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Candy Emberley

@candycomposer.bsky.social
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Composer for Wildermyth and other stuff. Viola, music prep, indie games, generally just an absolute nerd

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Candy Emberley @candycomposer.bsky.social · 5h
Yes - when you go out, you get to buy yourself little treats! Tasty things, stickers, a pretty notebook, a sparkly keychain, anything you like and fits your budget Some people might call these rewards instead, but if you whisper "I present this award to Megan" you had an *award ceremony* so!! AWARD
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ghoulnoise @ghoulnoise.com · 9h
if anyone needs a sicko's touch for sound &/or music for a horror project (game, animation, podcast, movies long or short) ~spring 2027 (or later), I would love to deliver tummy aches to your audience via their ears. 😌
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Candy Emberley @candycomposer.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
I cannot imagine a more perfect creature
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toilet bones @toiletbones.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Found the email I sent when I got accidentally added to the faculty listserv of an orthopedic surgery clinic and nobody would remove me so I sent this email to all faculty/staff/med students and they removed me almost immediately
Hello Bone Colleagues, 
I have invented a new type of ankle and I'm very excited to show it to you. Early raccoon trials suggest a 60% increase in scurrying speed and dramatic increases in fine motor banditry. I know we are not supposed to create super raccoons, but I think you'll change your mind and professional ethics when you see how cute they are. I believe we are on the cusp of a new era in advanced human scurrying because if medical science has taught me anything, it's that improvements in raccoons correspond 1:1 to improvements in humans. 

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[My name]
Chief Bone Inventor
Chair, Department of Foot and Leg Innovation
Lord Mayor, Musculoskeletal Medicine 
Hartford HealthCare,
The Bone & Joint Institute at Hartford Hospital.
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Robert Rose @robear.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
A good fresh Star Trek take on those fake isekai title jokes
A tumblr screenshot showing a post and two reblog responses, reading:
1. "star trek would be the ideal fictional universe to get trapped in because you'd explain your situation and they'd be like yeah makes sense. no further questions. fortunately we can use the mysterious warp signature emitting from this system's icy moon to counterface with the solar radiation and slingshot you back home"
2. "I'm from a universe where your world is all a work of fiction." Benjamin Sisko, nodding. "That happened to me once."
3. "I Got Isekaid Into The Star Trek Universe And They Quickly Understood What Was Happening"
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Shonna White @shonnathewhite.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
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Candy Emberley @candycomposer.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Sure have! Watched reruns as a kid. The show came up recently in conversation with a friend who is younger than me, and I was shocked my friend even knew the name. Having him come up again so soon feels eerie lol
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Candy Emberley @candycomposer.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
It's 104°F in October I want out I want out I want OUT
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Plague Poems @plaguepoems.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I keep hearing that being concerned about Covid, or that being concerned about climate, or that being concerned about AI, is really just a sign of “a moral panic,” but based on the state of the world these days it seems immoral not to be at least a little panicked
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Gender Liberation Movement @genderlib.com · 01/10/2026
As hospitals across the country cave to the Trump administration’s threats to cut federal funding and abandon trans youth, actor Elliot Page speaks out. In New York City, NYU Langone, Mount Sinai, and NewYork-Presbyterian abruptly ended care for trans kids in response to these threats.
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FLEB @flebpuzzles.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Okay, it's out! store.steampowered.com/app/4428890/...
store.steampowered.com
20 More, Somehow Even Smaller, Mazes on Steam
A puzzle game with twenty small mazes.
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Candy Emberley @candycomposer.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I think it's bc people don't need to push themselves out of their comfort zones so much by default (as was demanded by school and early career), settling into long term routine/stability, and finding comfort in nostalgia - not at all insurmountable, but you have to have some self-awareness and gaf
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Candy Emberley @candycomposer.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I read years ago that many people stop engaging with new music after about age 30. They'll likely listen to new releases by their favorite bands, but their taste becomes stuck in their formative years and newer music is now "garbage". I wouldn't be surprised if the same thing happens with games
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Candy Emberley @candycomposer.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Happy 20 More, Somehow Even Smaller, Mazes Day to all who celebrate 🥳
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United Videogame Workers-CWA @videogameworkers.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
🎉 WE'VE OFFICIALLY REACHED OVER 200K!!!!!! 🎉 Thank you so much to everyone who has purchased the bundle or even just helped spread the word. This is officially twice what we originally set out to raise, and we still have a few days left in the drive. Can we make it to $250k?
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Em @emaudible.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
My dog was not pleased that her kong was Big Walk's main foley prop 👁️ I used it for the grab and release sound of every other prop, all the body movements, and all the footsteps. It even came into the woods where I recorded it on the many different surfaces! 🎤
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Candy Emberley @candycomposer.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
No word a lie!
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Ash vs the Evil Dead @ashflanagan.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
I'm not the first person to come up with this analogy but imagine a mecha anime where the characters use their gundams to travel to the battlefield and then hop out of the cockpit and fistfight because the mangaka couldn't figure out how giant robot battles would work. That's the whole Iliad
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Candy Emberley @candycomposer.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
This is reminding me of one of my favorite lazy scam attempts that I've received - it was something about my social security account (you know, a US government thing) but was sent from a co dot uk email address lol If any of you have a favorite in this category, please share, I would be delighted
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Makkon @makkon.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
a flow-chart with 2 islands. "Do I need AI?" that flows into a final island saying "No"
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Candy Emberley @candycomposer.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
I just searched "adhd how to accomplish things without external accountability" and my browser crashed do you think that's a sign, or
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Candy Emberley @candycomposer.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
idk how many microwaves can do this but my parents figured out how to turn the beeps completely off on theirs Learning that was possible somehow felt like peering into something ancient and forbidden
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haavi 🦐 @shickdits.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
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Candy Emberley @candycomposer.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Noooooooooooooooooooooooo
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Candy Emberley @candycomposer.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
I can't say with complete certainty, but I think you've got a peg tooth harrow and a plow in the first two. No idea on the third unfortunately; the 4th is hard to know from what's visible in the photo, but perhaps a type of rake? Anyway, looks to all be horse-drawn farming equipment
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Rob Manuel @robmanuel.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Hello! Some of my contract works is starting to wrap up and could use more work. Please let me know if you are looking for: Event Manager Curator/Scout Guy who knows a lot about indie games Content Person - blogs, video, podcasts Producer DMs are open. Please RT. Thank you!
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Candy Emberley @candycomposer.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
These were gargantuan, like bigger than both my fists and honestly worth the price, I'm just being silly
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Candy Emberley @candycomposer.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
And if I only could I'd make a deal with God
Avocados at a farmer's market, with a sign that says "organic avocados 4 for $28, 2 for $15, $8 each"
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Pookleblinky @pookleblinky.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Generative AI is not only fundamentally based on the rejection of consent, but also *standards*. Artists have been micromanaged and hounded over individual pixels, academics fighting to defend every minute detail of their thesis, etc, and then are tossed away in favor of the get shit wrong machine.
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Candy Emberley @candycomposer.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
It's possible that generative AI could be designed and used in good and beneficial ways, and I'd like to believe it can also be done without horrific impact to communities and the planet, but what we have now is not that
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Candy Emberley @candycomposer.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
I know some ppl are required to use it at work: this isn't about that, though I hope there are ways you can push back without risking your ability to pay bills and live I'm talking to the employers who are forcing it and the ppl who choose to use it because it feels easy or inevitable to our future
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Candy Emberley @candycomposer.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
It's only "the future" if we allow it to be. Yes, the billionaires have a ton of power and sway, but if we refuse their AI, the bubble can burst. We do not need to give them our power and agency as well Do not obey in advance
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Candy Emberley @candycomposer.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
You do not need a chatbot to feed you bullshit that approximates the appearance of a truth. It's easier in the long run to research or calculate things properly You don't need to learn any of them now to "get ahead", especially if they're as easy to use as they claim
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Candy Emberley @candycomposer.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
I wanna remind you all that you *do not* have to use generative AI There are browsers & search engines that let you disable AI summaries or don't have them at all. You can search for reference images or use random generators for inspiration instead of tools that can only exist by grifting others
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Rob Manuel @robmanuel.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Remember all of those times you said you would pick up an indie game if it was on sale. Now's that time. Here's a list of solid titles you can pick up for less than 5 bucks.
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Candy Emberley @candycomposer.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
ABOLISH ICE ABOLISH ICE ABOLISH ICE ABOLISH ICE ABOLISH ICE
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alexis nedd @alexisthenedd.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
Before I go on Etsy, are there any laid-off game artists in my follower/repost pool who would be available for a custom DnD party art commission? Four characters, a few special requests, preferably by Christmas? DM me! I have money!
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Candy Emberley @candycomposer.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
* Finding a way to go back to work full time * Making a new batch of vanilla extract * Creating a D&D campaign from scratch (and running it!) * Taking a photo w/Rob at a big xmas tree (a tradition) * Running * Playing viola again Sometimes it's good to think about nice things waiting in the future
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Candy Emberley @candycomposer.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
Some things I'm looking forward to, in no particular order: * A friend's baby being born * Getting married * S2 of Bocchi The Rock * Releasing the Wildermyth Omenroad soundtrack * Sewing a curtain that I recently cut out fabric for * Making a loaf of bread for the first time in a long while
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Candy Emberley @candycomposer.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
10 amazing years with this wonderful man! I can't imagine a better partner to pirouette around the sun with. Happy Anniversary ♥️
A couple's selfie in front of a large outdoor Christmas tree from many years agoA couple's selfie at the Hollywood Bowl from this year
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Scott Edelman @scottedelman.bsky.social · 23/08/2025
To which I add this wonderful Bruce Sterling passage, which for many years I kept beside my keyboard.

Forget trying to pass for normal. Follow your geekdom. Embrace nerditude. In the immortal words of Lafcadio Hearn, a geek of incredible obscurity whose work is still in print after a hundred years, “Woo the muse of the odd.” You may be a geek. You may have geek written all over you. You should aim to be one geek they’ll never forget.

Don’t aim to be civilized. Don’t hope that straight people will keep you on as some sort of pet. To hell with them. You should fully realize what society has made of you and take a terrible revenge.

Get weird. Get way weird. Get dangerously weird. Get sophisticatedly, thoroughly weird, and don’t do it halfway. Put every ounce of horsepower you have behind it. Don’t become a well-rounded person. Well-rounded people are smooth and dull. Become a thoroughly spiky person. Grow spikes from every angle. Stick in their throats like a pufferfish.
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Candy Emberley @candycomposer.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
But why
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Amy Rae Hill @amyraehill.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
Shop opens in about 30 minutes! Commission spots available for the holidays!! Angled cups with cats surviving the hardships of space!!! Amyraehill.com
Angled cup featuring weathered spacecraft design with sleeping cat in round window. Angled cup featuring weathered spacecraft design with cat sitting in round window. Angled cup featuring weathered spacecraft design with cat jumping in round window.
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Candy Emberley @candycomposer.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
Please tell us more about the lemon candy... candied peels? Gummy lemons? Hard candies?
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Candy Emberley @candycomposer.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
Btw I read the article about "scientific advice for a longer life" and you guessed it, all of the things are way easier to do with more money Good diet (specifically avoiding processed foods), getting good sleep, social interaction, aerobic exercise and weight training. So easy! Much accessible!
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Candy Emberley @candycomposer.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
There's so much to unpack here and it's all awful (screenshot from a Washington Post email)
A poll of 8,750 adults revealed the secret to better aging in America. 
What is it? Money. The Pew survey found income levels can affect someone's physical health, social life and even cognitive skills in retirement. Dig into the data here (link destination not shown).
Another interesting finding: Americans want long lives, but not too long. About 3 in 4 Americans want to reach their 80th birthday, but less than 30% want to live to 100.
Not rich? You can still follow this scientific advice for a longer life (link destination not shown).
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Candy Emberley @candycomposer.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
Me: never logs into LinkedIn Near daily LinkedIn email subject line: Candy, you're on a roll!
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Candy Emberley @candycomposer.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
One year ago today they cut the cancer out of my body FUCK cancer
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Candy Emberley @candycomposer.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
It's hot as hell outside but if Trader Joe's says it's pumpkin brioche time, who am I to argue?
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