Kathryn Hemmann
@kathrynthehuman.bsky.social
Reader of books and player of games. College professor and pokémon trainer. Writes about media and society. In love with monsters and magic. 🌿 https://digitalfantasydiary.com/ 🌿
In Nao Uehata's 2024 novel The Iguana Garden, a socially awkward university student navigates the perils of dating with the help of her pet iguana. At its heart, this is a story about family, as well as a joyful affirmation of asexuality. #Japanesefiction 📚 My review: japaneselit.net/2026/08/01/t...
WE’RE LIVE ON KICKSTARTER: The Fables of Erlking Wood by @juniba.bsky.social & @adityab.net is an Eisner-award nominated fantasy folklore graphic novel. We’re launching a second printing for a softcover edition at a great low price but GREAT high quality! Come pledge today! 🐻🦊🐐
Eisner Nominee THE FABLES OF ERLKING WOOD: Softcover Edition
the Eisner Award-nominated smash-hit graphic novel returns to print in a new softcover edition!
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My book “This is Fine: Life Lessons for a World on Fire” is out today. Online and at select retailers.
Wing-it commission for @kathrynthehuman.bsky.social who was extra sweet and supportive❤️✨ Lady knights will always be my favorite subject to illustrate <3 - Sacher_art #VGen #artsky #illustration #commissions
Manga review: Machiko Kyo’s Cocoon stresses the limits of escapism Machiko Kyo's harrowing and disarming tale of young women on the front lines of war reminds us that escapism can only go so far in the face of violence.
Manga review: Machiko Kyo’s Cocoon stresses the limits of escapism
Machiko Kyo's harrowing and disarming tale of young women on the front lines of war reminds us that escapism can only go so far in the face of violence.
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I work at a public library. People who want to use AI seem to have no trouble doing so. People who don't want to use AI have a harder time. I crowdsourced and then finalized this document "How to disable or avoid intrusive AI" and then gave it a short URL: notoai.org Please pass along if it's useful
Sailor moon hitting her knee so badly her pain is depicted as her as a skeleton with hair bones is a perfect visual gag.
hi. I know I’ve been quiet on the writing front, but this may be the greatest thing I have ever written
Sidequest@sidequestzone.bsky.social · 6d ago"For more than one hundred levels, I have diligently sorted nuts that were colorful, chaotic, and, yes, mysterious. Have I had fun? I have not had fun at all. What I have had is ample time to wonder…why? Why does this exist?" — @maddilo.bsky.social sidequest.zone/2026/07/27/t...
I present: 5000 Years of The Legend of Zelda A flowchart of the media that influenced Zelda. Ranging from mythology and historical sources to ancient board games, D&D, 1930s pulp adventure films, and way more! Click through to see the full-size chart. namelessquality.com/5000-years-o...
I published a new zine! Creativity at the Margins uses mushrooms as an analogy to argue for the value of human creativity in toxic social media ecosystems. 📚🌿 #writersky #anticapitalism #zines 🍄 digitalterrarium.itch.io/creativity-z... 🍄 www.etsy.com/listing/4542...
In my latest essay: I watch the international aerial review and The Wind Rises, I read Tatsuo Hori and Jiro Horikoshi, and I diagnose empire and tuberculosis. unwinnable.com/2026/07/28/t...
The Many Faces of Naoko Satomi - Unwinnable
As the literal winds blowing off the Gulf of Lion are transformed into the winds of war in The Wind Rises, a person becomes a metaphor, too.
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You don’t want hands free driving, you want trains. You want trains you want trains you want TRAINS
it’s a weird thing to see the mall you grew up with suddenly become content for a dozen different influencers at once, all doing variations of the same video to serve the algorithm might sound mawkish but it feels like something quaint was taken from you and sacrificed to the new tech gods (1/3)
why is it always incandescent why can’t i be bioluminescent with rage
Natsuo Kirino's classic 1997 suspense novel Out is a story about four women who get away with murder. Though they evade the police, their crime exposes the severe social pressures that cause their lives to break and shatter. #Japanesefiction #booksky 🔪 My review: japaneselit.net/2026/07/25/o...
"Millennium Actress" by Satoshi Kon is available for free on YouTube (in North America only). >> www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMqg...
✨🎉 THE WAIT IS OVER! 🎉 ✨ Pre-orders for RETURN TO ZANARKAND - SIDE: CHARITY FANTHOLOGY, is now live! Celebrate 25 years of #FFX with amazing illustrations, cosplay, writing and merch from our 50+ creatives. 🛒 : buff.ly/pUi6pfO 🗓️ : July 25 - August 25 #ff10 #fanzine
☀️ Solaris: A FF Gents Zine ⚔️ 🗓️ Jul 24 - Aug 31 🛒 ffgentszine.bigcartel.com Our shop is finally open for Leftovers! 💙 Join us in celebrating #FinalFantasy's gentlemen with 130+ pages of stunning art, fic, cosplay, and merch. Quantity is very limited, so grab your copy today 🥰
This week I gave a talk about "Japanese Video Games and Retro Nostalgia," and I argued that the use of nostalgia in popular media often contains elements of critique regarding the era it depicts. I'm very curious about how our current era of AI slop will be depicted in future decades. #MediaStudies
I am thrilled that my translation of Atsushi Sato’s Family of the Wasteland is one of the PEN Translates Award winners! This will support its publication by the fabulous Akoya Publishing next year. Congratulations to all the other winners too ❤️ #translation #booksky #literarytranslation
A short, interesting interview with Yagisawa Satoshi, author of 'Days at the Morisaki Bookshop' via NHK World: www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/... #Japan #JapaneseLiterature #comfortreads #bookshops #Jimbocho
Stories That Resonate with the Anxious: Yagisawa Satoshi / Author - Direct Talk | NHK WORLD-JAPAN
Yagisawa Satoshi's novel, "Days at the Morisaki Bookshop," has been translated into 50 languages. He talks about the inspiration behind a heartwarming story that captivated readers around the globe.
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If you play Vampire Therapist, you'll get to play a BAFTA-nominated game that others haven't heard of, and then people will be impressed with you and invite you to fancy parties. All for a low, low price until Monday!
Little Bat Games@littlebatgames.bsky.social · 2w agoVampire Therapist turned 2! 🩸 To celebrate, we’ve teamed up with Games Germany for our biggest discount yet: 50% off from July 20-27! Grab the game + DLC for a delightfully tiny price and treat yourself to some undead therapy 🦇 Link in bio.
