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And we return to Buenos Aires! There was less lesbian vampirism here than I'd hoped for, but still an excellent meditation on death with a nice gloomy atmosphere.

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Read the above so fast that I had to pick up a new book in the airport. Read it in one go. Haven't done that with something novel length since my teens. Another very honest book, with criticism leveled as Kuang's own writing used in the story. Prose is delightfully restrained compared to Babel.

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Best book I've read in a long time. Ever, even? Rumfitt doesn't pull her punches and is unflinchingly honest with her empathetic and complex characters. The horror elements are shocking, but the novel is so well constructed that it feels earned. Take the content warning seriously.

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Read this in a morning with a cuppa before my partner was even out of bed. Novellas are a gift to this world. Maybe it's a house that eats men, maybe it's generational trauma. Wonderful stuff.

This collection leans more on social realism than The Dangers of Smoking In Bed. Would have liked to see more horror but still a fantastic read. I love Enriquez's sparse yet evocative style. Big inspiration for my current IF project.

Amy Stevens @amesyflo.bsky.social · 12/01/2025

Recent reads! Continued my South American horror phase, took a detour via Brighton and Spain, then picked up something totally different. Thoughts in 🧵.

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Sunday mornings ❤️☀️

A laptop with a screenplay displayed, next to a blue and gold teacup full of tea, a notebook and a croissant.

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Amy Stevens @amesyflo.bsky.social · 05/01/2025

Nice to be writing again after a pretty long break!

A laptop with the first scene of a screenplay. Behind it are a bookshelf and some paintings.

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Amy Stevens @amesyflo.bsky.social · 23/12/2024

Reads for the long train journey and week back home 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿. Seems a perfect opportunity to get into a chunky hard sci-fi book, plus I'll finally get to see what the cult of McKee is all about. It's one of those craft books I've had on the tbr for ages.

The books Deaths End by Cixin Liu and Story by Robert McKee on top of a suitcase.

Amy Stevens @amesyflo.bsky.social · 22/12/2024

Last two reads courtesy of 1b books in Heaton! One was so enjoyable that it inspired me to write, the other was so well written that it made me sad to think I'll never be that good. Both offered perspectives new to me which was a delight.

The books Monstrilio by Gerardo Samano Cordova and Before You Suffocate Your Own Fool Self by Danielle Evans.

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Amy Stevens @amesyflo.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

Well the Yule log failed to burn because of the wind--hopefully not a bad omen for 2025! The food was great tho 😋

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Amy Stevens @amesyflo.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

As Dusk Falls was so good! One book was the perfect length (3 ish hrs?) for our Yule play session. Writing was spot on. Totally impressed.

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Amy Stevens @amesyflo.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

I don't think line level is really where my writing shines, but I really enjoyed writing Leah's breathless and rambling style of speech for my last play.

Marcie from Glasgow
isn’t even allowed out past nine but police caught us the other day out in
David McKays car—weed in the glove-box, tunes up loud, Smirnoff ice and
white lightning and I thought we were in trouble, but they just said go home
there’s a guy out here killing teenage girls but I’m not worried I think it’s
okay because did you know there’s a lion at the mound, it’s the last lion ever
in Britain, it evolved from wildcats because you know the wildcats here are
actually wild— more like big cats than pet ones—and they tried to put it in a
zoo but they couldn’t catch it.

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Amy Stevens @amesyflo.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

Last day of work doesn't feel like much to me given I've only been in the job a month, but celebrating anyway by going to a birthday party in the dress that I'm OBSESSED with.

Amy Stevens @amesyflo.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

Well this is entirely unsurprising 🤭

Steam recap graph showing farming sim, interactive fiction, tactical rpg, survival horror, visual novel and cyberpunk genres.

Steam recap screenshot showing BG3, stardew and mass effect as top three games.

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Amy Stevens @amesyflo.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

Graduation day yesterday! 🎓

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Amy Stevens @amesyflo.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

Having a great time in Liverpool! Fantastic food plus two hippie shops ...the dream!

A pistachio cake, Turkish tea, and the book Monstrilio

Stones with the symbols for water, earth, spirit and air carved into them on a patterned wool

Amy Stevens @amesyflo.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Making the most of my last week of unemployment! Walk in the woods plus some banger vegan street food. The chai was to die for!

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Amy Stevens @amesyflo.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

Another lovely day out! Fiancé and I got tacos then went to the indie bookshop in Heaton. Continuing my South American horror kick 😊

A copy of the book Monstrilio on top of a notebook with a tea set next to it.

Amy Stevens @amesyflo.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

"It'd not exactly practical to strangle a dead person, but a girl can't be desperate and reasonable at the same time." Just finished The Dangers of Smoking in Bed by Mariana Enriquez. Fantastic stuff.

Amy Stevens @amesyflo.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

Day out with the girlies yesterday ❤️ good food and trying on clothes that I can't afford (that I bought anyway 🙈)

Pistachio mochi and a lychee seltzer on marble table.

Falafel salad, avocado on toast and a cheese souffle on a wooden table.

Amy Stevens @amesyflo.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

View from my daily walk :) feel very grateful to live near so much nature!

Amy Stevens @amesyflo.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

Forgot to take a photo of all the food before we dug in last night but thought my home made naans tuned out not half bad!

Amy Stevens @amesyflo.bsky.social · 28/10/2024

Haven't been on here in an age and I come back to 22 new followers and this mysterious message. So hey new folks!👋 Might do a little techno-horror based on this weird message as my writing exercise today.

A message from a deleted bluesky account that reads "Can I ask you a question?"

Love this! We can view the timeline and restart from any point.

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That was ace! Highly recommend. Might have to get the full game. Next is...Love too Easily. This is an interactive k-drama with minigames. I backed it on Kickstarter but never got around to playing.

First of all LOVE these difficulty mods. I'm notoriously crap at any game actually involving skill so this makes me happy. Going to try it at default but will be turning these on eventually I reckon.

Next up is El Paso, Nightmare. No idea what this is about but I freaking loved Clickholding by the same dev (Strange Scaffold) so I have high hopes. Apparently it's a spin-off of the main game which I don't own?

Cover image for El Paso, Nighmare. A man shoots a gun while a werewolf runs at him.

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First up is Fingerbones. I think this is a horror walking sim of some sort? I have no idea when I bought this.

Screenshot from the steam banner for fingerbones. It says fingerbones in a basic yellow text.

Amy Stevens @amesyflo.bsky.social · 13/09/2024

Most recent read. A utopian vision of preventing climate change via socialist planning, rewilding and veganism. It's made me want to try my hand at some utopian fiction a la Le Guin when I'm done with some other projects. The antidote to my cyberpunk writing - inspiring stuff!

An image of the front cover of the book Half Earth Socialism by Troy Vettese and Drew Pendergrass. Grey with green plant and animal shapes.

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Amy Stevens @amesyflo.bsky.social · 25/07/2024

Added some achievements today and really thinking about them not as little trophies or extras but as a spoiler-free guide for the game.

Screenshot from a work in progress interactive fiction game. List of achievements that say:

Shameless Flirt: You flirted with someone in the supermarket. (10 points)

There are still four achievements remaining.

Arcane Knowlege: Some begin their journeys with more knowledge than others… (10 points)
Aggro: Lose a friend on the first day of university. (10 points)
Glitch in the Matrix: Witness something that never happened. (10 points)
Time Skip: Know things about someone you couldn't possibly know. (10 points)

Amy Stevens @amesyflo.bsky.social · 21/07/2024

Elongated words like this are getting on my nerves. Reminds me of John Gardener's common errors. His "third amateur sin" is "funny-looking dialogue". I didn't intend to make like, a hate thread, but here we are I guess. Idk so many people have told me this is good! I'm waiting for it to get good!

Amy Stevens @amesyflo.bsky.social · 01/07/2024

Editing today. Every sentence begins with "you". Kill me now...🙃

The printed out script of an interactive fiction game. The word you is circled many times on the page.

Amy Stevens @amesyflo.bsky.social · 20/06/2024

Happy Summer Solstice 🌞🌞🌞 (the 3am alarm was entirely worth it)

Amy Stevens @amesyflo.bsky.social · 01/06/2024

Going to see The Witching Hour tonight!

Amy Stevens @amesyflo.bsky.social · 29/05/2024

We just got DMs and immediately get spam 🙃

Screenshot of a bluesky DM from a deleted account with a link to 'skybucks'

Amy Stevens @amesyflo.bsky.social · 24/05/2024

Class went really well earlier this week! Finally playing through my students games this morning. It's really interesting what newcomers bring to the medium. One participant was an author who rewrote one of her short stories to be viewed from three different perspectives which I loved!

Me in front of a large screen showing a slide titled twine. A desk with laptops is in front of me.

Amy Stevens @amesyflo.bsky.social · 23/05/2024

Continuing my denial that I am a writer and not just someone who likes cafes, today I'm in One Strawberry Lane's cute co-working cafe!

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Amy Stevens @amesyflo.bsky.social · 16/05/2024

Am I really a writer or do I just like going to cafes? 🤔

Amy Stevens @amesyflo.bsky.social · 15/05/2024

I think I am being told to stop working 🐈‍⬛

Amy Stevens @amesyflo.bsky.social · 14/05/2024

Went out to get a cute latte with my writing buddy but the fire alarm has been going for for like 15 minutes now...screaming at her about my script 😂

Amy Stevens @amesyflo.bsky.social · 09/05/2024

Good day to be a student! 🌞

Amy Stevens @amesyflo.bsky.social · 05/05/2024

So like a decade late to the party, but I've finally played something by Porpentine! Wow, that was a trip. With Those We Love Alive has this mechanic where the game asks you to draw sigils on your own body, and it creates this crazy intimacy between the player and the game.

Amy Stevens @amesyflo.bsky.social · 15/04/2024

It may have been too long since I've been into my LCS...my standing order was hefty. 😬 Thankfully I finished the first draft of my play earlier than expected so this and a cup for tea might be my afternoon 😏

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Amy Stevens @amesyflo.bsky.social · 11/04/2024

The garbage draft of my short has been done! Such a weight off my shoulders. Now it's red pen time 😈

A printed out screenplay with a pen sitting on top of it.