putting in 70 hours a week and i'm still at the bottom of the escaping samsara leaderboards, what the fuck

I will never not repost this (Sound on for maximum effect)

This is my Tom Holland Umbrella video.

"The ones who get offended by you enforcing boundaries are the ones that benefitted from you not having any" - true fucking facts

When I'm working fast on multiple things and I've CTRL+C'd something, I often forget what it was BUT also feel it in my head, like a mental weight. You too?

I’m old enough that a million bucks sounds like what rich people have, not how much a two bedroom house costs.

“But doctor, I AM pizza.”

Drinking 4-hour-old coffee is the liquid equivalent of eating a slice of pizza that fell on the floor.

Did all my team reviews for @clockworkgame.bsky.social and as a little treat, a little reward, I’m spending the rest of Friday writing a little 1000 node conversation for @clockworkgame.bsky.social.

I know it's hard to make that special thing you're trying to make right now. But you're still needed. That thing you're creating is gonna turn someone's life around. It's gonna turn YOUR life around. Building something out of nothing makes the world a better place, and man, do we need it.

Something to make you smile. This is the sweetest thing I’ve ever seen. 😊

Wizards of the Coast is hosting a Twitch stream to support Trans Lifeline, a hotline and non-profit organization offering direct support to trans people in crisis – for the trans community, by the trans community. Tune in to twitch.tv/magic on Oct 4th at 10am PT to play games with us and support!

A weekly (soon to be daily!) reminder that I need a new job! My Narrative Design contract at InXile ends 10/17 and I would love to have something resembling gainful employment before then if at all possible. www.linkedin.com/in/stephen-b...

I bet drivers carrying open racks of logs get used to people speeding nervously past them.

My big pet has loud feet.

Despite advice to the contrary, you CAN write fiction about your own pain, but you’d better goddamn well know which parts of it are your fault.

Just got finished writing a badass combat scene and now I’m going to write a roomful of sad, angry people shouting at each other. So basically, a different combat scene.

Mens Wearhouse??? no!! mens wear suits!!!

If there's someone doing work out there on the fringes that matters to you, please let them know, because this world is going to tell them the opposite every day.

I’ve been gone awhile because things have been very hard at home. I find myself at an unfathomable point, and my heart is absolutely broken. If you’re able to donate and share, my gratitude is deep. I never wanted to get here. Thank you for your consideration and assistance. gofund.me/0b0592ad0

Can't imagine the psychic damage over time from being named Brad or Janet.

*click* "Oh, for fuck's sake. Has anyone seen Chekov's bullets?"

Doctor, reviewing my meal diary that's mostly black coffee: "Quick question, wtf is wrong with you?" Rude, and also kinda HIS job, right?

The next time you're disappointed by a Thing because it's not what you were hoping for, go make the Thing you were hoping for. Then, you have the Thing and holy shit, bonus, it's yours!

I have coffee and it is Friday. I am too powerful.

The wonderful thing about writing novels in your spare time is that you can put some wild shit in there, and no one can tell you you're wrong. The Novel Police are NOT watching.

Can I humbly recommend sweet cornbread with peanut butter?

Games Writers' Networking Event - London, Friday October 3rd from 18.30 A friendly chance to meet up with fellow interactive narrative people for chat, networking and venting Space is limited so please only register if you know you can make it. See you there! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/game-write...

Scratch made buttermilk biscuits and sausage gravy, all the energy I need to go straight back to bed

You can write your novel at 10:15PM on a Saturday, ask me how I know.

My phone is Can’t-Use-IMDb years old.

If they don’t come and get my blood soon I’m gonna start without them

Hero’s Journey? Try fixing the place around you before you go on vacation, pal.

Treating myself to a cholesterol test and covid shot today. You gotta splurge on yourself sometimes.

the humble airport paperback is the most insane artform that we have to list among our earthly achievements and younger generations have lost sight of this

Noting again how very frustrating it is that video games are so good. Someone should be arrested for this.

Update, I’ve stabilized everything with a gallon of black coffee.

Friday night is looking WILD. By this I mean, I’ve eaten 1.5 chocolate cookies and my stomach is 46 years old.

Not going to lie - I can’t imagine there are many more satisfying feelings than seeing a book I wrote for sale in the National Museum of Natural History

3929 - I'm glad I got to share Tom Cardy's amazing Fellowship of the Ring song with another friend. The new animated version of it is particularly choice. #gratitude www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3g6...

A person stopped by.

I ate homemade chocolate ice cream with homemade brownies, and while that SOUNDS like the perfect idea, let me tell you, I have regrets.

You have a thousand dollar meal with wagyu beef and gold-plated shrimp? I have a cold baked potato out of the fridge with salt and pepper. We'll see whose tum-tum is happier, bud.

Writing fiction will always be a good time, but writing in a dev tool you love is a whole different bucket of fun.

Here’s one of my pet leaves. I’m sort of a leaf guy. Got 7 in the house and no intention of cutting down anytime soon.

One of my other pets, Someone Else’s Cat

seeing my art on official OW merch 😭😭😭💖💖💖💗💗💗💗