I don't like Moonmist; it will be a hard go writing about it. I'll need to reread the transcripts, for one thing.

My site, asterfialla.com, is where I'll be posting art, games, and blogposts from now on. It has comments and an rss feed. Check it out.

I've been told, repeatedly that I need to fill out the IF Comp post-comp survey to express my feelings regarding generative AI But why, really, do I need to (checks notes) tell an interactive fiction technology foundation how to feel about interactive fiction technology? #ifcomp

Are you considering an Ectocomp entry? It's one of the best IF events of the year! Info and rules here: itch.io/jam/ectocomp...

I'll start publishing development diaries for my next parser game soon. But should anyone believe authors 🤔

I'm in this! shop.acmi.net.au/collections/...

Callie returns to the podcast to discuss Emily Short's Bee. It should be on your platform of choice! Let me know if you can't find it. open.spotify.com/episode/7Bnb...

I've been threatening to write this essay for five years! A treatment of VIctor Gijsbers's "The Game Formerly Known as Hidden Nazi Mode". Long form, crunchy. Perils of author explication, contaminated text, some digital humanites excavation. golmac.org/the-wolf-tha...

Whether we are talking about my work or somebody else's, I think this is an important question. I can think of a few times when a critic seemed exasperated by an author writing about disability. This is a real thing. A thoughtful essay by a critic I respect. www.tier-review.com/repeat-the-e...

Where will it end? Who will draw the line? I'm still working on Bee. intfiction.org/t/golmac-pla...

I play tested a bit of this fun magical girl/sailor moon-inspired adventure. I like it a lot. Mathbrush, who a lot of you probably know, did some writing for it. It's a good time! You can check out a demo here: www.choiceofgames.com/star-crystal...

I've added a "no generative AI" tag to my games on IFDB. Feel free to use it! ifdb.org/search?searc...

I wonder who would win the golden banana… er… turnip intfiction.org/t/top-games-...

After quite a bit of time away, I've updated my Bee playthrough thread. intfiction.org/t/golmac-pla...

I finally sent a chunk/demo of my Next Big Game to some people last night after a few weeks of working pretty hard on it. Very relieved to have it out of my hands! I'll take a few days off, then work on some of my criticism stuff. Hopefully I can keep from opening the IDE for a few days at least 🙏

👏👏IF Weekly Roundup👏👏 tabitha-if.neocities.org/wr_8-16-25

TO-DO - DEBUG FIGHT, CHECK NUMBERS - CHECK EVERY SPELL AGAINST EVERY THING IN THE GAME - RUN THROUGH EVERYTHING FOR TONAL CONSISTENCY - SHOULD OEW RESPONSES BE CONVERTED TO DEMIURGE - PETTING CERBERUS

I’ve said this before, but Inform has a lot more to offer than typing. I wish we had a nice choice interface for it.

Help fund my friend's indie bookstore! She's at $7k of $15k needed with 8 days to go. If you pledge at the $35 level, you'll get an ebook bundle that includes one of my books! www.kickstarter.com/projects/bai...

Proud author of a very stable, bug-free WIP 😭

Every celebrity will, sooner or later, have to address the rumors... and Tiffany Ragnell is no different. My #O2A2VNJAM entry, "addressing the rumors..." is out now! ednaarel.itch.io/addressing-t...

What would you do if you only have ONE choice? Come participate in the next Neo-Interactive jam and show us how you used the ONE choice! itch.io/jam/single-c... #interactivefiction #visualnovel #gamedev #singlechoicejam #neointeractives

I've been experiencing a lot of wrist and shoulder pain. it limits my time-at-keyboard. Current behind and getting more behind WIPS: -series on Moonmist - long-form playthrough of Bee - big sprawling Inform game - Hidden Nazi Mode essay Apologies to the dozen(s) of you who enjoy this stuff

My text games are in the Steam sale! If you're into queer, complicated, highly player-responsive dark academia or mob-boss blood magic, plus friendship/romance/backstabbing with messy characters, check them out! If you like my work and haven't played HONOR BOUND, now is a great time to pick it up:

Having let some time pass, I feel like Spring Thing was a bit muted this year. There just wasn't a lot of conversation about the work. I don't think this is anyone's fault, really, and I'm not sure what could be changed. I hope we can encourage experimentation and provocation throughout the year.

it's been a great couple of days for reviews! got another one, this time for marbles, d, and the sinister spotlight. ifdb.org/viewgame?id=...

Inspired by all the "I need AI art for my cover because I can't draw" hand-wringing (I have familiar tremors and can't even write legibly), I found a bit of public domain art and put powerpoint filters on it. 30 minute cover art gang, let's go!

Woke up to find a lovely review for Portrait with Wolf this morning! ifdb.org/viewgame?id=...

if you somehow have any money to throw away for silly things, there's a bundle of unfinished and unreleased things you can get from me for entire $3, which you can find here: ednaarel.itch.io/little-guy-s... or, you know, use PWYW option where it's available, also fine by me

Inform doesn't do tab stops, but we can fake it! Easy copy/paste code and phrasing. I wish I had known this when I made Portrait with Wolf! Oh well, I'll try it in the next poetry project. topexpert.blog/2025/06/14/l...

it's come to this (inform talk) book 4 (bag simulator 2025)

Emily Short's Bee was released in June of 2012! I'll be writing about it soon, and I hope you'll consider playing along or discussing it there. There will be a follow up podcast featuring the return of retired cohost Callie Smith. Please look forward to it! intfiction.org/t/golmac-pla...

That wraps up LGOP! Next, I'm going to take a little detour with Emily Short's Bee. Details soon! golmac.org/leather-godd...

Thought while editing my own IF Wiki page: this is kind of like linkedin for IF people

Do you have an IF game that has only been reviewed 5 times across IFDB and intfiction? Want more reviews? Sign up for the review-a-thon! Starts in July, but you can get on the board now. ifdb.org/poll?id=jzyu...

new tool: 🪟 windowpane - a multimedia web engine - mix 🖼️ pictures, 🎞️ video, 📝 text, and even 🎲 games to create interactive stories bagenzo.itch.io/windowpane

Here, a discussion of geography and gameplay. Next time will be specifically about the sex stuff, since that is mostly what people recall. It deserves its own post, I think. golmac.org/leather-godd...

All the Adventures visits the Apple II game The Maze by the mysterious company Fermented Software. It's in the ultra-rare-for-1981 "first person adventure game" format, a view more typically seen in RPGs like Wizardry. bluerenga.blog/2025/05/15/t...

The IF Review-a-Thon is back! Details: intfiction.org/t/the-second...

Brian Moriarty's Trinity was released on this day in 1986. If you missed it the first time, here's my 13-part (!) analysis of the text. golmac.org/tag/trinity/

Thanks in advance to the three people who will read my conference-length essay about my Spring Thing projects 🧡

Spring Thing ribbon nominations close Friday night (North America). Last chance to get some playing in! intfiction.org/t/spring-thi...

OK, ok. Everything's done except for.... Giving Marbles something to knock off of the high platform above the theater!

Would the world end if we did 5/5 day at IFDB

It's the closing days for this year's Spring Thing Festival of Interactive Fiction. Lots of fun games and stories to try out. All people are welcome to come and play them. Lots of variety, including short/long, parser/choice, fantasy/scifi/horror and more. Check it out! www.springthing.net/2025/

In which All the Adventures finally embarks on The Hobbit (1982) I clear up a great deal of history that has been muddled over the years and get lost in the game fairly early. bluerenga.blog/2025/05/05/t...

I believe I will

Spring Thing is still looking for some prize donors. Details: intfiction.org/t/spring-thi...

Back by popular demand: THE REALLY BAD IF JAM! Why go through the troubles of making good games anyway? AGAIN! This month, come make the absolute worst IF game you can think of! itch.io/jam/really-b... #interactivefiction #gamejam #visualnovel #gamedev

Happening now! See details at www.reddit.com/r/MM_Romance...