Getting fishy

It's time to be honest. I'm on the media deprivation week of Artist's Way, so Bluesky is blocked, but I'm posting blindly through Buffer anyway. So I have no idea how any of my posts this week are landing and frankly it's amazing

My dog is very similar to me. She looks at all the nice toys she has and insists on digging up the stinkiest, dirtiest one. That's basically how I choose my story ideas

I'm really on the fence. Seriously, there's blood everywhere. Can someone get me down?

Can you solve her riddles three? Beat "The Sphinx" in COLDER, available for free at maethefinch.itch.io/colder. #gamedev #indiegame #freegame #riddles

My dog is very good for the environment. She's solar powered!

There's a new Scarlet Hollow episode dropping Friday, the longest, most-complex one yet? And I get to play it? And this isn't somehow a Silkpost?!?

Trouble's brewing 😈

Conflict is just narrative foreplay

Finally learning SugarCube after making my last 3 indie games in Harlowe (Twine). It feels like a nice step between Harlowe and something closer to a "real" coding language, like GD Script

Favorite haunting stories? Hill House is my obvious pick, but A Sorceress Comes to Call has one of my favorite depictions of a ghost

This one makes both the amateur astronomer *and* the horror genre lover in me very happy 😍

My relationship with tea is...strained

What turned you into a horror head? Between my biology degree and medical history, I learned very early on how many truly horrifying things happen in our bodies we typically never even notice. Until its too late. There's something...therapeutic, for me, in poking that wound, understanding it deeply

It's definitely time for me to read the Parable of the Talents.

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BECOME UNGOVERNABLE

The actual episode premieres tomorrow but the content warnings are already in the description here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZN2k... and it's funny because looking through, I'm responsible for SO MANY OF THEM under "violence and gore" 😇

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🖕🖕🖕 Abolish these losers!!

I get mad at my past self for caving to criticism and abandoning art. Then I get madder at the people who saw an ugly little fledgling artist and decided to pull out her feathers

So I'm doing the Artist's Way with a local group. I really don't know how to feel about it at this point. A lot of the blocks we've discussed up to Week 3 really resonate with me, but so far I feel less creative and more triggered than anything else...

i feel like a creature whenever i reach for blueberries

The COLDER Riddle Engine! Its top-secret riddle database spans across its five loading screens, leading up to our Title page, which contains the randomizers that load specific riddles, hints, and answers into the game. All told, it contains 8471 Words and 110 Passages held together by Twine 2.10.0.

Horror is my home. I didn't really ask for all the ghosts, but they're here, and I never turn away a good story

I keep thinking about how Madeleine L'Engle said "...if you want to write, you need to keep an honest, unpublishable journal that nobody reads, nobody but you. Where you just put down what you think about life, what you think about things, what you think is fair and what you think is unfair."

Comment your answer below and play COLDER to see all 20 custom riddles. Play for free at maethefinch.itch.io/colder #indiegame #freegames #indiedev #riddle

WIP bringing my 3D printed desk dragon to life 🐉

oc lore train 💫 explain your oc’s lore in the worst way possible Paranoid inkeeper challenges guests to life and death tests of cunning and wit, accepting cherished items in lieu of payment, saves your life if you're good at riddles, takes your life if you're not, exonerated by the narrative

God I love weight lifting. Therapy and meds helped a lot with my anxiety but nothing brings my brain some god damned peace and quiet like decimating my body at the gym

🌱Poison Ivy Cover 17🌱 We endure and adapt as one 🍄🌱🍄

Gotcha—let’s dig into that step by step. 1. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗻𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵, because I turned you into an amorphous lump of flesh. You’re not just immobile—you’re immortal, and you feel only anguish. 2. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺. That makes total sense—it’s a natural human impulse, and you’ve been through a lot.

My solo development project, COLDER, is now available for mobile! Riddle your way through the longest night: maethefinch.itch.io/colder/devlo... #indiegame #gameupdates #solodev #riddle

I want to set up my own website and the last time I did so, GoDaddy was the new hot thing. Please help Where is best to host these days?

My solo development project, COLDER, is now available for mobile! Riddle your way through the longest night: maethefinch.itch.io/colder/devlo... #indiegame #gameupdates #solodev #riddle

I'll do proper promo tomorrow but I pushed out COLDER for mobile and a bunch of bug fixes and quality of life improvements! Very happy with how this turned out and excited for the expansion

This is from the Vonnegut museum, and apt as ever.

In the 20+ years I've had Crohn's Disease, 2025 was easily the most difficult year this illness has ever put me through. I'm really proud that I managed to get an artwork done every month this year despite struggling so much with my health. Lets hope 2026 is kinder and gentler to us all. 💚

My 2026 is going to be primarily focused on my health. Routine building - getting back into weightlifting, BJJ, cooking more, getting my sleep schedule back in check - and a good bit of medical care hoop jumping to deal with the chronic infections that disrupted my routines in the first place

"They found the coats on Thursday morning. Fifteen winter coats. Good ones, not garbage. Hanging on the chain-link fence outside Lincoln Elementary.No note. No explanation. Just coats zipped up like ghosts waiting for bodies. Principal Morris freaked out. Called the police. "Could be stolen"

Are there any modern romantasy novels that don't call women "females"?

🌟 Spotlight: @maethefinch.bsky.social COLDER is officially released for early access! 🎉❄️ COLDER is a Winter Solstice riddle-solving mini-game about survival and what makes us human. What would you do for a little warmth on the longes... #IndieSpotlight #SmallCommunities

COLDER is officially released for early access! 🎉❄️ COLDER is a Winter Solstice riddle-solving mini-game about survival and what makes us human. What would you do for a little warmth on the longest night? maethefinch.itch.io/colder #indiedev #indiegame #gamerelease #puzzlegame #solodev #newgame

Check out my teaser for COLDER: the video game, releasing early access tomorrow on the longest night of the year 🔥 #videogames #solodev #riddles #riddlegame #narrativegame #chooseyourownadventure #gamedev #gamerelease www.youtube.com/watch?v=88PR...

POV you're one wrong word away from disaster. #COLDERgame #videogameart #indiegame #gameart #art #handdrawnart

👀 🤫 Sneak Preview of COLDER! This narrative mini game features handdrawn art, 20 unique riddles based on items submitted by the community, and original music. Releasing early access on the longest night, December 21st 2025. Follow for updates! #indiegame #indiedev #riddle #puzzlegame #solodev #noai

👀 🤫 Sneak Preview of COLDER! This narrative mini game features handdrawn art, 20 unique riddles based on items submitted by the community, and original music. Releasing early access on the longest night, December 21st 2025. Follow for updates! #indiegame #indiedev #riddle #puzzlegame #solodev #noai

This form closes tonight! I'm looking for just 4 more submissions to meet my goal. Tell me about an object that is dear to you and get your name in the credits of my new game!

Rob Reiner made THE PRINCESS BRIDE. He made WHEN HARRY MET SALLY. He made MISERY, SPINAL TAP, and countless other classics. Rob gave us a great gift, and his and his wife's senseless murders are a devastating loss.

This form closes tonight! I'm looking for just 4 more submissions to meet my goal. Tell me about an object that is dear to you and get your name in the credits of my new game!