I got laid off from my day job this week so if you know anyone who is looking for a cool and awesome senior full-stack software engineer/team lead with tons of experience who also writes comics and has no trace of poster’s madness, let me know! Please! Got job search advice? Hit me!

I guested on the new arc of Side Character Quest, a "one-on-one actual play podcast set in a world where cicadas sing, rivers flow, magic thrums through the air, and all of it’s surrounded by a single massive Wall as ancient as history itself"! tinyurl.com/bdz5a82r (SCQ created by Ty Von Plinsky)

the HPV vaccine is fucking incredible, period end of that's it

I don't think people's problem with, for example, the paper's decade-long crusade putting a big ol' target on trans people's backs can be accurately described as NYT doing "reporting that doesn't always 100% accord with what advocacy groups want."

When you ask people what TTRPG character their dog would be, you get the best answers. This is Pixie, a Cutter from Blades in the Dark, a dog who's seen the roughest parts of Duskwall but is known and loved best for her big heart. Thank you Ben & Ada for donating to the Publishing for MN fundraiser!

Just some very perfect adoptable cats snoozin' at the Cattyshack Cat Cafe.

I am hiring a junior designer. scholastic.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Extern...

Let's see if we can raise $10,000 today for red state or national queer orgs. Post proof here in the replies that you donated to a red state or national queer organization and I will share. Who's with me? (I can't donate myself because I'm a journalist who covers these orgs)

Of course isn’t just driving. It’s voting. Working. Travelling. Picking up a package. Applying for credit. Applying for a job. Renting a room. Filling prescriptions. Visiting loved ones in the hospital. Not expired either, but legally invalid.

So, consider how this goes: They deploy ICE to remove people who are “illegal” Kavanaugh says US citizens will be fine, once they show their IDs (sure, buddy) Kansas just showed us they can & will invalidate the LEGALLY ISSUED IDs of CITIZENS immediately & without warning Because they want to

The intention of the anti trans project, from “just asking questions” to “fairness in sports” was always this: to make it illegal and impossible to be trans in society. To create pretexts for our arrest and removal, if we don’t put ourselves under house arrest. To punish us for being different.

Kansas has declared you unprotected by the 14th and by extension, the constitution. For the purposes of the government of Kansas, we do not receive and we are not entitled to the protections granted to all persons. The implication of non-personhood is plain.

Meanwhile in Prince Morsock’s royal court…

This is like if 2/3 of the people in Wyoming fled the state.

Woohoo! Pop Goes the Nursery Rhyme's been nominated for the 2027 Monarch Award (sponsored by the Association of Illinois School Library Educators)! Putting it alongside some excellent company (I'm Sorry You Got Mad, Ursula Upside Down +). @fuse8.bsky.social @unionsquarekids.bsky.social

HEY PHILLY/EVERYONE

QRP w sketch/final

This is so awesome. Reading this is like one of those Physical 100 challenges where each round they attach heavier weights to you

And why not also write a thing about ttrpgs and affirmation and feelings? andreas-newsletter-e101f3.beehiiv.com/p/i-reach-fo...

It's Ranger Rick - sleepytime edition! andreas-newsletter-e101f3.beehiiv.com/p/i-heart-ra...

#p4a2026 #gubbins

New Quinns Quest video!! 📺👻🌵 Public Access by the Gauntlet is razor sharp, powerfully strange and enormously thought-provoking. My players are still daydreaming about our campaign, even though it finished six months ago. I think your players will too. www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLrr...

Blades '68 appreciation post: the tables in the back include a section for common sights around the city like styles of architecture, types of business, what kind of junk is likely lying around. but my favorite table is for color schemes. like check this shit out. good stuff

secret late night announcement. I'm launching later this month, in collaboration with illustrator @supercoolspyclub.bsky.social, JANUARY : a postcard writing game for two people, set in a kaiju-filled alternate history, about distant but persistent friendships.

More people should listen to @tressiemcphd.bsky.social When people say AI is inevitable, let them know the future isn’t settled.

I'm not saying that I want to write a Neopets TTRPG, just that I am exceptionally qualified to do so, with writing awards that include 2 Indiecade awards, a National Book Award finalist medal, the Eisner and Ignatz awards, and 50 NEOPIAN TIMES TROPHIES.

PSA: The U.S. Postal Service has announced a change to their postmark date system, which could impact filing taxes, mailing important government documents, and voting.

this weekend i visited a beloved local cafe/record store and they had a bathroom labeled "Gay Bathroom". when we complimented the sign the barista said sometimes shitty people ask if there's a different bathroom they can use, so they have a second one in the other room labeled "Super Gay Bathroom"

not to be a shill, but if you’re looking for an alternative to adobe acrobat, PDFExpert is excellent. it has all the same functionality as far as i can tell, the license includes iOS/ipadOS/macOS versions that play well together, and it’s way cheaper.

Publishing for Minnesota fundraiser auction going strong until 11:45pm tonight! Think it's at $151k now www.32auctions.com/organization...

"I am dragging my anchor"

Pro-Tip: Send this to your group chat for a good 30 minutes of fun.

Just heard from a friend in MPLS how much this support means in keeping morale going there. Take a look and find something you like to bid on!

The Publishing for Minnesota auction goes live this THU (1/29, 12:00am EST) - FRI (1/30, 11:45am)! You can bid on lots of stuff, incl. a digital Pet Portrait (your pet, illustrated) or a digital TTRPG Pet Portrait (your pet, the Bard or Cutter) tinyurl.com/3kce9yxz

I wrote about my childhood friend Alexi Pretti. Please read it and share it and remember him as a human being. @theverge.com

I wrote about my time in Minneapolis last week, about what is involved in creating bottom-up, decentralized networks of care. margaretkilljoy.substack.com/p/our-neighb...

Been really enjoying this!

AUCTION LIVE: Thursday 1/29 - Friday 1/30 #publishingforminnesota Bid on offers from authors, illustrators, agents + editors who believe the time is now for collective action in response to ongoing ICE raids and federal actions causing harm. LINK: www.32auctions.com/publishingfo...

DreamHaven in Minneapolis is where I discovered Pratchett. I’ve always been grateful to sign there, but now I’m gonna be proud as hell too.

If you have a Ring camera, get rid of it!

HUGE NEWS for trans people: We have the latest minibus, including the bill to fund the Department of Health and Human Services and it looks like there are no restrictions on gender-affirming care for transgender people. docs.house.gov/billsthiswee...

Scott is one of my dearest friends, and I am immensely proud to see his kindness and compassion in response to this, that a whole city gets to have him in their corner. Read his words and get ready to do the same in your community

Folks, @erikjbrown.bsky.social's new thriller, BETTER THE DEVIL is out today! It's about a queer homeless teen who assumes the identity of a long-missing boy only to find out his new home is no safe haven, and a killer knows he's lying. bookshop.org/p/books/bett... Check it out!

I ♥️♥️♥️ animal facts, so what a joy to illustrate the Hearts spread for Ranger Rick!

something big is happening

Co-founder @katelynburns.com writes an essential piece for @xtramagazine.com  about the homophobia and erasure in the wake of Renée Nicole Good's brutal murder by an ICE agent: 

I'm moving my blog/newsletter from Substack over to Beehiiv, which is where you'll find me from now on: andreas-newsletter-e101f3.beehiiv.com If you're already subscribed, you won't have to re-sign up.

Hey #portfolioday I’m Pam Wishbow, an illustrator that makes limited color, print inspired work based in Seattle, WA. I’m looking to do more work in publishing, editorial, and games this year. represented by How Do You Do pamwishbow.com

semi-regular reminder that ICE was only created in 2003 when you are asked to imagine a world without ICE, you're basically being asked to remember where you were when Lilo & Stitch came out