It is sectarian to vote for the candidate who's obviously nice instead of the weird freak

got another "i wish i could draw" comment this week and i am yelling the same thing i am always yelling: drawing is a technical skill. it's teachable and learnable and it is never "too late" to start picking it up

A pinch and a punch on the first of the liturgical season!

Merry Pancake Day! If you have a copy of Trans Theft Horso this is the prime time to play the pancake minigame.

Ding Dang! An album I've wanted for years came out today: a full, expanded and astonishing version of my favourite Beach Boys Album, 'Love You' - including a proper release of 'Adult Child' and several more Big Ones.

I got the chance to preview Trans Theft Horso by @cowchildren.bsky.social at @adventurex.bsky.social - which I wrote up for @indiegamesplus.com! It's an adventure game about chasing hormones in the wild west. indiegamesplus.com/trans-theft-...

The Romans The Daleks' Master Plan The Gunfighters The Crusade The Keys of Marinus. Yes, really.

If death ever challenges me to a game, I'm picking the Monty Hall Problem and hoping he doesn't understand it. That gives me a 2/3 chance of going free. Worst case scenario, I win a goat.

What if Jeffrey Epstein is in the Mandelson files?

Concept for an upside-down Beach Boys band: The Snow boys only sing about snowboards, hot boys and being a cold-blooded American pedestrian.

🇺🇸 Love and solidarity to all friends in the U.S. on general strike today. Abolish ICE isn’t just the mainstream position, it is the only moral one ❤️

When I was a child/teen I only liked to listen to classical music (plus sixties stuff my parents enjoyed). I discovered almost all other genres at university because my housemates played good music with their doors open.

Are you filled with righteous anger about Donald Trump's fascism in the States? Good, but not enough. Now, make it your personal responsibility to ensure Nigel Farage never gets to introduce it here.

The Lovers

It's entirely possible your stuffed animals have never seen snow before, so make sure you position them by the window before it all melts.

Be sure to suck a soup or slather a balm on your witherèd lips.

I like both oats and milk, but rarely consume oat-milk. It's a crossover episode which was more fun in my fanfic than when Big Milkers made it canon.

New article: Six Ins and Six Outs for 2026. Time to get away from despair, and from renting software from billionaires. Time to get into community-ownership, community technoloft, DIY culture and taking action with gusto and resolve.

I was fortunate and had a good year. I have a good housemate, and thus better mental health. I released a game (Trans Theft Horso) and took it to AdventureX. I released a free EP about gender-affirming surgery called 'Happy New Loin!' I got a loft-bed! I performed stand-up and got my ears pierced.

Le jeu dure 15 minutes, la mécanique de jeu est vraiment sympa. Honnêtement c′est fun à jouer.

Trying to get to bed by midnight. I have the house to myself, but don't want to interrupt the nocturnal work of Father Christmas.

i had to drop what i was doing to make this

As a child I believed (if briefly) that the wise men's gifts were gold, cigarettes, and a cooking pot.

To anyone who takes #testosterone, today is the anniversary of a certain revolutionary event in Boston. Celebrate with hormones, and have your very own Boostin' T Party!

New ambassadors for The War between the Land and the Sea. #HomoAqua and #TransFish solidarity.

All years in recent memory have been grievous and alarming, but here's what we did to make 2025 better and build for 2026. A run-down of GFSC's projects, articles, and methods for making technology which can strengthen communities. gfsc.community/geeks-for-so...

this thursday! anyone working in or around games is very welcome. if you're a freelancer or solo dev sad at missing out on christmas social vibes, we're happy to pretend we're all the coworkers on zoom whose names you never learned.

good for her

Today at 2pm GMT! 🔜 #AdventureX Showcase Sunday! I've got 8 more demos from @adventurex.bsky.social to share with you on stream (and extras if we get time..) Twitch.tv/villainyvs ✨💜✨💜✨ @ratqueen.bsky.social @darktidesgame.bsky.social @dolos-inc.bsky.social @yawningdogstudios.bsky.social

One of the funniest trailers for the #AdventureX was Trans Theft Horso. Especially thanks to @benjamilian.bsky.social 's excellent rhyming. The melody is so catchy, the songs of the game will follow you around for days. Thanks. 🦨 www.youtube.com/watch?v=22mG...

I love the Geneva translation's use of 'shalbe' as one word (like 'maybe'), and I especially like Biblical acknowledgement of my bosome. It is a blessed thing indeed to give generously.

The @adventurex.bsky.social stall is up and running!! Trans Theft Horsooooooooo (🎶 all wests are wild, but this one's even moreso 🎶)

I'm gonna be at @adventurex.bsky.social in London tomorrow and Sunday, helping Ben exhibit their masterpiece Trans Theft Horso! I went in 2019 and it was an absolute blast. Very excited to spend a weekend raving about this game and playing a bunch of demos ✨️ Come and say hi if you're going too!!

Trans Theft Horso is everything indie games should be. A brilliant and unique experience, made by a singular weirdo with a dream.

I'm taking Trans Theft Horso to AdventureX narrative gaming convention tomorrow where I'll get to exhibit demos for the game, plus let people pet some plush animal friends. Here are some visuals I made for the demo menu today #AdvX25

If the chicken crows at the crack of dawn to wake everyone up, what wakes the chicken? Do they just have more efficient body-clocks, or do they just get a sensible bedtime?

halloween has the right idea being on the 31st. you can look forward to it for the month, then move on. i propose we move bonfire night to the end of november, christmas to the end of december, and delay new year's eve until the end of january so it's not such a bust

I write middle-grade whodunnits, so you might want to dismiss my opinion out of hand. But I think cosy games/crime sometimes miss the fact that blankets are only cosy when it's cold outside. A world without conflict / a story without stakes isn't cosy, it's just safe.

Doctor Who is back.... next year.

Bring it all back now!

I'm sorry to hear Patricia Routledge has died. She was one of my very favourite performers. Great gusto! Amazing at character work, and a powerful singing voice too.

All transgender art should be this joyous and weird. Thumbs up for loins!

Happy New Loin! A free EP which celebrates gender-affirming surgery. swithen.bandcamp.com/album/happy-... I have a few friends who have new loins or refurbished torsos this year, so here is a joyful noise to mark the occasion.

BBC News captures Doctor Who himself Sylvester McCoy at the Trump protest seemingly unaware of who they're interviewing.

Trans Theft Horso's September patch is out. Small tweaks pertaining to fishes, bees, a duck, fish and chips and a battenberg cake. store.steampowered.com/app/2268550/...

I was interviewed for an article on the indie game dev scene here, games as an art-form, and Trans Theft Horso: nowthenmagazine.com/articles/doe...

Buzz buzz, boop boop!

Meet Ben (@benjamilian.bsky.social), a person with a tale of transphobia, excommunication, lost hope, and the secret joy of failure. How does all this lead to gender gladness, to hyacinths, and to a game called Trans Theft Horso? gfsc.community/hope-then-ex...

Less than 1/3rd of all tickets left! #AdvX25 is back on 22-23 November in Central London with a stacked lineup of games and talks. Tickets are selling out fast, so secure yours before it’s too late! adventurexpo.org Regular 1-day tickets & weekend concession tickets are almost entirely gone... 😱