep physical media around as long as possible, but at this point for me the real battleground going forward is increased digital media rights. My latest for @pcmag.com www.pcmag.com/opinions/im-...

I’m Ready for an All-Digital Gaming Future. Just Don’t Take Away My Ownership Rights

A digital-only gaming landscape shouldn't give publishers unlimited control over what we actually own. Physical media may die, but our rights should live forever.

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This is spot on.

Mat Piscatella@matpiscatella.bsky.social · 4w ago

I see I need to make a clearer point. Framing things this way puts the blame on the consumer - the consumer that spends hundreds of millions of dollars on subs every month - as though it is their fault for freeloading. But is it the consumer's fault that the model was built the way it was? No.

I really enjoy me some cozy games. I’m loving #MoonlightPeaks. But a request for all cozy game devs: can we please make manual saving a standard thing? Saving on sleep only is so frustrating and losing progress is real when life happens and you need to step away. Just saying :)

Spot on, sadly, and it shows how much @sonyplaystation.bsky.social is out of step and missing the mark by stopping physical production. @dannyodwyer.bsky.social nails it: you won’t be bringing in that “new audience”. Your current base isn’t young anymore. Time is short :)

dannyodwyer@dannyodwyer.bsky.social · last mo.

there are loads of reasons why the death of physical is bad news, but I think there are downstream effects that the industry is already suffering from today - that are only going to get worse youtu.be/jGtv_lyaNww

I was up entirely too late last night reading #TheCalamities … LOVE it so far. Hooks you from the beginning and hasn’t let up yet

Find your tense, and rock it. I take a minute to reflect on the experience editing "A Cook's Guide to Supernatural Philadelphia," and the obstacles I hit writing in First Person, Present Tense, which led to issues like tense slips and passive voice. After feedback from my Agent I restructured the…

Find your tense, and rock it.

I take a minute to reflect on the experience editing "A Cook's Guide to Supernatural Philadelphia," and the obstacles I hit writing in First Person, Present Tense, which led to issues like tense slips and passive voice. After feedback from my Agent I restructured the manuscript to First Person, Past Tense. And did it in about 2 and a half weeks! (I'm way more comfortable with Past Tense)

allanmwriting.com

Phew... @microsoft.com and @xbox.com going out of their way to make sure they sell even less xboxes this year. Yowch.

Five chapters left to edit, then we’ll see where we’re at! Really productive couple days

I think @valvesoftware.com is setting this up for failure out the gate

Game Informer@gameinformer.com · last mo.

Valve's Steam Machine is between $1,049 and $1,428 and the option to sign up for potential reservations opens today. gameinformer.com/2026/06/22/v...

Getting ready with the fam to go visit Dad in the physical therapy facility as he recovers from a spinal fracture. Can’t wait to get him better and home for the best welcome home party ever! Had a wonderful morning with my beautiful wife and girls :) it’s been a great fathers day so far

Edits – Round 2 Deep in the edits process with my agent, an update on where we're going and the next deadline!

Edits – Round 2

Deep in the edits process with my agent, an update on where we're going and the next deadline!

allanmwriting.com

Tied up another chapter in the new novel last night, then spent the rest of the evening playing 007: First Light. Wow did they nail “playing” a Bond movie. Super fun so far.

My Dad fell this past Sunday getting out of bed. At 75, falls are always serious. He has a spinal fracture, but thankfully no surgery needed. 6-8 weeks in a back brace and physical therapy. @stlukeshealth.bsky.social has been taking incredible care of him. Really thankful for that.

I’ve been online since the time of bulletin board services. That brief period where the internet matched the vision was an amazing time. Then everything became commoditized, monetized, and purposely catered to what we see and hear (see: the algorithm) What a time to grow up.

Evan Simko-Bednarski@simko-bednarski.bsky.social · 3mo ago

I don't think folks younger than 30 know what the internet once legitimately promised to be (and I would argue briefly was): a boundary-less space of pretty much uncommodified information and communication. A mix between community bulletin boards and university library stacks.

Yup, imma be that guy. It’s way too hot to write out on the porch. It went from running the heater at night because it was in the 40s, to full blast on the AC in the span of a week. #howboutthatheat

Finished chapter 2 of the new novel last night. I love when all the ideas come together and all of a sudden BAM it's like a rushing train that comes alive of its own accord and I'm just scrambling to put the story down that it's telling me :p

That mad scientist feeling when the outline for your latest novel (yes I’m a planner) really starts cooking and your hands can’t type fast enough :-p Then you realize it’s late and you have to hit the hay so you’re not useless at the day job in the morning…. A boooooo

Been working most of the evening on a new idea for a novel. Took a break for the past 30 minutes to check out #Mixtape , and now I'm blasting the music of my insane younger days in the 90s while I get back to writing. All that babble to say, I think Mixtape might be something special :)

The first round of edits and incorporating Trish's feedback was officially sent to her inbox today. I'm excited to see her thoughts on how this turned out :)

Prague hours today to hit remote meetings across the pond. Keep that coffee flowing. I might even crack open an energy drink :p I'm too much a night person for these early hours!

Busy week ahead: beginning of Q2 fun for the day job! Gotta make sure to get some edits in between meetings :)

Officially hit the 2/3’s through mark on my pile of edits and tweaks on Supernatural Philadelphia. Been a productive two days! It’s wild seeing it take a step forward and start shaping up into something better.

First Agent Edit Round: Lots and Lots of Edits A look inside my initial batch of Agent edits and feedback from my Literary (Super)Agent Trish. The first step in making A Cook's Guide to Supernatural Philadelphia a shiny masterpiece of cozy goodness.

Plans for tonight: Lots of editing work in Supernatural Philadelphia. Now that things are calming down a bit I can start really knocking this out tonight. But first, gonna enjoy some of this warm weather!

Back from #PAXEast ! What an absolute blast with old friends. Saw an amazing concert of @sixthstationtrio.bsky.social and @mxmtoon.com ! Also played a bunch of indie games. #GodSaveBirmingham (Medieval survival zombie apocalypse) is top of my wishlist, and #ShantyTown (cozy builder) as well!

Yeah I’ve been quiet :) but that’s because I’ve been going through all the suggestions and comments from my amazing agent in the manuscript for A Cook’s Guide to Supernatural Philadelphia :) 1/2