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Boy oh boy does it piss me off when a word game doesn't recognise "penis" "vagina" "sex" "dildo" "masturbate" "fap" "wank" "coitus" "semen" "orgasm" "cock" or even "anilingus" They're not proper nouns! Let me play bongo MY way puzzmo!

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Jon Keevy @jonkeevy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I made a thing! A game! A prototype game! Exorcise Demons by figuring out their True Names. It's a spooky deduction game with great music by Dean Salant. #indiedev #gamedev jon-keevy.itch.io/name-of-the-...

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Name of the Demon by Jon Keevy

Use your Reason or Lose your Soul.

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Jon Keevy @jonkeevy.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

There was a frog in my kitchen this morning so now I've had UB40 stuck in my heqd all day.

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Jon Keevy @jonkeevy.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Any anime on there or is NYT for normies?

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Jon Keevy @jonkeevy.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

BTW that's a moustache in the background.

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Jon Keevy @jonkeevy.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

The key to a longlasting relationship is to get a partner with bad eyesight, then steal their glasses. Now they can't see your flaws, like your insecurity and kleptomania.

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Jon Keevy @jonkeevy.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Oh yeah - a review and an interview rolled into one flattering package: The Unwoven Warrior, an action afro-fantasy novel of rebellion, revenge, and grief. And also sentient plants versus zeppelins. capecreativecollective.com/the-unwoven-...

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The Unwoven Warrior - Jon Keevy - The Cape Creative Collective

"The Unwoven Warrior" by Jon Keevy is a genre-bending South African book that is blends afro-fantasy, sci-fi, and bio-punk.

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Jon Keevy @jonkeevy.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Indie Game Design Challnge: Do not be drawn into improving your grey box aesthetcs. Just test gameplay. Level: Impossible #gamedesign

Simple square shapes representing table bearing a book and a box of candles. Above it is the text: Back in your sanctuary. Need to prepare.

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Jon Keevy @jonkeevy.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Working on a prototype demonlogy game and this shit goes hard man.

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Jon Keevy @jonkeevy.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Dad guy problem: when you need an official picture for whatever and you only have ones holding the goblin or taken by the goblin.

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Jon Keevy @jonkeevy.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

A great range of both Ancient and Fresh ttrpgs. Nicely linked too. The write-ups are personal which I find more compelling than standard review-style. Looking forward to the Top 40 to come :)

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Jon Keevy @jonkeevy.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

By the way... vanilla is a spice.

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Jon Keevy @jonkeevy.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Why are the usaians talking about hasan piker like he's the nick fuentes of the left?

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Jon Keevy @jonkeevy.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Holy shit why wasn't this obvious?!

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Jon Keevy @jonkeevy.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

The Unwoven Warrior on a beach in Egypt. I appreciate when folks sending me pictures of my book getting around!

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Jon Keevy @jonkeevy.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Ah, but Usain Bolt can stop.

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Darling Axe Editing @darlingaxe.com · 24/08/2026

The Detective’s Trinity: Means, Motive, and Opportunity Almost all mystery fiction is built around three investigatory goals: means, motive, and opportunity. This Sherlockian trinity has been handed down through a century of detective novels. darlingaxe.com/blogs/news/m...

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The Detective’s Trinity: Means, Motive, and Opportunity

Almost all mystery fiction is built around three investigatory goals: means, motive, and opportunity. This Sherlockian trinity has been handed down through a century of detective novels.

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Jon Keevy @jonkeevy.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Oh man, you ever read an article and then question a fundemental part of your game design? And it's also SUPER obvious you don't know why you didn't think of it before? I did this morning. @exeunt.press www.skeletoncodemachine.com/p/everything...

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Everything is pointcrawl!

Exploring hexcrawls, pointcrawls, and other crawls to see if everything is actually just a pointcrawl. How we can reduce the illusion of choice and instead have players make meaningful decisions?

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Jon Keevy @jonkeevy.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

"The very best, most precise words" The unintentional irony has destroyed me.

Screenshot of a blogger complaining about the hidden "watermark" in llm text.

Highlighted: The exact words we choose when writing matter. I want any LLM I use to choose the very best, most precise words -

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Jon Keevy @jonkeevy.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

This was a really difficult talk to give, an extremely personal look into my brain. I wish it had a laugh track. youtu.be/wsog2TMDRCI?...

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Filling the emptiness is hard | Jon Keevy

YouTube video by Playtopia

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Jon Keevy @jonkeevy.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

This is not about The Unwoven Warrior, but it could be. What with a sentient plant that simulates human minds within its own vast mindscape.

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Jon Keevy @jonkeevy.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Hey #narrative #gamedev How do you prototype a narrative game?

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Jon Keevy @jonkeevy.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Ok i want to watch it now.

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Jon Keevy @jonkeevy.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

I love a whole rack of South African speculative fiction. Especially when The Unwoven Warrior is on its top shelf :) @exclusivebooks.bsky.social in the V&A which hosted Otherworld Gathering last weekend.

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Jon Keevy @jonkeevy.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Timeline cleanse. Small child with very very small lizard.

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Jon Keevy @jonkeevy.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

My offspring is much more stubborn than me, which is difficult. Also funnier, which is _really_ difficult.

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Jon Keevy @jonkeevy.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Eat breakfast, drink water, take your meds, use pomodoro, trust the process.

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Jon Keevy @jonkeevy.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

Hate it when insta switches back to 'suggested content' and the algorithm delivers straight bangers for an oh-shit number of minutes.

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Tauriq Moosa @tauriq.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

I am available for freelance writing - particularly video game and TV reviews (and podcast appearance gigs). I have written for IGN, The Verge, Polygon, Slate, The Guardian and others. I am Good and Fast. I have been writing for 20+ years. Message me, editors 🙏🫵🏽

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Jon Keevy @jonkeevy.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

4 Star review from Mr Pink Ink on Goodreads. They sum up the experience of reading The Unwoven Warrior very well!

Screencap from Goodreads:

“His rage at what the soldiers had done to these people transformed into a righteous pride by their strength.”

At its core, The Unwoven Warrior is a “Chosen One gone wrong” story — destiny twisting back on itself, heroes questioning their purpose, and fate proving far less benevolent than legend suggests. Keevy doesn’t hand out easy answers, and I appreciate that. There were moments of awe, moments of dread, and moments when I simply whispered, “Wait, what just happened?” But that’s part of the fun — I closed the book with a head full of wonder and more than a few questions still lingering.

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Jon Keevy @jonkeevy.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

How to decide which suffix to use? "-core" "-punk" "-maxxing" ? Wrong answers only.

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Jon Keevy @jonkeevy.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

This is what faith in your product looks like.

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Jon Keevy @jonkeevy.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Peanut butter is technically, and always has been, a cheese.

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Jon Keevy @jonkeevy.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

As a pedantic anti-monarchist, I am all for splitting heirs.

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Jon Keevy @jonkeevy.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

The @infobeautiful.bsky.social account once again correct that information is beautiflul.

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Jon Keevy @jonkeevy.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Exeunt Press's articles are always good, but imo this one stands out as a clear and thoughtful reflection of a vague term that elevates it into a useful theory in game design.

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Jon Keevy @jonkeevy.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

Treat yourself like a genAI: Write out a detailed prompt of what you want the scene to be! Get that draft out fast! Edit it heavily and clarify your prompt! Repeat until you're out of tokens! Consume lots of water!

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Jon Keevy @jonkeevy.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

I dunno man, do you ever just want to be exfoliated like right down to the bone?

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Jon Keevy @jonkeevy.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Hey... if you read my book please be a mensch and head to goodreads to rate it or even drop a review... Goodreads.com/book/show/228314161-the-unwoven-warrior

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The Unwoven Warrior

"I am the Shadow of the Lion. The one who will survive …

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Jon Keevy @jonkeevy.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

Big chunky essay. Very nutritious. Very satisfying.

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Jon Keevy @jonkeevy.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Look a little way into the history of anything and you'll find curiosities and oddities. Like two members of Great Lakes Ojibwe visiting London to show off a 'new' swimming stroke in 1844.

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Jon Keevy @jonkeevy.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Such a weird fig leaf for homophobia because as a parent EVERYTHING forces a conversation you weren't ready for. You think I was ready to explain why crabs moult?! How the fridge works? Why X is a letter and it "marks the spot"? Ffs the existence of gay people is the only question I WAS ready for.

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Jon Keevy @jonkeevy.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Sun Runners #renpy #gamedev update: Hex adjacency ✅️ Biomes w Tasks ✅️ Drag&Drop Assignment ✅️ Right click context info ✅️ Turns advance winter-night behind you, so keep your solarpowered vehicle chasing the sun as you scavenge, craft, and trade across a distant planet. ✅️ With @trubluis.bsky.social

Screenshot of an under-development computer game. The screen is a map of hexagons featuring icons such as weather and resources. Along the bottom left is a row of crew characters and to the right a row of tasks.

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Jon Keevy @jonkeevy.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

It's cute, but no we cannot keep it.

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Jon Keevy @jonkeevy.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

We're in the Guardian too! RELOOTED is basically mainstream!

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