#Bountiful compassion from people who've never needed it. Aimed at people who never asked for it. The oppressed weren't consulted when the placards came out. They weren't asked their opinions when the slogans started bellowing. Because asking would be bad for the narrative. #VSS365

1/? Even though this as primarily been an Audio project. Because I feel audio is "less of an ask" than reading. I am contemplating putting #Cyberpunk2077 No Save Point on Substack (free) Not sure if I'll do chapter by chapter drops or put the whole thing out as one. #cyberpunk #writer #Scifi

Woke at 7:30. Wanked to an old memory. Doom scrolled. Out of bed by 9:30, dressed by lunch. Half an hour to take a shit, watching slop again. Need to start doing something. It's the afternoon. Sleepy. Netflix on, can't find anything, eyelids droop. Perpetual #lethargy. It's dark. #VSS365

1/? I've seen vids/ads for an AI #TTRPG DM. Mostly for D&D. & it got me thinking, the appeal to this so it seems is to play D&D anywhere, at anytime with no scheduling issues. (No humans) But this could exist with humans, right? So a text based TTRPG app where users can join sessions

After the #cataract surgery, she could finally see her husband's face clearly. Twenty-three years of marriage. With that face? She asked for a divorce lawyer. Told the nurse the operation had been a complete success... the marriage not so much. #VSS365

Only 8 episodes left in #Cyberpunk2077 No Save Point. Fun fact if you go to the Northside Apartment in game, you can find Byte's room 1233 and underneath it is a server room, the perfect place for a Netrunner to live.

A few choice pictures from my #film screening last night in London. #writer #writingcommunity #Screenwriter #independentfilm.

New Evangelion series coming from Khara and Clover and… Nier game designer & helmet enthusiast Yoko Taro?! And no Hideaki Anno… Get in the first teaser.

1/2 I've seen this quote by some AI hack & arguments that it also takes a month to polish AI slop. I'm tempted to take the challenge, Can I as a human, write a novel in a month? Given I've been taking part in #FlashFicFeb & writing daily. I think I could do it. In April I'll attempt it. #writing

Badlands in her blood. #Cyberpunk2077 #VirtualPhotography #Cyberpunk2077photomode #Photomode #VPGamers #vpsuppport

Here is a larger scanned version for those interested in Neuromancer. archive.org/details/crop...

#Enchanted is a full tank of petrol. Enchanted is not having to choose between eating and heating. Enchanted is when the landlord fixes the damp instead of raising the rent. Enchanted is paid sick leave. They promised magic. We got zero-hour contracts and another trip to the food bank. #VSS365

I found the old 35mm slide for the cover for Neuromancer and had it scanned in for your pleasure. Enjoy!

She said his cock was as #miniscule as his hands. He didn't deny it. Instead he paid her a hundred and thirty grand to stop talking about it. Which is exactly what a micropenis does when it gets elected instead of erected. #VSS365

#vss365 #kiss

Everyone remembers their first #kiss. Nobody remembers their last. Think about that for a second. Really think. Then go out and kiss someone. #VSS365

Happy #ValentinesDay #Cyberpunk2077

in time's #lacuna the monkeys take charge, but we ruined it. Great #twist #scififri #vss365 #sff #haiku #senryu #planetoftheapes

Doctors call it #lacuna syndrome. A gap in memory. Mine starts at the sixth pint and ends in a Burger King car park, with a traffic cone on my head, while only wearing one shoe. The brain protects itself by forgetting. My bank statement has no such mercy. #VSS365

Everyone bangs on about the light at the end of the tunnel. Nobody mentions the #dark was quieter, kinder, asked nothing of you. The light just means people can see you again. And honestly? I wasn't ready for that #VSS365

New pick ups - looking forward to diving into these. @rtalsoriangames.bsky.social #CyberpunkRed #TTRPG

He's been so clingy today. Had to take his sister to the vet for her operation, this is the longest they've been apart. He's one sad little #cat without her. #catsky #catsofbluesky

A world without algorithmic polarisation. Without AI deepfakes and Slop. Losing those two things alone would stabilise the health of the internet. Decentralising big tech would also be a blessing.

They say you can't crave what you've never had. 'Bollocks' Hannah thought. She craved the version of Sarah she built at 3AM. The one that didn't leave. The imaginary version that still lays in the bed. Never says a word. Doesn't need to. As the memory of her #touch does enough damage. #VSS365

1/? Episode 9 is out. And we've officially reached the half way point in #Cyberpunk2077 No Save Point. Over 3 Hours of a unique story and characters set in Night City. So given we are now in the middle I'm going to take some time to talk about the show. #scifiwriter #writing #writingcommunity

I feel Glitch in the Matrix I know You feel it too A clammy #Touch of madness That chills you Through and through As we watch The World’s seams strain I bade you Just hold on We will outlast The evil— Push back, And just stand strong #vss365

I used to #Ache about politics. Properly ache. Now it's all apathy. My dad fought over Thatcher in pubs... Best I can do is click mute on PMQs. We vote for whoever disgusts us least, then we put the kettle on. Revolution requires energy and we're all knackered. #VSS365

the #ache of first breath tomorrow is yesterday here we are again #vss365 #senryu #writesky

it irritates me when i hear people say stuff like "well EVERYONE supported the iraq war after 9/11, we were all fooled" bitch speak for yourself

All #bones and red flags. You still text me at 2am. I stopped replying three months ago. Not because I moved on. Because every time I answered, you stayed. Silence was the kindest thing I had left to offer. ##VSS365

The detective said the body was #pale and in a state of undress. I said "mate, she's from Sunderland, that's just her natural disposition." He didn't laugh. The police really have no sense of humour. Which explains why I'm now in handcuffs. #VSS365

Attending a meeting where the leaders of the allied Factions were considering suing for diplomacy was madness for Dylan. If they intended him standing there stoically, professionally, while they discussed throwing away all the #blood spilled in this war, they would be grossly mistaken. #vss365

And these are the things wr now know. I'd imagine all AI is doing this and more.

So it's Black History Month and that means I think it's a good time to get familiar with Mike Pondsmith, if you're not already. When you see R. Talsorian Games, that's him. When you see Cyberpunk 2077, that's his world. Mekton, Castle Falkenstein, also him. cyberpunk.fandom.com/wiki/Mike_Po...

1/? One thing I really like about both taking part in #FlashFicFeb #Flashfcitionfebuary & #VSS365 is seeing writers come together & support eachother in the same way artists do. There's so much power in community, in sharing & discussions over art & writing.

They want #blood in the work, every drop, every hour, every piece of yourself. They profit immediately while the artist waits for payment. Ask for money upfront? Laughable. Entitled. Don't you know craft is its own reward? Strange how that only applies to the creator. #VSS365

He maintained the #wound the way some people maintain relationships. Carefully, deliberately, with genuine effort. Kept it clean enough to avoid infection, raw enough to bleed. His identity had calcified around it. Without it, he's just some guy. With it, he could understand true pain. #vss365

World domination and pandemonium came in the form of an alien tattoo. The #lambent tease of Cosmo's alien tattoo made him a target. Capture and exploit, one could be a God by accessing alien tech. Unfortunately, Cosmo was the Bugs Bunny to the government's Elmer Fudd. #vss365

The CEO called the layoffs #lambent restructuring; a gentle, glowing opportunity for growth. Forty people packed their desks while he talked about "luminous pathways forward." His teeth were too white. His smile never reached his eyes. The severance package included a £20 M&S voucher. #VSS365

New Short Story is now up on Substack.

They're a #ghost but you keep searching. Someone who laughs like they did. Stands the same way. You're trying to rebuild them from strangers, from fragments, from anyone who carries even an echo. You'd try if you could, be alone if you could. But empty rooms are too much to bare. #VSS365

I've been taking part in Flash Fiction February. Wasn't sure if I'd publish the stories or not, decided on Substack. #writer #fiction #flashfiction open.substack.com/pub/sambraml...

#vss365 #pain

The #pain in her eyes as he confessed made him hard. He'd planned what to say, engineered his words for maximum damage. Watched her face turn. That hollow look of devastation does more for him than sex ever could. By the time she uttered her response... He'd already forgotten her name. #VSS365

Episode Eight of #Cyberpunk2077 No Save Point is out now on Spotify with Apple and Amazon on the way. *they take longer for some reason* If you love the game the TTRPG or the genre then this is my little love letter to the universe. #writer #writing #cyberpunk --- open.spotify.com/episode/2mNy...

Episode Eight of #Cyberpunk2077 No Save Point is out now on Spotify with Apple and Amazon on the way. *they take longer for some reason* If you love the game the TTRPG or the genre then this is my little love letter to the universe. #writer #writing #cyberpunk --- open.spotify.com/episode/2mNy...

To sell the #Soul implies they had one. What remains serves something older than empire, hungrier than ambition. Things demanding tribute: Islands. Basements. Thresholds where witnesses become accomplices and questions die unasked. #Vss365 #poetry

+update~

An extensive exploration of the mythology and religious traditions that inspired FFXVI, I am thrilled to announce that volume one of Mythos: Final Fantasy XVI releases at the end of this month! Please help me get the word out! All shares hugely appreciated! Artwork by @tylorhepnerart.bsky.social