www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio... I get such a delightful surprise when articles like this list The Beekeeper's Picnic alongside far loftier productions!

Whenever someone says The Beekeeper's Picnic is hilarious, it helps to heal my self-perception of myself as someone inherently unfunny. I'm gradually coming to accept that I can be a funny writer, actually.

Trye to builde a future wythout providinge young people an inclusive, accessible, high-qualitye educacioun yn the arts? That future will be terrible. Ynsteade, builde hope wyth educacioun about beautye, lyfe, thoughte, and the practice of freedom. Invest yn what doth matter. Educacioun not job prep.

This is a cat check point: relinquish your most recent cat picture on your phone

GREAT essay

Over the years I've dabbled in writing lots of creative forms, and there's always this barrier of legitimacy to contend with, in your own mind and in the eyes of your peers. When I you a "real" artist, or writer, or poet, or playwright, etc?

I’m sorry but if you aren’t sure of a citation, whether what it means or that it exists… why are you citing it. why are you referring to something you haven’t read or don’t understand? that defeats the entire bloody point

Public transport has completely let me down getting to a cinema screening of the Doctor Who movie. I'm currently stuck on a bus trying to calculate which bit it's probably up to. Pretty sure Sylvester McCoy is getting shot about now

I decided to splash out and get a room in the same hotel which has a window, for £10 more. Such luxuary.

I think I found the grimmest hotel room in London. £40 a night in Kensington. No window, shared bathroom, breakfast not included. And yet... I mean I'd rather do that than a hostel, right?

I've been begrudgingly trying to get into doing short video content to promote my games, and I've discovered a few things: Content people seem to like: - Objects being removed from containers Content people seem to dislike: - My face

There was a fad pre-Covid for talking uncritically and enthusiastically about the "fourth industrial revolution", lots of conferences themed around it, and it used to drive me nuts for this reason.

Yeah agreed! The idea of a staycation was staying at home but relaxing like you're on holiday and exploring your local area. I think that's such a fun idea. Staying in a holiday cottage in Cornwall etc is definitely not a staycation, that's just a holiday.

Not the least obeisance made she; not a minute stopped or stayed she; But, with mien of lord or lady, perched above my chamber door— Perched upon a post of scratching just above my chamber door— Perched, and sat, and nothing more.

Back in like, 2017, I went to the London Podcast Festival and got chatting to someone about podcasts with notable opening music. They mentioned liking the one for My Brother, My Brother and Me. I said that I hadn't listened to the show much, but maybe I'd recognise the theme if I heard it.

Leeds are apparently leading in the NEST rankings (ie how good their buildings are as a nest) because their peregrine chicks have already hatched, but the UoB Peregrines are still doing a great job! www.youtube.com/live/4dsZIFf...

It's May 4th, which means it's time to remember that time Sherlock Holmes threw a mathematics professor from a high place! In celebration, you can get Gayming Award-nominated cosy mystery Sherlock Holmes game The Beekeeper's Picnic half price! store.steampowered.com/app/2248890/...

Me when I have to do important but boring admin tasks 🤝 Doctor Faustus

"Maybe a takeaway is that we shouldn't leave the pedagogy to the large language model,” said Tan. “Humans should be in control.” (Furious nodding from me)

I have a Furby which I have had since 1998, when it was a cherished Christmas present. It has sat for many years in silence, eyes closed, on top of my bookshelf. It just spontaneously woke up by itself and said "Me scared"

Looking at the sunny weather like "Should I switch to my straw hat?" But no Straw Hat Season begins May 15th.

My monthly newsletter is out! Covering the woes of getting a Steam page up and running, and how a fast food restaurant paid for me to stay in a castle. www.thewonderroom.uk/blog-2/full-...

It's fun getting to raid the library with the excuse that it's for a new creative project.

There's a gag in Chaplian's The Gold Rush where someone gets so hungry they start seeing the Tramp as a giant chicken. My initial reaction to this was "ah, of course, that old gag" before I realised this is probably the originator of the trope.

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This was a lovely review! ✨ I'm sure I'm still using pull quotes from it in various places.

Hairdressers running an environment with lots of strong chemical smells and noise from hairdryers, where their patrons are subjected to being touched in unexpected ways, thinking "you know what this needs? Loud music and smalltalk!"

Today some lovely Beekeeper's Picnic art prints arrived from the printers, and I've had a lot of fun making slip bands for them! I'll be selling them at the Sherlockian Showcase at Riverside Studios next month. riversidestudios.co.uk/whats-on/sc-...

Yay, Tin Can Radio Hour(s)!

I've started Red Dead Redemption 2 and blimey, these outlaws are chatty. Like, they're all the strong and extremely talkative type. I think narrative games are often closer to radio than film. The experience is more like listening to an audio serial than watching a western.

Listen to my big face tell you about distancing information given to that player from “developer voice”

Reminder to anyone who doesn't live in Birmingham that we're still 14 months into a bin strike here. The second biggest city in the country hasn't had household recycling collections for 14 months. It's all going to landfill.

There’s also a very prolific community of interactive fiction authors publishing fun and inventive work on platforms like Hosted Games. I promise you these are infinitely more enjoyable than anything AI could spit out at you.

ROSEWATER is a critically-acclaimed IndieCade-nominated Wild West epic adventure! Travel across the frontier with 5 companions, solving puzzles and making choices that make the journey uniquely yours! Get it for 25% off until May 1st! store.steampowered.com/app/1226670/...

BAFTA pulling a trailer for an autobiographical game about surviving sexual assault only hours before it was said to be a part of a showcase is an exceptionally bad look.

My new in-development game now has a Steam page! Wishlisting if you're interested is much appreciated <3 store.steampowered.com/app/4577990/...

"It's a cosy mystery game. Not a cosy game, although cosy game fans will like it. It's actually an adventure game. No, not an adventure story, it's a mystery story, but an adventure game." Me navigating game genres and narrative genres using the same words in different ways.

It's so frustrating to have a 16 year old kindle that's still working as well as it did on day one, except Amazon have abandoned it. There are ways and means of course, but you shouldn't need advanced tech knowledge just to keep legally purchasing and reading books on a device you own.

Hello! I'm looking for a queer horror artist for an anthology short (6-8 pgs)! This is paid work and the rate will go up based on crowdfunding. New creators welcome! Please DM ME with your PORTFOLIO. Final pages will be due in two months. I'll contact my choice in the next two weeks. Thanks!

Went with a bunch of gut feelings on this! You can make your own here: grids.fun/t/about-me-v...

Signed up! I love newsletters.

Indie game creators could take a page (teehee) from the world of books. Authors are often advised not to read reviews, they are meant for potential readers, not you, and even positive ones can mess with your head. They are also often talking about personal taste, not craft.

I'm so happy to find out that 19th century lolcow and "worst poet in British history" William McGonagall supported Women's Sufferage! And wrote a poem about it!

Picard on his vineyard solving philosophical mysteries on Earth, of course! Think Columbo, but it's Captain Picard.

I remember looking at games that had something in the 'awards' section of their Steam pages and thinking "That's so cool, shame I'll probably never have anything to put there. But now my awards section is looking really dapper!

If you’re developing a narrative/adventure game and want to add voice acting, or your script needs editing, consider reaching out to The Game Editors! thegameeditors.com

Aww c'mon just let my little computer people living in the fictional Edwardian era smoke their tiny, tiny pixellated pipes.

I've just found out that the Metrocentre no longer has a strange little Victorian village themed area, and I'm gutted. Small Jabbage thought this was the most exciting place on the whole planet, closely followed by Sunderland Public Library (which is also no longer extant)

Due to a very busy and vaguely technology-free Easter long-weekend, I've only just got around to watching the AGS Awards Ceremony. I'm so delighted to have digitally received a trophy for Best Writing, from a troop of American girl scouts!

Limit Break led directly to me getting my first job casting and directing for @jabbage.bsky.social on The Beekeeper's Picnic. I learned so much from @soundswilde.bsky.social and I really strongly recommend it as a scheme!