From the gut, I'd say: Count of Monte Cristo Wind-Up Bird Chronicle House of Leaves Probably could give a more diverse, less male-centric list if I had a beat to think about it, but those were the first three to come to mind.

Check out the art for this in higher res over here :3 vgen.co/creator/port... Thank you again for the commission, @gravitygales.bsky.social 💚 💚 💚

This week, on the visual novel bookclub: Vivian and I are working on moving into our brand new home! Instead of a normal episode, here's a supercut from deep in the archives: our playthrough of Heaven Will Be Mine. (the lovely thumbnail artwork is by the equally lovely @asnesbo.bsky.social)

I felt that one in my bones. The literature that made me want to write were the pieces that MADE me work to understand them. From House of Leaves, to Umineko, to Building Stories, to Gödel Escher Bach--all of my most personally impactful works trusted me to put in the effort on my own.

how do i have So Many Books

finally fulfilling the dream of every software engineer by moving to the middle of freaking nowhere

Wait! It's on Audible now! Let's go! Come hear @autumnwolff.bsky.social narrate Machines of Consent. www.audible.com/pd/Machines-...

i made an inukshuk in my wife's new office #moving

dorley hall, more like, dorkly hall #gottem

Today, on the visual novel bookclub: we finish episode 2 of 'of the Devil.' The culprit is finally revealed. Sosuke finally shares the entire truth of his relationship to the Ikariya family. Serra does a couple of extra-curricular interviews.

After kind of bouncing off of Strange Houses, I gotta say, Strange Buildings is actually gripping me. I love how the mystery is largely unspoken, waiting for the reader to find it even exists. Just got to the hard break before the "deductions" section, so I'm gonna go back and give it another read.

stuck in bed again today recovering from a back injury; sipping coffee, listening to Earth, and reading 'Strange Buildings.' honestly, things could be worse

Hmmmm... ten bands I've seen live... Godspeed You! Black Emperor Rush Opeth Gojira Ulcerate Mastodon Coheed & Cambria Meshuggah Baroness Buckethead

Bad news: hurt my back while working on the moving today, have to take some time off. Good news: holy shit i got so much reading done

Just finished mainlining the Murderbot Diaries series by @marthawells.com (stuck in bed with an injury, yay me), and hoo boy, I think I understand why everyone I know assumed I had already read them.

Thank you to everyone reposting Midna to my timeline, you're doing the lord's work

Today, on "packing up over a decade's worth of accumulated crap:" I begin boxing my book collection. Lord have mercy.

Kids, never get into collectible card games. Otherwise, 20 years later, you'll find yourself needing to move and suddenly your collection will look like this: #PSA

i am officially a homo (short for "homeowner")

Today, on the visual novel bookclub: a drunk Reyes crashes at Morgan's apartment. Han becomes a handful. Emma straight-up murders a witness.

my mom legit read my entire isekai novel and said it was "kinda sad and depressing" and asked me to call her more often

"eh"

And last but certainly not least Announcement #3: Umineko: When They Cry - Saku Umineko: When They Cry - Saku features three fan disks for the original Umineko series, all in one convenient package coming to MangaGamer.com and Steam! mangagamer.org/uminekosaku

Texas Children's Hospital must create country's first "detransition clinic" under legal settlement with state www.texastribune.org/2026/05/15/t...

Today, on the visual novel bookclub: Morgan goes to a host club. Daisuke does a villain monologue. Serra wins a quote-off.

fuck your locked-room mystery, i have duct tape 🐀

Started reading 'All Systems Red' and yeah, I can see why everyone is Normal about these

Well put me in the microwave and turn me over after thirty seconds because I am *covered* in tin foil rn

Confession: Gravity Gales' entire design is basically one big love letter to Sword Art Online. Obviously her long, black coat mirrors Kirito's Aincrad design, and her last name is derived from Gun Gale Online, but also the design on her top (3 hexagons) is based off of the logo for SAO: Alternative.

why does our pharmacy keep all of the shaving and allergy products under lock and key but also have an unattended self-checkout

El padre, el hijo, y el espíritu santo

Confession: Gravity Gales' entire design is basically one big love letter to Sword Art Online. Obviously her long, black coat mirrors Kirito's Aincrad design, and her last name is derived from Gun Gale Online, but also the design on her top (3 hexagons) is based off of the logo for SAO: Alternative.

you ever think about how coheed & cambria went from an emo band to a prog act to finally evolve into their final form as an arena rock band

This is one of the most stressful weeks of my life and all I can actually do about it right now is sit on my couch, watch my email like a hawk, and play Etrian Odyssey to pass the time. I absolutely *hate* the kind of uncertainty where all you can do is wait.

please understand. artists don't get nearly as much feedback (praise, comments or otherwise) as you think they do. much less than years and years ago. we don't know how much you like it. we don't know how it affected you. unless you say something, or recommend it, comment, reblog. anything.

shark nunnery coastal abbey, shark always shows up in the shallows around the same time each day (just vibin'), the nuns decide to recite the hours on a cape overlooking the coastline so it can join in

Slightly increase a band The Beach Men Contractors Brut My Dead Polycule

So, my friend ChaseFox has a new dating sim out today, and it's about dating catboys!! You should check it out!!

Today, on the visual novel bookclub: Han gets a phone call. eskay can't stop predicting the future. Diamani makes a YouTube short.

As someone who has *literally been to the hospital for swollen testes,* I am 100% in favor of insufferable dudebros doing this to themselves.

The year is 2047. The Ranked Competitive Breast Growth anime has finally been localized, and the usual goon squads deny that any of the characters are transgender. The Katherine body pillow is moving steadily through its thirteenth series, and the NHS waitlist is measured in decades.

welp, egg on my face

It's been 2 years since the launch of #RabbitAndSteel !

Anyway I do actually like how the new opening builds upon the themes and iconography of the original beat-for-beat, and some of the new touches (like the phone keypad pattern for Moeka) are genuinely good. I'm still just wondering--why? Why do we need this?

wait, *why* are we rebooting steins;gate? I thought the particular date and time it found itself in was part of the charm. (and also, how do you reboot it without breaking the larger sciadv timeline?)

Today, on the visual novel bookclub: Vivian injures herself. Eskay makes a bold prediction based on very specious evidence. Morgan stares death in the face.

Been replaying Etrian Odyssey because a) never beat the postgame the first time and b) it turns out I really, REALLY love drawing maps.

Warning! You might see posts in the wild claiming "Hogwarts Legacy is free right now!" but this is malware, if you try and run it, it'll install Hogwarts Legacy on your PC.