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Talia Dashow

@taliad.bsky.social

Creativity coach. Working in community mental health and studying to be a therapist. Crafter. Mom. Science fiction enthusiast. She/Her

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Matt Siegel @mattsiegel.bsky.social · 2w ago

please help bex, a Black nonbinary cancer patient, with immediate needs of shelter, meds, and food. link in thread

MashedBex | trying to kick cancer's ass@bexmashaba.bsky.social · 2w ago

hello friends, could everyone please make an effort to repost and /or contribute? they’re saying i’ll be discharged tomorrow and i basically don’t have anywhere stable to go please? i’m taking painkillers every few hours, i physically can’t focus long enough to post/repost etc

Matt Siegel @mattsiegel.bsky.social · 3w ago

please help my friend bell she's having a rough time and immediately needs food, meds, and other everyday essentials any amount helps. reposts help #TransCrowdFund

‪‪Bell Adonna ($280/500) 🔞@belladonna.teamataxen.com · 3w ago

Still at 0/500. please help, i am so tired and constantly stressed. even just boosting would help maybe get the post in front of someone who can help us im just so tired at this point. #transcrowdfund #helpsky #mutualaid

enrich12 @enrich12.bsky.social · 4w ago

Racists are alive and well in America. 😡

enrich12 @enrich12.bsky.social · 4w ago

What. The. Fuck. 😡

Talia Dashow @taliad.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Hanging at the Puzzle Spy International booth at MAGWest in San Jose. If you like Music, Art, and Games, and you’re nearby, come say hi today or tomorrow!

Woman with blue hair in a red dress behind a table with a computer showing the demo for the game Puzzle Spy International

Talia Dashow @taliad.bsky.social · 2mo ago

It seems that my university wrote “credits attempted” instead of “credits completed” on everyone’s transcripts and now the BBS won’t assign associates numbers to anyone from National University until it’s fixed. Why is this so complicated?

Michael Dashow @mdashow.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Congrats on 19k! ✨ I'm Mike, I make art for games and books (mostly middle grade) and stuff. 😁

A boy in a black and purple sci-fi-looking suit - his name is Jett Vesta - wields an energy sword, an orc woman - Kirra Grash - in a different futuristic outfit holds a laser pistol, and a short fizzy alien panics as he sees something off-screen... presumably something with a lot of tentacles from the shadows on the ground. All of this is on an alien moon in pinks, purples and oranges, with other moons and a planet hanging in the sky.
The cover text reads "Jett Vesta, Solar Patroller: Mission on Narblik-9 by Ottavio Matsumoto"

In a dark nighttime hallway with huge arched windows, a girl and a werewolf (also a girl) are sneaking around. Both are wearing school uniforms, although the werewolf's has ripped a bit from her transformation. She has just knocked over a small table and broken a vase and the girl is shushing her. Through one of the large windows, we see more school buildings and a full moon.
The book cover title is "Boarding School Werewolf" by Jo Barnett. At the top of the cover, it says "School can be a transformative experience."

A middle grade book cover, the title of which is "DeepWoods Academy for the Magically Inept. Book 1: Trouble Brewing." The art on the cover shows a panicked apprentice witch (she's human, with pink hair, glasses, and light academia clothing) makes a mess of her cauldron while being calmy advised by an older, wiser witch (who is a bear.)

Sherrif Saguaro, an old-timey western sheriff who also happens to be a walking cactus. He's wearing a dusty leather coat and boots with spurs and a red bandana, and while he wears no hat, his cactus head is the shape of a 10-gallon hat. He's dashing through a dusty old western frontier town about to throw a lasso. In the background is his trusty horse, who also happens to be a cactus.

Matt Siegel @mattsiegel.bsky.social · 2mo ago

zoomie baby emu likes to be watched XD (seems smart! and speaks clearly) www.youtube.com/shorts/ernpm...

Have you ever seen a baby emu have the zoomies? Well now you have 🥰😂

YouTube video by Sam Adams & Sneppy

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Lady with an opinion @ladymitopinion.bsky.social · 3mo ago

I have a party to go to today where this will be appreciated

Glass baking dish filled with green jello shots to look like the reflecting pool fiasco

Puzzle Spy International @agentepsilon.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Just a friendly reminder that Puzzle Spy international is on sale for 15% off for the Steam Summer Sale. (And while it's not on sale right now, you can also get the game's nice little sountrack for only $2.50 😁) #puzzleGame #thinkyGame #indieGame #indieGames #SteamSummerSale #SummerSale #VN

Talia Dashow @taliad.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Tonight is the last class of grad school! Made it through two years of classes and tests and reading. Next step - being a psychotherapist! At least an associate. Need 3000 hours of supervised work to get licensed.

feathery Miracle 🏳️‍⚧️🦜@miraclep.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Angel's Egg (1985 OVA)

Toothybj @toothybj.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Dog Date

Michael Dashow @mdashow.bsky.social · 4mo ago

We had a fantastic time last night at the BART Prom, an 80s-themed dance held in the parking lot of a municipal rail station. There was a DJ and a 80s band. Mostly just took photos of ourselves but the all-ages crowd came pretty dressed up for it. (with @taliad.bsky.social and @bart.gov) #BARTprom

A nicely-dressed couple posing in front of a lit-up dance floor with other people around in the background.

The two of us pulling on a giant BART card in from of a banner that reads “BART PROM.” Were dressed in nice clothes - Talia in a blank and white polka-dot dress and me in a grey and black patterned jacket and teal bow tie which matches Talia’s hair.

Three people on the dance floor: A man in a bowler hat, nice white shirt and suspenders, a woman in a black lace dress, and another woman with teal hair in a white and black polka dot dress. The space is a fenced off and decorated part of a parking lot under train tracks.

Talia Dashow @taliad.bsky.social · 4mo ago

I’m in this video! Bart prom was so much fun!

Alfred Twu@alfredtwu.com · 4mo ago

It's been well over 20 years since I last went to a prom, I'll say that BART prom was way more fun! Felt like a kickoff event for Pride Month! 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 bsky.app/profile/sfch...

Puzzle Spy International @agentepsilon.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Surprise! We just released the Puzzle Spy International Original Soundtrack, featuring all of the game's music by Alex doty. You can purchase it on Steam at store.steampowered.com/app/4654500/.... It's also available in a Bundle where yo can get both the OST and the game. #GameMusic #OST #gameOST

The album cover to the Puzzle Spy International Original Soundtrack. Agent Espilon sits against a green background. She's holding a record (that's a large disc that plays music when you put it on an antique device called a "record player," also shown here.) There are a few record albums - flat square sleeves that held the "records" - including on that's clearly the Puzzle Spy International Original Soundtrack. Epsilon's eyes are closed and she's smiling as though appreciating the music (and who could blame her?)
In addition to the aforementioned album title, there's also text that reads "Music by Alex Doty."

noleafcloverlp @noleafcloverlp.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Had a great time with Puzzle Spy International recently @agentepsilon.bsky.social Great art, amazing atmosphere, fun characters and story, plus tricky puzzles! Definitely worth checking out if you haven't already! youtu.be/Kwjh5NrS-tM?...

Puzzle Spy International - Puzzle Game - 1

YouTube video by no_leaf_clover

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Michael Dashow @mdashow.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Last week @taliad.bsky.social and I took a short vacation - our first in many years - down to San Diego for her Commencement ceremony for her Masters… plus a little R&R time for just us! Whew, that was fun and really needed! 😅😎

Talia and Mike - 50s couple in glasses and colorful shirts and/or hair - taking a selfie on or near a sunny beach.

Talia - with teal hair and in graduation robes and a mortar cap and a silver cord denoting that she graduated with honors - standing in front of a fan that says National University Masters program.

A sunny beach with a handful of palm trees in Oceanside, California. Pacific Ocean stretches out to the horizon.

Mael Duin 🧩@maelduinplays.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Puzzle Spy International #review 🔸 EXPECTATIONS before demo: a compendium of puzzle minigames. 🔸 EXPECTATIONS after demo: a words/crosswords game. 🔸 REALITY: a playing-with-words/cryptic puzzles game.

Puzzle Spy International @agentepsilon.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Like solving crimes AND tracking down international criminals? Puzzle Spy International and Confidential Killings are now available together as a bundle! Save 10% if you get both of them on Steam in the 'Spies & Sleuths' collection: store.steampowered.com/bundle/73881...

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Michael Dashow @mdashow.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Folks in the Bay Area, did you know about the BART Prom? Like, BA is holding an actual prom with 80s tunes, unlimited punch, photos, BA-themed corsages & boutonnieres, all in the Rockridge station parking lot. I'm totally going to be there, it sounds like fun! www.railgoods.com/bart-prom-ti...

BART Prom Ticket

Variety of BART and Capitol Corridor clothing and gifts. T-shirts, hats, socks, kids items, and more.

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Puzzle Spy International @agentepsilon.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Hi, we're the "main ingredients" of indie game studio Travel-Friendly Cake! When you play our game or see our posts, this is who it is. (Specifically @mdashow.bsky.social and @taliad.bsky.social 😄🫂🕵️‍♀️)

A photo of Mike & Talia: Mike has brown hair, a greying moustache curled up on the ends, interestingly-shaped angular glasses frames, and a short-sleeve button-up shirt with some mid-century deco on it. Talia has long curly teal hair, a bright pink shirt, and cats-eye glasses that match her hair. Both are smiling. Behind them is a bookshelf with a standee of Agent Epsilon and a ton of books.

Puzzle Spy International @agentepsilon.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Puzzle Spy International will once again be participating in the Spy Video Game Rendezvous. Check out the festival next month for all your covert counter-espionage gaming needs! #indieGame #indieGames #spyGame #SVGR #puzzleGame #thinkyGame

Sunny Demeanor Games@sunnydemeanorgames.bsky.social · 5mo ago

The Spy Video Game Rendezvous Steam festival returns this May! 50+ indie spy video games will be featured in the 2nd-annual SVGR fest Sign up here now to be notified via email and/or mobile when the fest goes live May 15 - May 22: store.steampowered.com/news/group/4... #SpyVideoGameRendezvous

ProPublica @propublica.org · 5mo ago

#ICYMI: We released a trove of disclosure records that detail the finances of more than 1,500 Trump appointees, including former lobbyists, industry executives and at least a dozen officials who declined to identify former clients.

Documents Reveal a Web of Financial Ties Between Trump Officials and the Industries They Help Regulate

ProPublica is releasing a trove of disclosure records that detail the finances of more than 1,500 Trump appointees, including former lobbyists, industry executives and at least a dozen officials who d...

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Draknek & Friends @draknek.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Here's the April edition of Thinky Third Thursday, the monthly roundup of thinky puzzle games that have caught our eye: thinkythirdthursday.com/april-2026

Thinky Third Thursday - April 2026

Monthly game recommendations from the puzzle experts at Draknek & Friends

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Puzzle Spy International @agentepsilon.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Here are some reviews for Puzzle Spy International. The Launch Sale is still going on for 2 more days so grab it for 15% off while you can! #puzzleGame #thinkyGame #indieGame #indieGames #sale #launchSale

A poster showing Agent Epsilon cheering, some environments from the game, and a yellow background. The text reads: "Reviews for Puzzle Spy International:

Puzzle Spy International deserves to be played by way more people... You travel around the world, chatting with an excellent mix of characters... with the option of some flirting, and then solving a tricksy puzzle. And boy, they’re really good puzzles!
- John Walker, Kotaku

Right away, I was drawn into the story. I like Agent Epsilon, as she's sassy and intelligent (a perfect female main character, I think.)
- The Introverted Gamer

It's a perfect short-but-sweet puzzle game with an amazing hint system that ensures you never get frustrated! Everything about this game is delightful. The artwork is super cute, the writing is incredibly charming... the music is great, and of course the puzzles! If you're a fan of Puzzled Pint, The Game, the MIT Mystery Hunt, Shinteki, etc. you'll absolutely looooove this game.
- Smijin

Part of the puzzle is figuring out how to solve it... This is the type of game that you sit with for a while before you reach that satisfying "aha!" moment (or better yet, solve the puzzles together with some friends!) You can tell these puzzles are crafted with care. Along each step of the way, it would blow my mind how the pieces would come together to reveal not just one, but so many layers of puzzles.
- AHedgeHug

The puzzles have the right amount of difficulty and a new mechanic added to the mix: Hints that don't punish you. It's also not the same puzzle over and over: Each puzzle is a new experience, keeping you engaged and looking for what the next puzzle will bring.
- notyourboddhisatva

Scratches an itch which needs to be scratched again. The game is short, yes, but the puzzles are genius. Give me more of this please!
- ROofdier"

Talia Dashow @taliad.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Science!

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Michael Dashow @mdashow.bsky.social · 6mo ago

A fun interview with me and @taliad.bsky.social about us and working on @agentepsilon.bsky.social

Mael Duin 🧩@maelduinplays.bsky.social · 6mo ago

The edited and streamlined version of my chat with Mike and Talia about Puzzle Spy International (@agentepsilon.bsky.social) is published! We talked about 60’s inspiration (a lot), different color socks, Puzzle Pint (a lot) and Carmen San Diego was mentioned, but we didn’t find her. Come spy on us!

Puzzle Spy International @agentepsilon.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Puzzle Spy International is out now! I'll let the release trailer do the heavy lifting here, but if you're into fun wordplay puzzles and rules discovery and spies and flirting and mid-century modern art and cool spy music, check it out: It's on Steam ats.team/a/3406690 youtu.be/eLXt8glg07g?...

Puzzle Spy International - Release Trailer

YouTube video by Michael Dashow

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Flatfoots and Fools: A Podcast about Detective Games @flatfootsandfools.bsky.social · 6mo ago

I started digging into this tonight and I'm having a blast. I really enjoy the puzzle variety. It reminds me of puzzle collection books I used to have growing up. Not my normal detecting fare, but absolutely worth checking out for anyone who thinks they might enjoy this lighthearted puzzle romp!

Puzzle Spy International@agentepsilon.bsky.social · 6mo ago