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Andrea Blythe @andreablythe.bsky.social · 3h

My Culture Consumption for September is up, including books, movies, shows, and games I enjoyed. andrea-blythe.beehiiv.com/p/culture-co...

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Culture Consumption: September 2026

All the books, movies, television, and games I enjoyed over the last month

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John Ryan @johnryanwrites.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Half Life (1998)

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Nicholas O / Essay Games @essaygames.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Always a highlight to see! I really wanted to pitch a panel this year… maybe next year!

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Andrea Blythe @andreablythe.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

A fantastic episode, presenting a compelling exploration of myths like Pygmalion, Narcissus, and others.

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Strange Scaffold @strangescaffold.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Something is Wrong With the Library. Our next game, coming soon. 📚 Organize the Alex Dieter Public Library and Center for Reflection 💀 Dead people are stuffed in the walls 😨 It is extremely haunted 🌊 The Drowning Room Wishlist now. store.steampowered.com/app/3971340/

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Andrea Blythe @andreablythe.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Whenever I do one of these lists, I always realize after posting that I’ve left something out or switch something out. But this is a pretty solid list for me.

Covers for the games Inside, Fallout 2, Portal, Horizon: Zero Dawn, Disco Elysium, Alan Wake, What Remains for Edith Finch, The Last of Us, and Control.

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Andrea Blythe @andreablythe.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Went to a couple of Haunted Houses last night. First was Fear Overload, which was located in a very liminal looking mall.

Front entrance of Fear overload. The walls are super white. The windows have dark images of horror character actors.

An empty mall with closed up shops and no people.

A woman taking a selfie next to a statue of creepy woman in white.

A woman stands next to a scream actor in a pirate murderer costume. She looks in other while her raises a fake blade at her.

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Andrea Blythe @andreablythe.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Part II of my #Worldcon2026 recap is up, discussing final girls, body horror, and mychology, as well as my massive bookstack from the event and my early attempts to learn Godot. andrea-blythe.beehiiv.com/p/worldcon-2... #LAConV #horror #mychology #books

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Worldcon 2026 Recap, Part II: Final Girls, Body Horror, and Mycology

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Andrea Blythe @andreablythe.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

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Worldcon 2026 Recap, Part II: Final Girls, Body Horror, and Mycology

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J. Isaac Gadient (they/them) @jisaacgadient.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Juan is fantastic. Hire Juan.

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Andrea Blythe @andreablythe.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Finished up God of War Ragnarök. The ending hit me hard in the feels (even more so than the 2018 game). Loved it.

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Andrea Blythe @andreablythe.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

It’s been too long since I’ve worn the bowler hat.

A women in a bowler hat. She has curly red hair and wears a beaded green necklace.

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andrea @asaraviapt.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Ending the week with a brand new demo! I'm so proud of the level of polish, fun and humor that a combined effort brought forward. Getting to work on a multiplayer project, where stories are hidden in every item and hallways is a blast. Download the demo, and see what your test results are 🤗

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Andrea Blythe @andreablythe.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Part I of my #LAConV recap, with thoughts on some of the poetry, game, and readings I attended. andrea-blythe.beehiiv.com/p/world-con-... #worldcon2026 #scifi #poetry #gameswriting

A woman with triangle shaped earrings stands in a convention center. She's holding up a con badge for the selfie, showing that she's a program participant. The badge has a beautiful illustration of a person in a space suit.

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Andrea Blythe @andreablythe.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Part I of my #LAConV recap, with thoughts on some of the poetry, game, and readings I attended. andrea-blythe.beehiiv.com/p/world-con-... #worldcon2026 #scifi #poetry #gameswriting

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Gwendolyn Kiste @gwendolynkiste.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Last night's launch party at @riverstonebooks.bsky.social! Thank you so much to everyone who came to support the release of my Gatsby ghosts!

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Mo Ryan @moryan.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

👑 🐴 🙌 📘 love to see everyone jumping on the Patty wagon!!

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Andrea Blythe @andreablythe.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

One of my favorite comfort shows. I rewatch it whenever I need a pick me up.

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Andrea Blythe @andreablythe.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

What are some video game soundtracks you like to listen to while you work? I’m listening to the Hotline Miami soundtrack right now (haven’t played the game), and I’m digging the 80s synth vibes.

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Andrea Blythe @andreablythe.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

A little zine I made of fun item descriptions. #gamewriting

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Lisa Eckstein @lisaeckstein.com · 05/09/2026

August Reading Recap - My reviews of Crux; Cool Machine; What Am I, A Deer?; Ghost Cities; and The Echo Wife. www.lisaeckstein.com/2026/09/augu...

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August Reading Recap

Lisa Eckstein blogs about reading, writing, and revising.

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Andrea Blythe @andreablythe.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

For #Worldcon2026, I made a zine to hand out to folks. "Unlikely Weapons" is a fun little collection of item descriptions, and you can download and print out your own copy here: andreablythe.itch.io/unlikely-wea... #LAConV

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Unlikely Weapons by Andrea Blythe

A zine of fun little item descriptions

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Andrea Blythe @andreablythe.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

My Culture Consumption for August is up with all the #books (Root Rot), #movies (Possession), #television (Ted Lasso), and #games (God of War: Ragnarok, Prune, Fallout, and browser games) I enjoyed over the last month andrea-blythe.beehiiv.com/p/culture-co...

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Culture Consumption: August 2026

All the books, movies, television, and games I enjoyed over the last month

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Andrea Blythe @andreablythe.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

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Culture Consumption: August 2026

All the books, movies, television, and games I enjoyed over the last month

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Anthony Frame @anthonyframe.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

I'm a little hesitant to push this since I already have more than 400 submissions to read... No, scratch that. Send those poems in! Let's hit 500! Or even better - 600!

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Gwendolyn Kiste @gwendolynkiste.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Okay, one more HWA post for this weekend: I'm calling on HWA to reopen for election candidates in ALL categories for this year. That would be for President, three Trustee positions, and Secretary. It's reopened to President & Trustees, but not Secretary. We need choices in all categories.

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Sara Tantlinger @saratantlinger.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

I second this. This is my 10th year as a member. I've volunteered for quite a few things over the years (and had some frustrating experiences of my own), always with the mission to continue to make the HWA a better place, but when executive members are bullying others, I don't know how we save this.

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Andrea Blythe @andreablythe.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Feeling pretty good about the two panels I participated in today. I got to hang out with some lovely people and talk about stuff I love (the apocalypse and chapbooks). Now, lunch and then the ekphrasis poetry workshop in the afternoon. #LAConV

selfie of a woman in sunglasses on a bright sunny day

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Andrea Blythe @andreablythe.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

So excited to attend the recital of the Hugo poetry nominees! Congrats to you all!

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Andrea Blythe @andreablythe.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Dustin Aldair on “lone wolf” indie game development.

A man with a microphone stands next to a screen that reads, “Don’t quit the day job. Not kidding!!!!”

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Andrea Blythe @andreablythe.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Arrived at#LAConV today. Attended two panels thus far -— one on making indie games and one on body horror. Going to take it easy tonight.

A woman with her hair tied up in a knot holds up a badge with a spaceman on it. She stands in a convention hall.

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Andrea Blythe @andreablythe.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

My favorite read so far this year. Root Rot is about a large family visiting their lake side estate. It focuses on the kids and how the start to discover unsettling things in the woods as they play. I love the folkloric style of the prose and the haunting ending.

Book cover for Root Rot with a pink illustration on a a brown background. It shows a body disassembled into veins and parts like roots merging with natural objects

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Andrea Blythe @andreablythe.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

I'm excited to be attending #LAConV, also known as #WorldCon2026! I've signed up to participate in some panels, teach a workshop, and do a reading. Here's Where to find me andrea-blythe.beehiiv.com/p/where-to-f...

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Where to Find Me at WorldCon 2026

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Los Angeles Worldcon @laworldcon.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

As we enter our third year of the Hugo Poetry Awards, #LAconV has purposefully created a track that leads us into the future of speculative poetry.

A Black hand with a paintbrush painting the word poetry on a wall.

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Andrea Blythe @andreablythe.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

The loss of both Tim Curry and Dolly Parton so close together is just too much sorrow to bear.

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Iklo Studios @iklostudios.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Iklo Studios is heading to Gamescom 2026! We won’t have a booth, but we’ll be there exploring the show, playing as many games as we can, meeting fellow devs and creators, and hopefully finding plenty of inspiration along the way. If you’re going too, we’d love to meet you!

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Andrea Blythe @andreablythe.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

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Where to Find Me at WorldCon 2026

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Andrea Blythe @andreablythe.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Visited the farmers market this morning.

A lush bouquet of red, pink, and white flowers wrapped in white paper.

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Andrea Blythe @andreablythe.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

If you want a fun thing to play around with, check out "Fridge Poems" by @frugalgamer.snug.moe.ap.brid.gy, which lets you play with magnet poetry in your browser. Here's my poem:

Screenshot of Fridge Poems, Make poetry in your browser! A poem formed of magnet pieces reads, "a cyber language / languid & dreamlike / ask me about the universe / about the apparatus of time / I will tongue the lie / beneath the apparatus of my life"

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Holly Lyn Walrath @hollylynwalrath.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

I've promised every time I reject a submission for this category that I'll post it again. @interstellarflight.bsky.social is always open to nonfiction book proposals. They should be: - SPECULATIVE - NONFICTION Not one, but both, please.

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Alanah Pearce @alanahpearce.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

points at sign: THE GAMES INDUSTRY’S CUSTOMER IS THE STOCK MARKET, NOT THE GAMER Live service games are seen as ‘worth the risk’ because when one blows up (Roblox, Fortnite, GTA Online) it makes so much money that it covers all previous failures and more. What gamers say is irrelevant to this.

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Alanah Pearce @alanahpearce.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

DOUBLE EXCITED to share: @watchgodmother.bsky.social is having its *WORLD PREMIERE* at Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas next month. This is the exact festival we wanted, and what a way to kick off our festival run! fantasticfest.com/film-guide

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Holly Lyn Walrath @hollylynwalrath.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Keep sending me AI spam bs I need more poems to write

White text on a black background. Radio
Hello,
I hope you’re a Radio
open to poetry
Our listeners are
Haunting folklore and grief
We would love to capture grief
We’re open to time
Best regards

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Andrea Blythe @andreablythe.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

A favorite poem?! I would not anger the old gods by choosing a favorite!

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