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Ah, I see that someone thinks the way to convince me to buy their scam of crypto is to insult lampcats, my very most favorite pet in all of Fallen London. Some people make no sense.

Sometimes Fallen London rips your heart out and sometimes you have twelve lampcats purring like teakettles and you name them all after types of tea.

Pushing Daisies. So hilarious and morbid and weird.

Rising political violence is bad, even when it happens to someone I do not like, whose views I find reprehensible. The road of endless escalation leads nowhere good for society.

Simply the best slide I have ever seen in a powerpoint presentation care of @premeemohamed.com’s talk at @banffcentre.bsky.social re: Putting the Science in Science Fiction

I recently read an article in which the author complained about the lack of steampunk books that challenge the status quo. But there are quite a few books that challenge the imperialism / sexism / racism of Victorian England while also being a good romp. Here's a thread of some of my favorites: 1/

Do you like NASA? And elves? I'm going to be GMing the official NASA one-shot, The Lost Universe at Flights of Foundry! It's virtual and free to attend. So if you want to come hang out on Saturday, 9/27 and roll some dice, sign up for it with via the lottery. flights-of-foundry.org/lottery/

Do you like NASA? And elves? I'm going to be GMing the official NASA one-shot, The Lost Universe at Flights of Foundry! It's virtual and free to attend. So if you want to come hang out on Saturday, 9/27 and roll some dice, sign up for it with via the lottery. flights-of-foundry.org/lottery/

This piece will break your heart (you should read it).

Very excited for Angel Maker! I really loved Karen Memory for its take on steampunk (it focuses on the marginalized, while also having all the great steampunk machines) and I can't wait to dive into the world again.

I have measured out my wealth in phosphorescent scarabs. #FallenLondon

We saw K Pop Demon Hunters in the theater, it was amazing. Absolutely brilliant to have everyone singing along to a musical about everyone coming together in harmony.

this iconic advertising copywriter named Kathy Hepinstall Parks died over the weekend and I wanted to share something from her website I thought Bluesky would like

Libby is great for when the Internet is down at work and every single thing on your task list is online. (I read 200 pages of I Think I'm in Love With an Alien, which seems perfect for people who want Romantasy vibes but also aliens and conventions.)

The downside to submitting a lot of stories is getting a lot of rejections.

I have tickets to K Pop Demon Hunters on the big screen!

Raccoons with Lockpicks is now CAT APPROVED. (Pip would like you to know that you can download this little game for free, and that the only proper motivation is dry crunchies. kate-ravenna.itch.io/raccoons )

Raccoons with Lockpicks is now CAT APPROVED. (Pip would like you to know that you can download this little game for free, and that the only proper motivation is dry crunchies. kate-ravenna.itch.io/raccoons )

Raccoons with Lockpicks is finally here! It's a tiny little TTRPG where you can pull a heist! As a raccoon! 4 out of 5 of my playtest games ended with something on fire, all of them ended with chaos.  It's free, and you only need 2d6 to start playing.  #1pRPGjam kate-ravenna.itch.io/raccoons

Raccoons with Lockpicks is finally here! It's a tiny little TTRPG where you can pull a heist! As a raccoon! 4 out of 5 of my playtest games ended with something on fire, all of them ended with chaos.  It's free, and you only need 2d6 to start playing.  #1pRPGjam kate-ravenna.itch.io/raccoons

Starforged is such a great game. I love the narrative dice, the assets (the glowcat is the best), and the Oracles. I've been using the planet generation Oracles for my Star Wars campaign and have ended up with some very cool planets, including a lava world.

Currently editing a poem and trying to sound out all the stresses. Unfortunately, one of my favorite lines doesn't work work because I forgot that "infection" has a stress on the second syllable, not the first.

Werewolf of Whitechapel is a perfect summer read! Werewolves, steampunk, and a quiet critique of Victorian social norms.

Having read three highly acclaimed cozy fantasy books, I have come to realize that cozy fantasy does not work for me. I keep asking questions like: where are the stakes? why is laundry so easy in a pre-industrial setting? how does anyone have the time to just hang out for hours and hours?

Look, I know that the cows, goats, or even chickens would be more practical. And I fully understand that it will take a lot of work to properly introduce a prey animal to my two cats. But look at the little Clydesdale! He's just so perfect, with his tiny little mane and itty bitty hooves.

I've been working on some Oracles for Raccoons with Lockpicks, and it has given me an even greater appreciation for the Starforged Oracles. Also, look at my logo! I drew it myself with a sharpie, realized I'd only put one C in raccoons, and had to copy one of the Cs.

The answer is clearly raccoons. (See my one page RPG, raccoons with lockpicks, coming soon.)

I'M SO EXCITED! (I tried to explain to my husband about the Karen Memory series and it was a lot of flailing about and throwing out "steampunk, but like on the American Wild West" and "a bunch of people on the outskirts of society" and "idk, I think there was a steampunk monstrosity.")

Ugh, if I'd known the grimoire was going to be out today I'd have saved my filing instead of doing it yesterday. I guess I'll miss the Wednesday deadline for submitting new spells for testing. I might as well go to the commissary and see about some hot cocoa and get the hot tea with my coworkers.

Relearning how to write in alliterative verse because I have a short story that really wants to be a poem, and it's been a minute. (The last poem I wrote is Lay of the Lightbearer, you can read it in Corvid Queen.) corvidqueen.com/stories/the-...

I have reached the stage of writing wherein I can be watching a movie, enjoying the movie, but also thinking to myself "we're about two-thirds of the way through, things are going pretty okay for the protagonist, we're about due for a 'dark night of the soul' moment."

You can currently snap up Wooing the Witch Queen for $2.99 for the ebook, and if you want peak fluffy romantasy I highly recommend it. An excellent example of the genre. us.macmillan.com/books/978125...

The children at the park are screaming "capybara" at the top of their lungs.

Absolutely genius.

I'm very fond of "I will become a better person for her." Also, you can't go wrong with "there's only one bed."

Beautiful and chilling.

Currently working on my one page RPG titled Raccoons with Lockpicks. Hijinks, heists, and narrative dice.

That you couldn't binge watch things. Really in the mood to watch Star Trek? Either hope you taped it on a VHS or wait for the one daily episode to air.

I currently have nine short stories out on submission. It might be a new record. (I am not entirely sure as I don't really track that.)

I adore this book. If you like all the political maneuvering of West Wing but also want something sci-fi with a dash of action, this is the perfect book.

The new Murderbot short story is up at Reactor Magazine: reactormag.com/rapport-mart... Edited by Lee Harris, art by Jaime Jones.

I'm going to be joining! Have I ever made an RPG before? No. Do I have any graphic design experience? Also no. But at least I have a great idea and Microsoft Word.

The names of the central dreams in Fallen London are based on the sections of T. S. Eliot's The Wasteland.

I am absolutely furious at all the people setting off giant rockets and terrorizing my poor cats.

I didn't really have a mention in People Magazine on my bingo card but I guess now I do? Thank you @wiswell.bsky.social for the shoutout to "Re: Your Stone"! (cc @diabolicalplots.com)

A pox on everyone who is already setting off fireworks. My poor cats hate it.

Bright Ages is so good! A nuanced look at medieval Europe. Highly recommended if you write secondary world fantasy inspired by medieval Europe, or if you are just very interested in that period.

I've been reading through Dante's Purgatorio which led me to binge read Rosamund Hodge which led me to read T. S. Eliot's Four Quartets. I somehow had not read Four Quartets in close succession to Cruel Beauty and I highly recommend doing so.

I NEED THIS. I need to be able to play Ironsworn meets Redwall. I am so here for it.